safe, orderly and stimulating parent approval on items related mean scores. environment for learning is critical to transitions on the Parent The housing of the pre-school as a to achieving and sustaining Opinion Survey part of the primary school was In this context the panel discussed students’ positive learning seen as beneficial to the transition possible next steps in terms of a experiences. program as it facilitated regular more coherent wellbeing program and detailed contact between in the school that clearly and Prep teachers. The articulated to the school’s values school’s transition day and the and is explicitly treated as an standard of information being ongoing part of students’ normal communicated between teachers day-to-day learning in their at different levels were also seen classroom. as enablers to an effective transition program. The current The identified some once-a-week welfare program that frameworks that the school could was not integrated fully into investigate and implement to classroom activities was seen as achieve the above ideas. Additional an area for improvement. ideas for the development of a wellbeing program include ensuring the use of common language across the school, relating wellbeing to students as learners as well as their social skills, and enhancing the partnership with the pre-school with a common wellbeing framework. Productivity: No or targets were required in The panel discussed in general Consideration for next steps in the previous strategic plan. terms the financial position of the sequence: Productivity refers to the effective school, the provision of information Consult further with staff in allocation and use of resources, technology resources, the trend of developing the strategic supported by evidence and increasing enrolments, and the direction of the school adapted to the unique contexts of availability of teaching spaces in including the identification each school. terms of benefits and risks in the of goals and targets for the Successful productivity outcomes near future. next four years. exist when a school uses its Develop an implementation resources people, time, space, – Further improving the articulation strategy for areas that may funding, facilities, community of the pre-school and primary include; an instructional
safe, orderly and stimulating environment for learning is critical to achieving and sustaining students’ positive learning experiences. parent approval on items related to transitions on the Parent Opinion Survey The housing of the pre-school as a part of the primary school was seen as beneficial to the transition program as it facilitated regular and detailed contact between and Prep teachers. The school’s transition day and the standard of information being communicated between teachers at different levels were also seen as enablers to an effective transition program. The current once-a-week welfare program that was not integrated fully into classroom activities was seen as an area for improvement. mean scores. In this context the panel discussed possible next steps in terms of a more coherent wellbeing program in the school that clearly articulated to the school’s values and is explicitly treated as an ongoing part of students’ normal day-to-day learning in their classroom. The identified some frameworks that the school could investigate and implement to achieve the above ideas. Additional ideas for the development of a wellbeing program include ensuring the use of common language across the school, relating wellbeing to students as learners as well as their social skills, and enhancing the partnership with the pre-school with a common wellbeing framework. Productivity: Productivity refers to the effective allocation and use of resources, supported by evidence and adapted to the unique contexts of each school. Successful productivity outcomes exist when a school uses its resources – people, time, space, funding, facilities, community No or targets were required in the previous strategic plan. The panel discussed in general terms the financial position of the school, the provision of information technology resources, the trend of increasing enrolments, and the availability of teaching spaces in terms of benefits and risks in the near future. Further improving the articulation of the pre-school and primary Consideration for next steps in sequence: Consult further with staff in developing the strategic direction of the school including the identification of goals and targets for the next four years. Develop an implementation strategy for areas that may include; an instructional
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