Teachers learning together

Days 1&2: Collaboration, planning and learning

For teaching staff, the school year started with two days working together in workshops, presentations and collaborative preparation time. New staff were inducted and welcomed in to faculty teams; the final touches were put on course plans and curriculum; tutor, teacher and sub-school teams worked together to kick off the Connect program for 2018 and to review data to help plan for teaching and learning. The work of the school is informed by its long-term vision and goals. 2018 marks the final year of the school's four-year strategic plan, and the 2018 Annual Implementation Plan features a strong focus on student agency and teachers knowing and progressing individual learners. Staff will be working closely together in Professional Learning Communities to achieve this: as such, building these effective teams was the focus of the keynote presentations and workshops of Day One.