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A Message from MACS

Curriculum resource materials to better support our teachers and learning

I am pleased to advise that Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) will shortly commence working with schools to develop high-quality, comprehensive curriculum resource materials to better support our teachers to deliver the F–6 Victorian Curriculum.

This follows overwhelming endorsement of this approach by teachers across the Catholic sector in a survey conducted last year. Research also shows that high-quality curriculum resources will create more sustainable workloads for our teachers and allow them to focus more on teaching and student engagement, where their time and energy counts the most.

In addition, this approach will promote equity and excellence across MACS schools, ensuring all students have access to evidence-based, quality-assured, sequenced learning materials that will help lift their outcomes over time.

We anticipate the rollout of the F–6 resource materials will be a three-year project. The initial phase will focus on F–2 Mathematics. These materials will be made available to us in Term 4 this year for review and planning purposes, with implementation in Term 1, 2024.

Importantly, our teachers will retain autonomy to tailor curriculum implementation to meet the individual and local needs of our students. Teachers will also have opportunities to participate in the development and quality assurance of the materials.

This is an exciting development for our school community and clearly demonstrates the commitment all Catholic schools share to supporting every student to fully flourish in their learning.

We will keep you informed as this important work continues.

Sacred Heart College Notices

Dear Year 5 Parents, Carers and Guardians

The partnership between parish primary schools and local Catholic secondary schools such as Sacred Heart College is an important one.  We share the same foundations in faith and recognise parents as first educators of children.  

I am writing today as you make the fundamentally important decision of which secondary school is right for your daughter or son.  I am aware that there are local independent schools that are asking for early enrolment commitments to guarantee places at Year 7.  Given that, it is important to note that the criteria for enrolment at Sacred Heart College (and all Catholic secondary schools in the Melbourne Archdiocese) gives priority to students who are enrolled in a parish primary school.  Students who have received the sacraments have a higher priority but we expect all students who submit an enrolment application by the closing date (Friday 28 July) and are enrolled at a parish primary school will be offered a enrolment place for Year 7 2025.

If you have any questions on this, please contact Mrs Denise Lawrence (Sacred Heart College Registrar) on 54211200 or dlawrence@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au.

Darren Egberts

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