Principal's Report

Staff Development

At Staughton, our mantra with staff and students is to have high expectations of improvement, and to provide high levels of support in order to get there. As part of this process, we have a student free day on Thursday, August 2. Staff will be working hard to improve their practice and their knowledge of students.

Recently, we received our collated student surveys back from the Department of Education. In these surveys, students rate the learning environment, their own learning experience, and the general school climate. I am very pleased that in every single category, students rated their experience higher than last year. This is an extraordinary result. It is not due so much to the teachers or the students by themselves, but more to the relationship and partnership between them. Each week, all of the Principals visit many classrooms in the school. On more and more occasions, we are seeing students being able to describe where they are at in their learning, where they are going, and how they might get there. This is a strong step in the direction of them becoming lifelong effective learners.

We will continue to look for ways to keep improving. I am personally working with a group of student leaders this term to continue to visit classrooms to talk about what students say great learning looks like. Our student leaders will be presenting this to our teaching staff at the beginning of next term.

Upcoming Whole School Key Dates

Thursday August 2

Student Free Day (staff focus: improving student learning)

Thursday August 9 & Friday August 10 

Variety Show

Tuesday August 21 

Parent Teacher Student Conferences

Thursday August 30 

Early Dismissal (12.50) (Jane Pollock Staff Professional Learning) 

Monday September 10 

Year 7 Immunisations

Friday September 14 

VCE Year 12 Unit 4 Sign Off

Monday September 17 -  Friday September 21 

Year 10 Work Experience

DAVID LORD

Principal

We, at Staughton College, would like to show our respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which our school is situated, of elders past and present. We extend a warm welcome to everyone who visits our school.