DEPUTY PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
From the Head of Campus and Teaching, Learning and Innovation
Head of Campus
Reports and Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
Good afternoon Parents
A quick reminder about Academic Reports and Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
Year 7 to 11 Semester 1 Reports are now available through the Compass portal.
You are invited to attend our Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences for Semester 1 2021.
Staff are available on Wednesday 16 June from 3:30 pm until 7:00 pm and Friday 18 June from 8:30am until 3:30pm. The interviews will be hosted in the College Gym.
We encourage all parents and students to attend. The bookings are available through the Compass portal, under the two people icon, available from the browser view or from the menu drop down in the app view.
Bookings will close the evening before the scheduled day at 10 pm.
There will be a QR code to sign-in on the day.
Trevor Howard | Deputy Principal - Head of Campus
Teaching, Learning and Innovation
Reports and Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
Term 2 is fast drawing to a close and thus we enter the vital reporting period for our learning community. As teachers we consider this to be a vital moment to report on the strengths and areas for development we have witnessed in your child’s learning journey over the last semester.
A guide around how we report will be sent with the reports, but I would like to summarise the key points here. We use A-E reporting as mandated by The NSW Educational Standards Authority; these are based on outcomes derived from the NESA and International Baccalaureate syllabuses. The phrasing that we use for this includes:
A | Extensive |
B | Thorough |
C | Sound |
D | Basic |
E | Elementary |
It is important to understand that most students will be at the Sound level and that this is perfectly fine. Achieving in the higher levels actually requires a student to be working well beyond what is expected of their particular stage. Likewise, achieving Basic or Elementary usually suggests that there are areas of growth and the teacher will provide insight into building capacity in those areas via their comment. Thorough and Extensive outcomes are fantastic, although our key message is that there are always areas for further development, be it in regards to knowledge, skill, or approaches to learning.
We also report on the Approaches to Learning (ATLs), with the phrasing for these including:
A | Outstanding |
B | Working beyond stage |
C | Stage appropriate |
D | Developing |
E | Needing support |
The ATLs themselves are categorised as
| Communication | Communication |
Collaboration Skills
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| Self-Management | Organisation Skills |
| Affective Skills | |
Reflection Skills
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| Research | Information Literacy Skills |
Media Literacy Skills
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| Thinking | Critical Thinking Skills |
| Creative Thinking Skills | |
Transfer Skills
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| Social | Collaboration Skills |
We think these are a vital component in learning success, building lifelong skills that apply across all aspects of learning and success in life post school.
Of course, reports can only tell some of the story. This is why Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences are such a vital part of the process. We encourage all parents to attend the upcoming day and evening events. Details will be sent via Compass.
Important Upcoming Dates
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 11 June | Parents and students provided with reports via Compass | |
| Wednesday 16 June | Year 7-11 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences | 3.30pm-7.00pm |
| Friday 18 June | Year K-11 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences | 8.30am-3.30pm |
Please feel free to ask the following kinds of questions of your child’s teacher on the day:
- Where your child is at academically and in regard to their Approaches to Learning.
- Evidence the teacher may have to support the discussion, both formal and informal assessment.
- How you can help your child to improve their learning outcomes.
- Where the learning is heading next in your child’s class.
Anthony Heffer | Deputy Principal - Teaching, Learning and Innovation