1. Educational Excellence We foster a culture of educational excellence in our teaching and learning practices through the application of academic rigour, a focus on contemporary pedagogy, and by creating inspiring learning experiences. We will continue to cultivate a community of teachers with the diversity and breadth of experience required to instil academic curiosity and a passion for life-long learning in every student. Building on an already rich tradition, we will continue to deliver our unique ‘Teaching and Learning Framework’, to create personalised educational experiences that recognise and nurture each student’s unique capabilities.
Focus areas
Best practice, contemporary teaching practices: We will continue to review and refresh our learning practices and benchmark these against best-practice pedagogy approaches. The recruitment of teachers with a modern approach to traditional teaching practices will be an important part of this initiative, as will the continued introduction of modern and inspirational teaching delivery, and detailed annual reviews of teacher/student outcomes. We will adopt a more rigorous approach to teacher training and development, introduce higher performance benchmarks, and ensure greater collaboration among our educational teams. This will include the implementation of a K-12 Professional Learning Community creating a culture focused on continuous improvement, commitment to professionalism, and facilitates the implicit educational insight into every Glennie student. Leverage our online learning capability: We will actively utilise new technologies in innovative ways to improve educational and organisational practices. Our online Learning Hub will be enhanced with more curriculum content to support improved student/parent/teacher educational collaboration. The success of our online activities in 2020 will serve as an excellent blueprint to facilitate a more personalised learning experience for students, and improved communications and collaboration with parents. The Glennie Teaching and Learning Framework: We have a proven and well-developed approach to personalised and individualised learning. This framework will be more consistently embedded into our operations to provide every student with a personalised educational development plan that encompasses both the curriculum as well as other skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, creativity and innovation. Optional tutorial services outside of school hours will be expanded to ensure scholars and those requiring additional support are provided with personalised support outside of the classroom if required.
Dedicated Educational Areas: We will dedicate areas of our campus to educational disciplines to create inspirational educational environments where students can immerse themselves in core disciplines. This will include the development of a new Sports and Fitness Academy. Partnerships with universities and large organisations to provide students with experiences and expertise in identified areas will form a critical part of the program. Learning and Teaching Innovation: Reimagining the learning vision of the school will occur through the targeted collection, analysis and evaluation of student data. A newly created leadership role, the Director of Teaching and Innovation, will inform more innovative teaching practices, increase the impact of learning, and improve student outcomes in the recognition that improvement is for all; every student is capable of continual growth. This will include an enhanced Feedback Framework to foster more frequent feedback between parents, teachers and our school, to continually improve our operations and educational services. Christian Enrichment: Religious and values education remain an important part of our curriculum and educational framework. At Glennie, we respect, explore and reflect on the Christian faith in our education to create spiritual awareness and growth. We encourage generosity of thought, we promote intellectual curiosity, and we respect diversity. Key Initiatives • E nhanced Glennie Teaching and Learning Framework with new performance benchmarks • E nhanced Professional Training and Development Plan for teachers • Improved Education Feedback Framework and Policy (including parents & students) • A new Sports and Fitness Academy • F lexible Tutorial Services (Years 7 to 12) • C ross campus engagement (Connecting our Prep to 12)
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