St Patrick’s Primary School GYMPIE

Curriculum. Learners. Learning.Operational Plan 2014

Strategic Goal from St Patrick’s Primary School will provide quality teaching and learning
Strategic Plan opportunities to empower all learners to shape and enrich our changing
world.

School Goals  We will have targeted strategies that ensure the identification, monitoring and
improved educational outcomes for all learners.
 We will have implemented the Australian Curriculum within the context of the BCE
Learning Framework as a means of realising equity and excellence.
 We will have improved literacy and numeracy standards

Domains covered: Learning and Teaching

BCE Strategic Intent 2.1, 2.2, 2.3,

Specific Actions Responsibility When Resources Indicators of success

Data from teacher meetings
Develop a greater that discuss
understanding of Visible practises/specific
Learning and what this means feedback/teacher
in the classroom Context observations of specific
practices in use through the
Leadership visible learning/ teacher
Work through the implementation of the
Admin Team goals
What it means to be an effective learner -The development of a plan
statements. which clearly outlines its
expectations for the
Leadership
Develop strategies for giving peer improvement of student
Admin Team learning outcomes through
professional feedback- the use of real data.

Develop strategies for students to  ‘What it means to be an

provide feedback to teachers effective learner”
statements developed
Leadership
Develop staff understanding and and displayed in each
Admin Team classroom.
processes associated with Inspired
Learners and Passionate Teachers
Leadership
Formalising process of walk-thrus
Admin Team
Developing timetables and criteria for
formal observations and walk-thrus in
the classroom.

Peer Coaching – develop criteria for

teachers to use to observe teaching
practices and strategies to provide
feedback

Teacher Goal Setting that is aligned

with student data

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Pedagogical renewal and  Michael Cini (BCE)
implementation of Geography, visited – staff
meetings,
Civics and Citizenship
workshops with
Curriculum teachers
Developing teacher confidence and Working Group
competence through an Orientation and
familiarisation of the Australian Curriculum Assistance of
Geography and engaging in structured Michael Cini -
planning sessions BCE

Looking closely at the Geography

Curriculum as a staff through professional
development at staff meetings

Obtaining greater clarity around resources

to support the inquiry approach in the
learning and teaching of the Geography
Learning Area

Utilise Teacher Librarian to display and

present resources

 Michael Cini (BCE)

Exploration of The Arts – Media visited – staff
Strand meetings,
workshops with
Developing teacher confidence and teachers
competence through an Orientation and
familiarisation of the Australian Curriculum
The Arts – Media Strand and engaging in
structured planning sessions

Looking closely at The Arts Curriculum –

Media Strand as a staff through
professional development at staff meetings

Obtaining greater clarity around resources

to support the inquiry approach in the
learning and teaching of The Arts – Media
Strand

Continue to explore the K-Web for

resources

Review of Homework Policy

and Practices to align with
student capabilities and current
research
Working Group
Survey parents, teachers and students (Short Term)
(particularly upper) about homework
Leadership
Define the purpose of homework – look at Team
what we have currently in relation to
research

Include conversation about home readers

and reading in the review

Provide a better range of higher level home

readers

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Consolidate the planning and  Spelling working
implementation of the English group conducted
survey of staff re
curriculum with particular
spelling
focus on spelling, grammar and  Working group
handwriting, developing a plan to
ensure Spelling Bee
Look at expected year level requirements
includes
from the Australian Curriculum
differentiation
Provide PD for teachers Working Group K-Web
BCE Staff

Design spelling programs that meet

individual needs of students

Investigate strategies for teaching spelling,

grammar and handwriting

Utilise C2C Spelling Plan

Tap into resources and knowledge from

staff

Revisit and develop strategies

for implementing the Maths,
History and Science curriculum.
-(Continuing to utilise the
resources from the KWeb

Review resources and ensure that

adequate resources are provided for each
year level. Eg Look at getting group sets of
readers for history and geography (groups
of 6)

Share expertise from other teachers

Allow opportunities for teachers to provide

feedback on experiences so far

REFLECTION

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