Teaching & Learning

The Teaching and Learning Committee was established in the academic year 2013-2014.The committee was set up to share best practice within the school and explore teaching methodologies.Initially the committee researched different methodologies and chose areas to develop and initiatives to bring to staff.

Areas explored and developed to date:

·Sharing the Learning Intentions

·Sharing the Success Criteria

·Peer / Self-Assessment

·Redesigning the school journal to aid teaching and learning (mini-whiteboards, four colours of understanding and 3,2,1)

·Blooms Taxonomy

·Group Work Charter

Staff from the school are currently are enrolled in the following professional development initiatives:

• TL21 (teaching and Learning in the 21^st century)
• Instructional Leadership
• Magenta Principles