Seycove – How effective and great are we as a school?
We are look for key attributes to identified an effective and great school:
- A clear, focused vision for student engagement and learning
- A safe and orderly environment – respect for adult and student diversity & strong sense of community and collective responsibility
- A climate of high expectations for success and high levels of student achievement
- Instructional leadership comprising of a culture of teamwork and collaboration
- Frequent monitoring of student progress – strong systemic structures to monitor and review data
- Strong home-school relations – ongoing communication of student learning
*Survey of Effective Schools will be given to staff, students and parents
Step 1 – Coherence Making (September Staff meeting)
- Shifting the Right Drivers
- What would you change? What are the obstacles?
- Quote Walkabout Protocol
Step 2 – Focusing Direction (October, November, December Staff meeting)
- Coherence Framework Assessment Protocol
- Quick Write Protocol: What is my moral purpose? What actions do I take to realize this moral purpose? How do I help others clarify their moral purpose? Am I making progress in realizing my moral purpose with students?
- Video and Slide the Line Protocol
- Reduce, Reframe, Remove Protocol
Step 3 – Cultivating Collaborative Culture (January, February Staff meeting)
- Shifting practice - Concept Attainment
- Growth mind-set knowledge
- Read, Record, Retell, Relate and Reflect protocol
Step 4 – Deepening Learning (March, April Staff meeting)
- Through the looking glass
- Shifting Instructional practices / Instructional Coherence
Step 5 – Securing Accountability (May, June Staff meeting)
Documenting the process: please see the activities and events that we have been focusing on this year:
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