Presentation by Gary Underwood (Principal) Anthea Christian (Head of Primary) Breaking Down the Walls

260 P-12 Students 98% LBOTE 50% born overseas 46% families on Health Care Cards Middle Eastern & African refugees Christian and political refugees Some kids never been to school.

Why the need to change? Had low NAPLAN data Dropping VCE results Enrolments dropped from 350 to 245 Negative community perception VRQA threatened closure unless change was made No leadership Staff morale very low and negative

What were the literacy skills and levels of EVERY child? What were the numeracy skills and levels of EVERY child? Where were they? Who was using them? No corporate information on each child

We needed HELP! Who could we turn to?

National Partnerships Team What do you think Ron? RON Not sure Lara. Let’s call in Pauline and Alan! Pauline LARA ALAN

Step1: Collecting and interpreting evidence How can I cope with that much difference? SurnameFirst NameStudent ID Total% Abu-SeafEmily YYYYYYYNYYYYNYNNNY1372 AngellosMariam YYNYNNYYYYYNYNNNNN950 BusijaFilip YYYYYYYYYYNYNNYNYY1478 DababnehAdrian YYYNYNNNNYNNYNYYNN844 GeorgeMina YYYYYYYYYYYYNNNNYN1372 GergisRamy YYYYYYYNNYYNNYNNYN1161 MichaelChris YYYYYYNNNNNYNNNNNY844 NanTheodora YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY18100 PoukCecilia YYYYYYYYNYYNNNNNYN1161 PunnoosReuben YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY18100 PuokNyakoak NNNNNNNYYYYYNNYYYN844 PuotDaniella YYYYYYYYNNYNNNNNYY1161 shehataMina YYYYYYNNNNNNNNNNNN633 ShimalesDehab YYYYYYYNYYYYYYYYYN1689 SimonDavid TawadrosGeorge YYYYYYYYYYYYYYNYNN1583 TranquilleSebastien NNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN16 ZamerGeorge YYYYYYYYYYYYYYNNNN1478 ZamerMichael YYYYYYYYYYYYNYYYYY1794 HailuHermon YYYYYYYNNYNYNNYNYN1161 WitchelLol NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NousMichael-Mina NYNNNNYNNNNYNNYYNN528 RiangBegoa YYYNYYYYYNYYYNNYYN1372

FAST FIX Established MIDDLE SCHOOL Years 6-8 Doubled literacy time

FAST FIX Established MIDDLE SCHOOL Years 6-8 Doubled literacy time Increased numeracy time RANKINFLUENCESTUDIESES 19Time on task64.59 John Hattie “Exciting” category

Volunteer Program with manager and training in PAUSE PROMPT PRAISE Parents with no English to hear reading. Developed AMES parent literacy classes. Homework Clubs NEEDS FIXING TIME More time means more hands-on help

FAST FIX PREP – Year 10 RANKINFLUENCESTUDIESES 20Direct instruction John Hattie “Exciting” category Encouraged DIRECT INSTRUCTION GO: Grammar GO: Phonics GO: Punctuation GO: Spelling GO: Numeracy skills

FAST FIX PREP – Year 10 MADE READING A PRIORITY RANKINFLUENCESTUDIESES 14Repeated Reading Programs Reading: Vocab Programs John Hattie “Exciting” category

Introduced VCAL into Yr 11&12 FAST FIX Alternative pathways Years Introducing Foundation VCAL Program in 2012 Early entry to VCE for more-able students RANKINFLUENCESTUDIESES 17Acceleration of gifted “Exciting level”

NEEDS FIXING TIME Step 2 Increase professional skills and attitudes RANKINFLUENCESTUDIESES 4Quality of teaching

1.A military framework bred competition rather than mutual support. On Everest this spelt disaster. 2.Mountains are great levellers and care nothing about hierarchy – least all of chiefs. “Mountains are only ever conquered by ‘Indians’.” Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 2011

NEEDS FIXING TIME EVIDENCE-BASED LEARNING They never taught me this at uni! Teachers need to be taught to: *collect evidence *interpret evidence *Use evidence to change teaching to meet needs Accountability e.g. ILPs comes from the Principal.

Collecting and interpreting evidence PAT tests 3 times per year to modify teaching SurnameFirst NameStudent ID Total% Abu-SeafEmily YYYYYYYNYYYYNYNNNY1372 AngellosMariam YYNYNNYYYYYNYNNNNN950 BusijaFilip YYYYYYYYYYNYNNYNYY1478 DababnehAdrian YYYNYNNNNYNNYNYYNN844 GeorgeMina YYYYYYYYYYYYNNNNYN1372 GergisRamy YYYYYYYNNYYNNYNNYN1161 MichaelChris YYYYYYNNNNNYNNNNNY844 NanTheodora YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY18100 PoukCecilia YYYYYYYYNYYNNNNNYN1161 PunnoosReuben YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY18100 PuokNyakoak NNNNNNNYYYYYNNYYYN844 PuotDaniella YYYYYYYYNNYNNNNNYY1161 shehataMina YYYYYYNNNNNNNNNNNN633 ShimalesDehab YYYYYYYNYYYYYYYYYN1689 SimonDavid TawadrosGeorge YYYYYYYYYYYYYYNYNN1583 TranquilleSebastien NNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN16 ZamerGeorge YYYYYYYYYYYYYYNNNN1478 ZamerMichael YYYYYYYYYYYYNYYYYY1794 HailuHermon YYYYYYYNNYNYNNYNYN1161 WitchelLol NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NousMichael-Mina NYNNNNYNNNNYNNYYNN528 RiangBegoa YYYNYYYYYNYYYNNYYN1372

Evidence drives Individual Learning Plans for use of all teachers as well as a link to home. These are centrally available.

STAR Reading Reports AR Reports, Mathletics reports, testing in class Self-reporting by students ATTITUDE CHANGE EVIDENCE - BASED teaching is more than NAPLAN, PAT tests 3 times a year Testing to get evidence to teach by is involved in everything. It is about changing teacher attitudes

Changing HOW we teach at ST ANTHONY’S Literacy teaching is across ALL the school ALL teachers are teachers of literacy All teachers are ESL teachers But I’m a maths teacher! ATTITUDE CHANGE

PD Getting Knowledge Ready Don’t assume prior knowledge or teaching is wasted GKR in every class subject, including maths and science

Getting Knowledge Ready – a student’s perspective

PD Differentiated Learning Differentiated Teaching

PD Big Ideas Friday Breaking down the tradition of teacher as the knowledge source. Thinking skills developed Problem solving skills Real-world out-of-school learning Challenge! RANKINFLUENCESTUDIESES 10Creativity Programs Problem solving teaching221.61

Percentage of Achievement Variance Students Teachers Home Peers Schools Principal Children learning from each other in Big Ideas John Hattie Students learn more from each other. So how should we teach? How should we set up the classroom? How should some work be assessed?

NEEDS FIXING TIME Ownership of learning Goal setting Where are you going? How are you going? Where to next? Relevance to teachers as well as students. New technologies that set goals

NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILT FOR DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING P-2 BLOCK 3-5 BLOCK

Breaking down year levels – Learn where ability lies NOT based on age or year level

PD Sustainability of Professional Development CHAMPIONS

PD Teacher’s COACH One on One help where the teacher needs it Observation of lessons Feedback sessions Monitoring Works with a teacher to improve teaching by:

Psychological issues Social-behavioural problems Refugee issues Cultural “face” issues Orthodox religious issues Parent negative experience with education New arrived migrants with no English – start again! Part 3: Knowing students and building relationships Psych Support programs Post-traumatic stress programs Community involvement programs Camp program Welfare program Breakfasts

National Partnerships Team RON LARA ALAN NAPLAN Results 2009/10 Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Reading 100% 96%100%86%100%81%95% Writing 100% 91%100%87%100%81%70% Spelling 100% 96%100%93%100%81%80% Grammar Punctuation 100% 87%100%93%77%85%95% Numeracy 100% Now that’s a start! Yeah! But what about VCE?

National Partnerships Team RON LARA ALAN WOW! Av ATAR score% students Comparison to State Av. Over 998.7%9.2 x better Over %4.3 x better Over %2.7 x better Over %2.57 x better Data from students who sat exam and received ATAR score. That’s what I mean!