Heard on the Hill Term 2, Week 10

Bonjour à tous, while we have all been working very hard, too hard, it is important not to be overwhelmed by the work we have in front of us.  It is much more empowering to look at what we have accomplished. Remember that although life appears to be rolling along as normal, the threat of lock-downs and COVID outbreaks looms large in the community psyche.

For more than 12 months now you have been working hacks around the ever-changing conditions, sometimes during your holidays. While the whole time continuing to advance the School Business Plan and vision for creating successful pathways, developing enterprise skills and high quality teaching by embedding the instructional framework and feedback strategies. We have made remarkable progress that I’m sure the Semester 1 learning area reviews will show. 

Please take a breath. Collectively I have seen great progress; the number of peer observations has increased, student feedback and teacher reflection is part of the Learning Area Semester review, our pathways have expanded to include the ECU Uniprep course, we have done PL in PBL and are in the middle of preparing for the implementation of a social and emotional learning program and although partially in limbo due to building concerns the Shedworks Program continues to evolve.

As we work through the semester review take time to celebrate both the student progress and your own.

En Avant

Mike Sinagra
Principal

Access to last week's Leadership Meeting minutes can be found in the PDF below:

BALL COORDINATOR FOR 2022

Melissa Bulman has been selected as the Ball Coordinator for 2022. Congratulations, Melissa!

STAFF WELLBEING

Bunbury SHS is committed to creating a mentally healthy workplace. We want to ensure our workplace is somewhere people look forward to coming to every day, and where everyone feels supported.

Why is this an important issue?
We all know how difficult it is to achieve our best work and cope with general life when we're going through a tough time. It may surprise you that statistically, one in five of us is likely to be experiencing a mental health condition right now. Your wellbeing is important to us - it's part of our commitment to you. We also have a responsibility to make sure each and every one of you is safe while you're at work and that applies to both mental and physical health and safety. However, creating a mentally healthy workplace is everyone's responsibility, and we all have a role to play in our own self-care.

What can we do to help you with self-care?
As a school community working together, we can create a culture of self-care by making it an explicit focus. Whilst individuals may differ in what strategies work for them, support for self-care from our executive and leadership team can strengthen this culture. This might mean providing time, resources, and a budget towards supporting staff wellbeing and self-care. The benefits of self-care are invaluable and some of the best ideas can be free.

Over to you!
We want to hear from you! How can we support you? What is it that you need that can be provided by our school? We would love to hear your ideas!! Please share them on the following link below.

By taking action, we'll improve productivity, strengthen our relationships and reputation with our students and colleagues and make this an even better place to work – for everyone. Let's all make sure we support each other and work together to make this a truly great place to work. I look forward to your feedback, involvement and ideas!