Heard on the Hill Term 4, Week 5
Bonjours a tous.
Aujourd’d hui je suis a Albany.
I write this, this afternoon from my motel room where the sunny condition of Bunbury has given way to grey clouds of Albany that always feel like they are threatening rain. All the South West principals have gathered for the twice-yearly regional conference. I have already had some pre-conference meetings with some small groups. For the next two days, the agenda is jammed packed with some very interesting things on the horizon, including the new process for Principal Performance Review.
This week on Wednesday and Thursday John Burke, Principal of Bob Hawke College, will be in the school. I have invited him to do some follow up work from the Public School Review. We created a very narrow scope around some of the recommendations for him to dig a little deeper to give us more information on plans for improvement in those areas. I have scheduled for some of you to meet with him. I know that it is a busy time but I really need and appreciate your input. The review and the corresponding improvement plans will help us continue on our way to being the excellent school we are.
The PCs will also be out of the school on Tuesday but Kelly has made plans to cover for the Executive Team. They will only be local and will be available should there be a need for them.
Finally, the staffing is all coming together as some of the leadership roles in the school begin to be filled. There are still others to go and I strongly encourage you to put your hand up should something sound interesting and challenging to you. Congratulations to the following staff who have won the roles below:
Head of Year 8&10: Nghia Nguyen
LSC: Inga McQueen
Follow the Dream: Asharie Bradshaw
Science PC: Catherine Simmonds
Prefect Coordinator: Kim Nimmo
Maths fixed term: Adam Bond
Jamie Turnbull is the recommended applicant for the Shedworks Program for 2022 & 2023.
To access last week's Leadership minutes, please click on the link below:
Reporting Guidelines for Semester 2, 2021
Please find attached the Reporting Guidelines for Semester 2, 2021. Please see your PC with any questions or concerns.
Internal Relief Requirements
It is the responsibility of staff to ensure they have completed an Internal Relief Request form when they will be unavailable to teach their classes. Common reasons are meetings, classroom observations and performance management. This needs to be done in advance to assist with relief allocation. Staff who inform of interruptions on the day may be refused. Please ensure to follow the process.
Survey My Class
It's that time of year again, when we offer teaching staff the opportunity to survey their classes to get some feedback. The process is simple. During the dates the survey is open (15 - 26 November) you send the link to your students. They click on it and off they go. It is a good idea to actually give them some class time to complete it. They can use their ipads to do the survey. The survey data for each individual teacher remains private to those teachers. The combined data of all staff is compiled into a report for the Executive. This information is just another piece of data that can help to guide us with regards to professional learning needs. Participation is not compulsory, but it can be a useful process to do for your own professional development.
If you have any questions about the process, please contact Kelly on 78902.
WA Education Awards – EOI to attend
Bunbury SHS would like to offer staff interested in representing our school at the upcoming WA Education Awards the opportunity to do so! Your spot on a table of 10 Bunbury SHS representatives will be funded by the school, however, travel and accommodation will be at your own expense.
AWARD DETAILS:
Date: Monday, 29 November 2021
Time: 6.30am for a 7.00am start, celebrations finish at 9am
Venue: Optus Stadium, River View Room
You can register your EOI on the following link if you would like to be part of this prestigious event. All staff are invited to apply. WA EDUCATION AWARDS EOI
Please note relief will be provided on the morning of the 29 Nov however, you would be expected to return for duties on arrival back at school.
School Celebration – morning tea
For staff not attending the awards, please join us in the staff room at Lunch 1 on Monday 29 November to share in the celebration of winners. Morning tea will be provided.
2022 Timetables
All HoLA's have their 2022 grids. If you have any queries, please see your HoLA in the first instance.
There are still a number of staffing processes that have not been finalised and this may delay HoLA's completing their staffing allocations.
Kaatdijin/Kaaditjin/ Katitjin
(cut-it-chin)
To learn or gain knowledge.
This incorporates the word “kaat” which is the word for head.
You’ll recognise this word that is incorporated in Edith Cowan University’s Centre for Indigenous Australian Education program name, Kurongkurl Katitjin.
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