Professional Learning Community - Term 1

“Children are the priority, change is the reality, collaboration is the strategy.”

Judith Billings

Leader of Learning

In response to the College Annual Improvement Plan, the college has committed to improving student learning and wellbeing through the development of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) at the College. In 2017, teachers and counselling staff committed to ongoing Professional development in the formation of 18 Action Research Teams.

The eighteen Action Research Teams are:

1. GRIT
2. Feedback
3. STEAM @ St Andrew’s
4. Positive Schooling                                                                                                             
5. Boys Education & wellbeing
6. Design of Learning Spaces
7. Student Health and Wellbeing
8. Staff Wellbeing
9. Catholic Identity
10. Homework
11. Differentiated Learning
12. Excellence in Literacy and Spelling
13. Diverse Learners
14. Developing Creativity
15. Enhancing Study Skills
16. Student Wellbeing – Environment
17. Excellence in Numeracy
18. Mental Health and Wellbeing

These Action Research  Professional Learning Teams (PLT), are utilising current educational literature and College data to discover best practice and implement evidence in action to improve student learning and wellbeing at the College. Currently, these teams are meeting every three weeks to establish team norms, unpack their focus group topic and set SMART goals.  This in an ongoing process of job-embedded professional learning that will result in a variety of outcomes for staff and students. 

The development of the Professional learning Community (PLC) at the College will bring positive impact on the learning and wellbeing of staff and students. We firmly believe that our parents and students are part of our learning journey. Therefore, we envision that opportunities will exist for parents and students to collaborate and provide a voice on topics our PLTs are researching.