2018-2020 Cardiff High School School Plan · school actively supports our families to be engaged in the life of the school, valuing education and working together to foster students’

School plan 2018-2020Cardiff High School 8903

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School background 2018–2020

School vision statement School context School planning process

Cardiff High School strives to be the school of choice forfamilies in the Cardiff, Garden Suburb, Hillsborough, andMacquarie Hills areas. In its preparation of students as 21stcentury learners and citizens, the school provides a caring,safe and supportive environment.

Our students graduate with the skills and knowledge to besuccessful in the next stage of their lives. The schoolculture is built on positive relationships between staff andstudents and high standards and expectations for studentsto reach their potential.

A balanced education, supporting students’ academic,sporting and cultural development provides students with awide range of opportunities to excel. The schoolacknowledges and celebrates the success of our studentsand staff, valuing the contributions they provide each andevery day.

Cardiff High School is strongly connected to our localcommunity, fostering partnerships in education, vocationalpathways and cultural and commemorative events. Theschool actively supports our families to be engaged in thelife of the school, valuing education and working together tofoster students’ learning and development.

Cardiff High School is a comprehensive, co–educationalsecondary school located in the City of Lake Macquarie.The school draws its enrolments from the Cardiff, GardenSuburb, Hillsborough and Macquarie Hills Communities.The school has a culture of academic achievement,success in sport and creative and performing arts.

In 2018, Cardiff High School recorded 706 studentenrolments, including 67 Aboriginal students. The schoolcurriculum caters for a wide variety of interests and needs,with a growing number of students accessing tertiary studyand local–industry post–school pathways. The school isfocused on improving student academic outcomes throughkey programs including the Enrichment Class, QuickSmartLiteracy and Numeracy, MultiLit, High Achievers, and theBump it Up strategy.

Aboriginal students are encouraged to excel through theirinvolvement in academic and cultural support programs.Special Education Facilities cater for students with mild,moderate and severe physical and intellectual disabilities.Cardiff High School’s Japanese language program isfostered by a long–standing sister–school relationship withTanagura Junior High School, Japan.

The school Executive reviewed the 2015–2017 Schoolplan, evaluating key strategies and analysing the successof the plan based on improvement measures and externaldata.

Successful strategies to be maintained and continued inthe new plan were identified and three broad areas weredeveloped to form strategic directions.

Head Teachers nominated to work within three groups,each led by a member of the Senior Executive. As theStrategic Directions were developed, feedback and inputwas sought from staff through Staff and Faculty Meetings.

The school context and vision statement was developed forthe previous plan and was thought to continue to reflect thedirection and context of the school leading into the nextthree years.


School strategic directions 2018–2020

STRATEGICDIRECTION 1

Bump it Up


High Achievement


21st Century Learning

Purpose:

High expectations for achievement through theimplementation of programs and teaching practices thatchallenge and extend students and support them toachieve at or above expected growth and top band resultsin NAPLAN testing.

Purpose:

High achievement in the HSC through the implementationof personalised mentoring, study skills programs andteaching practices that challenge and extend seniorstudents and support them to achieve at or above historicalresults in the HSC.

Purpose:

Emphasis on core skills and competencies such ascollaboration, communication, digital literacy, criticalthinking and problem solving supported through access totechnology, resources and technological support toenhance learning and engagement in a 21st Centuryenvironment.


Strategic Direction 1: Bump it Up

Purpose

High expectations for achievement throughthe implementation of programs andteaching practices that challenge andextend students and support them toachieve at or above expected growth andtop band results in NAPLAN testing.

Improvement Measures

• Bump it Up(BiU) program target –Increase the proportion of students inthe top 2 NAPLAN bands to 16% (Year9 2019)

• Greater than60% of students achieveexpected growth in Year 9 NAPLANtesting in Reading and Numeracy

• Greater than55% of students achieveexpected growth in Year 9 NAPLANtesting in Writing, Grammar andPunctuation, and Spelling

People

Students

Students are actively supported throughwhole–school teaching programs andpractices to challenge and extend theirlevel of achievement.

Staff

Teachers will be supported in developingtheir knowledge, skills and capacity toeffectively challenge and extend students,including teacher professional learning andcollaborative sharing.

Parents/Carers

High expectations, awareness and supportare fostered through schoolcommunication, the delivery of ParentInformation Evenings and involvement inthe development of BiU ILPs. Parents areprovided with skills, strategies andresources that they can use to support theongoing development of their children’sLiteracy and Numeracy.

Community Partners

Relevant personnel and program providersare identified to support ongoing teacherdevelopment and facilitation of programsincluding guest presenters and DistrictOffice personnel.

Leaders

School Executive develop the knowledge,skills and capacity to lead their faculties inthe improvement of Literacy and Numeracyoutcomes.

Processes

• Continuation of QuickSmart Literacy,QuickSmart Numeracy and MultiLitprograms

• Employment of a Bump it UpCoordinator (0.5)

• Implementation of a whole–school studyskills program

• Continuation of Literacy and NumeracyCommittee

• Instructional Rounds initiative to recruitnew observers each year

• Explicit and systematic teaching ofNumeracy strategies across all KLAs

• Staff use data including SMART, RAP,Scout, DoE and Millennium to reviewand guide their teaching practice

• BiU ILPs for targeted students

• Development of a whole schoolprogram of explicit and scaffoldedprocedures for assessment tasks

• Stage 4 Opportunity Class teachersteach the same class for two years

• ICAS GAT Test for Opportunity Classplacements

Evaluation Plan

• NAPLAN growth and band results

• Milestone review

• SMART, RAP, Scout, DoE andMillennium data

• Progressive Achievement Testing

• Premier’s BiU Target

Practices and Products

Practices

Collaborative sharing of teaching practice,knowledge and resources

Students are regularly challenged andextended in their learning through qualitylessons and tasks

Teachers use data to inform practice andsupport student learning

Parents are actively involved in improvingstudent academic performance

Products

Targeted Literacy and Numeracy programs

Literacy and Numeracy committee

Instructional Rounds program

Numeracy Across the KLAs Program

BiU Cloud Resource library

BiU ILPs

Classroom ‘Walls of Learning’

Explicit and scaffolded assessment tasks

Data wall

Number of students completing targetedLiteracy and Numeracy programs:

• 32 Year 7 students completetheQuickSmart Numeracy program peryear

• 32 Year 8 students completetheQuickSmart Literacy program peryear


Strategic Direction 1: Bump it Up


• 16 Year 7–10 students completetheMultiLit program each year


Strategic Direction 2: High Achievement

Purpose

High achievement in the HSC through theimplementation of personalised mentoring,study skills programs and teachingpractices that challenge and extend seniorstudents and support them to achieve at orabove historical results in the HSC.


20% increase in the number of HSCsubjects at or above State average

20% reduction in the number of studentsreceiving N Award Warning letters for noncompletion of assessment tasks

80% of Yr 12 students engaging withmentors

Year 10–12 students achieve at or abovestate attendance figures for both Aboriginaland non–Aboriginal students

A 20% increase in the number of Year 10students achieving an Exemplary grade forSCOPE assessment .

All faculties to implement writing strategies

People

Students

Students are actively supported throughwhole–school teaching programs andassessment practices as well asindividualised mentoring and strengtheningof study skills.

Staff

Teachers will be provided with professionallearning and support to enhance theirability to develop quality teaching practiceswith a focus on high achievement.

Parents/Carers

Opportunities will be provided forparents/carers to engage in partnershipregarding their child’s educationaloutcomes. Various forms of activecommunication will facilitate highexpectations, awareness and support.

Community Partners

Targeted program providers and specialistindividuals are identified and engaged tosupport student and teacher development.This will include guest presenters,University personnel and District Officepersonnel.

Leaders

School Executive develop the knowledge,skills and capacity to lead their facultiesinthe development and implementation ofquality teaching and assessment practices.

Processes

Staff use data including SMART, RAP,Scout, DoE and Millennium to review andguide their teaching practice

Annual Faculty and Executive review ofHSC results to identify strengths andopportunities

Implement mentoring program for seniorstudents

Implementation of a Yr 10 – 12 study skillsprogram

Implementation of an agreed writing matrix

Formation of a Senior Assessment ReviewTeam (SART)

Modifications to SCOPE program to betterpromote authentic assessment

Continued support of High AchieversProgram

Evaluation Plan

• HSC results and data


• Mentoring survey

• Review of Writing Matrix

• Review of Year 10 SCOPE tasks toalign further with QT Framework


Practices

Teachers use data to inform practice andsupport student learning

Students are supported in their learningthrough a comprehensive range ofprograms

Parents are actively involved in improvingstudent academic performance

Products

Improved teaching programs and practices

Study Skills Program

Mentoring Program

Data wall

Updated senior assessment tasks


Strategic Direction 3: 21st Century Learning

Purpose

Emphasis on core skills and competenciessuch as collaboration, communication,digital literacy, critical thinking and problemsolving supported through access totechnology, resources and technologicalsupport to enhance learning andengagement in a 21st Centuryenvironment.


2018–2020 Technology Plan informs theprocurement of technology

2018–2020 21st Century LearningProcurement Plan informs purchase ofresources

10% increase in BYOD stakeholdersacross the school.

5% increase in number of SkoolBag appdownloads and school website hits

Continued development of school websiteto include resources to support learning

Year on Year improvement in the TellThemFrom Me Student, Staff and Parent SurveyData

Increased school website traffic and hits

People

Students

Students will be supported through accessto technology, resources and technologicalsupport to enhance learning andengagement in a 21st Centuryenvironment.

Staff

Staff will be provided with training andresources to apply 21st Century skillsacross content areas enabling innovativelearning methods that integrate the use ofsupportive technologies, inquiry andproblem based approaches and higherorder thinking skills.

Parents/Carers

Parents will continue to receive or accesshigh quality communication andinformation, regarding school processes,programs and events to help inform andempower parents to support studentlearning and engagement, and be activelyinvolved in the life of the school.

Community Partners

Relevant personnel and program providersare identified to support ongoing teacherdevelopment and facilitation of programsincluding guest presenters and DistrictOffice personnel.

Leaders

School Executive develop the knowledge,skills and capacity to lead their faculties inthe improvement of technologicaloutcomes.

Processes

Review and update school TechnologyPlan to align procurement to support theachievement of Improvement Measures

Continued development of high–qualitycommunication practices includingSkoolBag app, Sway, school newsletter, GSuite and online booking andcommunication platforms

The role of the Technology Committee isevaluated and expanded to assist ininforming school requirements.

Review and update the BYOD policy –BYOD is actively promoted to students andparents

Facilitation of the Tell Them From MeSurvey to students, staff and parents totrack key Improvement Measures

Purchase of technology and resources toprovide a 21st Century learningenvironment

Evaluation Plan

• Timelines in 2018–2020 TechnologyPlan procurement


• Register for minimum hours for digitalapplication

• Tell Them From Me survey data

• Review meetings with Principal andTechnical Support Officer

• Review of app downloads and websitehits


Practices

G Suite is broadly utilised in schoolteaching and administration

Students and staff actively use technologyto improve engagement and studentoutcomes

Students and staff are provided with activesupport and quality systems to facilitateengagement.

21st Century teaching practices areembedded in lesson delivery

Learning spaces providestudents withcomfort and resources to maximise theirpotential

The Technology Committee and SchoolTechnology and Procurement Plans informschool directionin 21st Century Learning

Products

Technology, including interactive panels,digital televisions and laptops

Technology Support Officer

2018–2020 Technology Plan

2018–2020 21st Century LearningProcurement Plan

Library transformed into a 21st learningspace

Resources on G Suite

BYOD

School website and phone app


Strategic Direction 3: 21st Century Learning


Air conditioned classrooms


Documents

2018-2020 Cardiff High School School Plan · school actively supports our families to be engaged in the life of the school, valuing education and working together to foster students’