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MANCHESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
WHY CHOOSE MANCHESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL?
WELCOME TO MANCHESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
It is a privilege to be the Principal of such a dynamic
and supportive School Community whose passion it is
to make education accessible, inclusive, and engaging
so that every student can thrive.
Our motto Inspire Engage Achieve sets the standard of
our instructional program where students are supported
and encouraged individually to strive to achieve their
personal best.
Peter Jenkins
Principal
WELCOME TO MANCHESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
Our belief at Manchester is that relationships are the corner stone for
success. Social and emotional development is as much a key for
student growth as academic success. Our student centred approach
continues to see exceptionally high levels of student engagement.
Our student connectedness is a feature of the caring environment
that exists at Manchester. We have a high percentage of students
with multi-cultural heritage. Something that is celebrated and
cherished.
OPEN PLAN CLASSROOMS
Classrooms are open planned and there is a strong emphasis
on team teaching. Our teaching and learning goal aims to
maximise one on one teaching conferencing time to target
every student’s point of learning.
OLD VS NEW
Education has been done pretty much the same way for 150 years. It is a true and tried approach that
successfully works for 75% of the Australian student population. We want it to be successful for 100%
“Let’s just teach more of the same way and hope results get better“
Education Spending v Results
U.S. school spending up 375 percent over 30 years but test score remain flat
Why? Because we have not changed the way we deliver the message.
APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING
What we do at Manchester that is different.
Foundation-Grade 6 Implementing
Developmental Learning Teaching Pedagogy
And
Visible Learning Teaching Approach
KATHY WALKER AND SOPHIE MURPHY
• Highly Accredited Educational Experts from Victoria
• Have academic and research background in child psychology and education
• Use High Impact Teaching Strategies that have been developed and tested in Victorian Schools
THE DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH
Learning is structured.
https://www.earlylife.com.au
Developmental Learning is a pedagogy NOT a program and NOT a tool.
It is a teaching and learning approach, developed with mentoring support
from Kathy Walker, that personalises learning (babies to Year 8) and is
developmentally and culturally appropriate.
The Developmental Learning approach has an emphasis upon skill
development and acquisition of understandings and skills through a
balanced curriculum that seek to actively engage children in Investigations
and play as well as explicit teaching.
VISIBLE LEARNINGS
• High Impact Teaching Strategy identified by Professor John Hattie Vic.
Education Advisor
• Visible Learning means an enhanced role for teachers as they
become evaluators of their own teaching.
• According to John Hattie, Visible Learning and Teaching occurs when
teachers see learning through the eyes of students and help them
become their own teachers.
• Coaching and Mentoring teachers by Sophie Murphy
Keynote Speaker, Consultant, Teacher, Educational Coach, PhD Candidate under the
supervision of Prof. John Hattie.
EDUCATION THEORY
It is not the "what" we teach but the "how" we teach that
makes the difference in effective learning and teaching.
EDUCATING CHILDREN TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES AND DECISIONS
Intrinsic v Extrinsic Motivations
We want the students to be driven by Intrinsic motivators not governed by Extrinsic deterrants
We need to learn that we regulate our behaviour because it is the sensible way to act when part of a society
Example: When a child turns 18 years and is driving their car, if they have been educated using:
• Intrinsic motivation - they are likely to drive down the road within the speed limit to keep themselves and their
passengers safe.
• Extrinsic motivation - they are likely to drive down the road within the speed limit because they believe there could be a
speed camera down the road.
THE MANCHESTER PHILOSOPHY
• We are committed to providing learning and teaching environments that maximise opportunities for every child to develop socially, emotionally,
academically and physically. We use evidence based Best Practice Teaching programs that are consistent from Prep to year 6 that target and track
every students point of learning and developmental growth.
• We create an environment where staff and students collaborate in their learning, enabling everyone to reach their potential through an
innovative and negotiated curriculum that challenges and supports all members of the school community.
TEACHER FOCUSED AND CHILD CENTRED
Planning and teaching is:
• Intentional
• Personalised
• Open-ended
• Visible
• To empower children to investigate their world in an
ongoing process not inhibited or narrowed by "projects"
WHY WOULD YOU DO IT?
It is the educational approach of the future being implemented now.
It makes Sense.
It works.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
• Monomeith St Mooroolbark 3138
• Web: manchesterps.vic.edu.au
• Ph: 97266931
• Email: [email protected]
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterPrimarySchool
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