Annual Report 2015

Thebarton Senior College

Annual Report 2015

Annual Report 2015

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1. CONTEXT

School Name: Thebarton Senior College School Number: 0810

Principal: Eva Kannis-Torry Partnership West Torrens

Ourstudentsareyoungpeopleandadultswhohavereturnedtocompletetheirsecondaryeducation,undertakefoundationskillsorvocationalprogramsorlearnEnglishintheNewArrivalsProgram.Manyarepart-timeandover1200studentsmayaccesscoursesineachacademicyear.TheCollegedrawsitsstudentsfromallpartsofthegreatermetropolitanarea.Thestudentscomefromdiversebackgrounds.CountriesofbirthincludeAustralia(fromrangeofculturalgroups).Afghanistan,Argentina,Bosnia-Herzegovina,Brazil,Burundi,Cambodia,Canada,Chile,China,Congo,Coted’Ivoire,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Egypt,ElSalvador,England,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Fiji,France,Germany,Greece,HongKong,Hungary,India,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Ireland,Japan,Jordan,Kenya,Kosovo,Kurdistan,Laos,Lebanon,Liberia,Malaysia,Morocco,Myanmar,Nepal,Netherlands,NewZealand,Niger,Pakistan,Palestine,Peru,Philippines,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,Rwanda,Samoa,Serbia,SierraLeone,Singapore,Somalia,SouthKorea,Sudan,Syria,Thailand,Timor,Ukraine,UnitedKingdom,Uzbekistan,Vietnam.

AnumberofstudentshavecometoAustraliaunderthehumanitarian/refugeeprogram.ThebartonSeniorCollegeisthesiteoftheDECDSeniorSecondaryNewArrivalsProgram.ThesestudentscompleteintensiveEnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)coursefull-timefortwelve-eighteenmonthsormorebeforemovingintoFoundationSkills,Stage1and2SACEcoursesorvocationalcertificatecourses.StudentsalsoenteratbothStage1and2SACEtocompletetheirsecondaryeducationandgainentrytoTAFEoruniversityorwidentheiremploymentoptionsthroughindustryaccreditedvocationaltrainingpackages.ThebartonisaRegisteredTrainingOrganisationforCertificates1-4inInformationTechnology,Certificate2Business,Certificate3BusinessAdministration,Certificates1,2and3EnglishLanguageProficiency,Certificates1and2CommunityServices,Certificate3 EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareandFoundationSkillsCertificates1and2.Inaddition,therearevocationalcoursesauspicedbyTafeSAandtheMasterBuildersAssociationinCertificate1Construction.ManyofthestudentsatThebartonSeniorCollegearereceivingsomefinancialsupportfromCentrelink.

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2. REPORT FROM GOVERNING COUNCIL

THEBARTON SENIOR COLLEGE GOVERNING COUNCIL 2015 Chairman’sReport

AsChairandonbehalfoftheGoverningCouncilIampleasedtoreportthat2015has,continuingpreviousyears’exceptionaloutcomes,againseenThebartonSeniorCollegeachieveremarkableresultsacrossallareas.Therehavebeenanumberofstaffingchallenges,includingtheongoingsecondmentofPrincipalKimHebenstreittotheOfficeofEducation,otherseniorstafftakingupappointmentsinDECD,andtheretirementofseverallongservingstaffwhohavemadeawonderfulcontributiontothecollegeanditsstudentsoveralongperiod.AstheyearendsKimHebenstreithasbeenappointedtoapermanentpositionofDirectorOperationsintheOfficeofEducation.WecongratulateKimonhisappointment,andacknowledgethatwithagreatteamassistingduringhis13yearsatThebarton,hehasleadthecollegetoalevelofexcellenceintermsofteaching,facilities,staffdevelopment,andstudentsuccess.HislegacyhasseenEvaKannis-TorrywithherteamcontinueandbuildonthesuccessofKim’sleadership.Thecollege’ssuccessinstudentachievements,qualityofteachingandtheenvironmentcreatedishighlyregardedbythedepartmentandleadersatalllevelsofgovernment,educationandthebusinesscommunitywithinandbeyondAustralia,withauniquecultureofrespectandexcellencethatenhancesthelivesofitsstudentsandstaff.Numerousprogramsandinitiativesundertakenbycollegestaffthroughouttheyearwithapassionandcommitmenttoeducationandstudentoutcomeshaveenhancedtheirknowledgeandqualifications,andtheycontinuetobehighlysoughtafterandachievepromotionwithinandbeyondThebarton.Thecollege’steachingandcommittedsupportstaffunderEva’sleadershiphascontinuedtheenviablereputationofoutstandinglearningandpreparingstudentsforongoingacademicandcareersuccess,inacollegewithaverydiversestudentcohort.Itismostsatisfyingtoseethecollege’sacademicresultsshowingsuchcommendableSACEoutcomesincludinga14%increaseinSACEcompletionrates,approximately2%abovethestateaverageonSACEcompletion.Thecollege’sSACE,VETandFLOprogramscontinuetoprovidestudentswithoptionsthatwillleadthemtofurtherstudy,careerandemploymentopportunities.Strongongoingfinancialmanagementseesthecollegeabletoprovideexcellentfacilitiesandresourcesandremainattheforefrontofeducationintermsoftheabilityofteachersandstafftodeliverandenhancethelearningexperienceandprovideforfurtherdevelopmentandinitiatives;thisisacredittoEva’sfinanceandmanagementteam.Thecollegehasbeenastrongsupporterofcommunitybuildingdays,HarmonyDay,WorldEnvironmentDay,theLanguagesFestival,WhiteRibbonDay,andInternationalDayofPeaceandenhancingthecollegecommunity’sawarenessandwiderunderstandingofThebarton’svaluesandongoingcommitmenttoaglobalcommunityofpeace,respectandunderstanding.Inandbeyondourlocalcommunitythesevaluesarewellrecognizedandhighlyrespected.Awonderfulgroupof30volunteersassistingwithclassandafterschool

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homeworkhaveapassionandcommitmenttothecollegeanditsstudents,andthebreakfastclubcontinuestoprovideapositivesocialenvironmentandpromotehealthieroptionsforsome150studentseveryweek.AllofourstakeholdersarecognizantofretainingwhatThebartonrepresentsanddeliverstoeducationandpeoples’livesthatistrulyunique,remarkable,valuedandacknowledgedwithinandbeyondAustralia.ItakethisopportunitytothankthemembersoftheGoverningCouncilfortheirsupportandvaluedcontribution,andEvaandherstafffortheiroutstandingworkin2015.Ilookforwardtoallofusbuildingonthesuccessof2015andtakingtheCollegefurtherin2016. 3. 2015 HIGHLIGHTS 2015wasayearofmanychangesforThebartonSeniorCollege.Weachievedanenrolmentof915FTEstudentsaccessingtheCollege(FTE).TherewasasmalldeclineinthenumberofstudentsintheNewArrivalsProgram;howeverwehadstrongenrolmentsofstudentsinSACE,VETandFLO(offsite)programs.Ourstudentsachievedsomeexcellentresultsacrossallprogramslastyear.TheSACEresultswereespeciallypleasingandthedataindicatesthatcompletionratescontinuetoimprove.Thedatashows97.94%ofstudentscompletedSACEcomparedto89.9in2014.Ourcompletionratesareabovethestateaverageof96%.Also,in2015,12.8%ofstudentsattainedanAgrade,42.8%ofstudentsattainedBgradesand36%ofstudentsattainedCgrades.Inotherwords,97.4%ofourstudentsattainedaC-orbetter.Thisisanimprovementon2014when90.4%ofstudentsattainedanA,BorCgradeatstage2.Itisreallypleasingtoseeanoverallimprovementinourstudents’achievements.ATARsimprovedoverallwithsevenstudentsachieving90+withouttheadditionofbonuspoints.Oureffortslastyearaswellasearlyintervention,re-counselling,addedsupportforresearchprojectandtutorialsessions,thevolunteersandthehomeworkclubshavehelpedwiththeimprovement.Inthefirstyearofthe2015-2017strategicplan,ourprioritiescontinuedtofocusonqualityteachingandlearning,connectingwithothers,Healthandwellbeing,Connectingwithothersbydevelopingstrategic,innovativepartnershipsandbuildinganenduringsystem.SummativetasksforSACEStage2studentswerereviewedandthePrincipal,APCurriculumandAPStudentServicesmetwithstudentsidentifiedasbeingatriskandimplementedsupportstrategies.Basedonourexperiencesin2015wehavemadesignificantchangestothisprocessaspartofourimprovementstrategyfor2016.Theentirecurriculumleadershipteamisinvolvedandacomprehensivedatabasehasbeencreatedaswecontinuetosupportstudentattendanceandretention,whichisessentialtoensuringsuccessinlearning.

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OuroffsiteprogramatKilburn,called‘DeadlyIdentities’wonanawardfromtheCityofPortAdelaideEnfieldforitscontributiontothecommunity.Thefollowingmembersofstaffretiredattheendoftheschoolyear-LesleyDavis,LeonieHale,AdrienneLohmeyer,NevilleSmith,JudithTurpinandAnneVeitch.Thestudentsandstaffarethankfulfortheircommitmentandworkovermanyyearsandweallwishthemwellintheirretirement.IwouldliketothankourRotaractClubfortheirleadershipandcontributiontothewidercommunity.IwouldalsoliketothankeachmemberofourGoverningCouncilforthetimeandenergytheyhavedevotedtoourSchool.InparticularIwouldliketoacknowledgethesignificantcontributionoftheChairperson,MrDarylJarrett.Ithankstafffortheirdedication,flexibilityandgoodhumourintacklingthechallengesthatarose.WewerealsohelpedbyvolunteersandmembersoftheGoverningCouncilwhocontinuedtoencourageandsupport.Ilookforwardto2016asayearoffurtherdevelopmentandgrowthbutalsoanopportunitytoconsolidatetheinitiativesthatcommencedin2015.

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4. SITE IMPROVEMENT PLANNING AND TARGETS

Actions ProgressKeyDirection1:Qualityteaching&learning1.1Literacy/Numeracy 1.1.1Reviewliteracydemandsofcurriculumandassessmenttasksandexplicitlyteachrequiredliteracyinalllearningprograms.

• CollectedandcentrallyfiledallSACELearning&AssessmentPlansandassessmenttasksandresources

• Reviewedfirsttasktoidentifystudentsatriskorwhowouldbenefitfromadditionalsupport

• NAPCurriculumreview:meetingswithAdelaideSecondarySchoolofEnglishandconsultationwithTSCfaculties,projectwritingteamsforHumanities,MathsandICT.Reviewingandre-writingcurriculuminlinewithAustralianCurriculum,particularlyliteracycapability

• MathsteachersworkedwithanESLteachertodeveloptheliteracycomponentandstrategiesforassessmenttasks

• ESLteacherworkedwithBuilding&Constructionclasstobuildliteracystrategies

• NAPandSACEESLteachersobtainLanguage&LiteracyLevelsinclassestoinformexplicitteachingoflanguagefeatures

1.1.2Incorporateandexplicitlyteachnumeracyinalllearningprograms.

• NAPCurriculumreview:Reviewingandre-writingMathscurriculuminlinewithAustralianCurriculumnumeracycapability

• NumeracyincorporatedintoSACELearning&AssessmentPlans• AuditofnumeracystatementsinLearning&AssessmentPlans• DevelopedNumeracyPLCtoaddressnumeracydemandsacrossthecollege

1.1.3Arrangeprofessionallearningtoimproveliteracyandnumeracyteachingstrategies.

• Practicesharedinfaculties• MathsteachershaveattendedPAT-Mathstraining,AustralianCurriculumMathsimplementationworkshopsandBackToFrontmathstraining

• ESLteachershaveattendedSACEclarifyingforumsandmoderation• NAPteachershaveattendedSATESOL’sAssigningLanguage&LiteracyLevels

• LLNunitupdatesforanyoneinVETwhoneedsit• StafffromDesign&TechnologyfacultyattendedVETliteracysession

1.2Datacollectiontoinformpractice 1.2.1CollectpurposefulplanneddataaroundAttendance,Retention,Attainment,Destination,FLO,Numeracy(PAT-M),LiteracyandWellbeing.Analysefirsttask,specialprovisionapplications,subjectchangesanddestinationdata.Usedatatomakedecisionsaboutcurriculumandtodevelopstrategiestoimprovelearningandwellbeingoutcomesforstudents.

• Attendancedatacollectedfrequentlyandfollowedup.29Stage2studentswithdrawnhavebeenfollowedup

• Firsttask:datacollectedandanalysed,strategiesimplementedtosupportstudents

• Attendanceandenrolmentdatausedtomakecurriculumdecisions• PilotprogramtestingNAPMathsandMathsStudiesstudentsusingPATMaths

• Language&LiteracyLevelsassignedtoNAPandESLstudentsusedtoinformnewcurriculumdevelopment

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Actions Progress1.2.2Explorediagnosticassessmenttestingtechniquestoassistplanningforimprovedstudentlearningoutcomes.

• PAT-MandPAT-Rexplorationofapplicabilityinaseniorschoolsetting

• Initialtaskreviewusedasdiagnosticassessmenttoimplementsupportstrategies

1.3Digitallearningtechnologies 1.3.1Explore,demonstrateandimplementtechnologiesanddigitalresourcesthatsupportstudentlearningoutcomes.

• Plandesignedfor1:1iPadimplementationinSACEMathsin2016• ExploringuseofOffice365,OneNoteandGoogleDocs• LibrarystaffimplementedanewLibraryManagementSystem• Teacher-Librariansdesignedalibrarywebpageandaddedcontenttomakeituserfriendlyforstaffandstudents

• StaffattendedEduTECHconferenceandEdTechSAtoexploretrendsintechnologyandapplicationsineducation

1.4Professionallearning 1.4.1Arrangeprofessionallearningforstaffto:• developuseofICTstoimprovestudent

learningoutcomes• strengthencollegelearningculture• developfurtherskillsinassessment

throughAssessmentforEducatorscourseandincreasetherangeofassessmentoptionsprovided

• explorevisiblelearningandotherteachingandlearningstrategiesthatimprovestudentlearningoutcomes

• Fulldayprofessionaldevelopmentonstrengtheningschoolcultureonthefirstday(teachers)oftheyear.Followupdiscussionforstrongorientationactivitiesinclassesandincollegewasheldinstaffmeetingandresponseswerecollatedinavideotosharebacktostaff

• AssessmentForEducatorsprogramhasbeencompletedby30teachers

1.5Classroompractice 1.5.1Provideopportunitiesforcollaborationthrough:• classroomobservationtrial• sharingclassroompracticeatmeetings• designingandtransformingtasksto

improvestudentlearningoutcomes

• Classroomobservationtrialcommenced.TrialparticipantsattendedadditionaltrainingonEngaginginProfessionalConversationsforClassroomObservationprovidedonsitebyDECDWorkforceDevelopment

1.6Curriculum 1.6.1Undertakecurriculum,resourceandtimetablereviewinpreparationfortheintroductionoftheAustralianCurriculum.

• TeacherscontributedtodevelopmentofDECDresponsetoAustralianCurriculumimplementation

• StaffattendedAustralianCurriculumimplementationworkshopstopreparefortheintroductionoftheAustralianCurriculum

• PlanningdayheldinTransitionWeektoplanforAustralianCurriculumESL,EnglishandMaths

• Timetablereviewcompletedandnewtimetabletostartin2016• FoundationSkillsTrainingpackagedeveloped

KeyDirection2:Connectingwithothers 2.1Agencies/Partnerships 2.1.1Developinclusivevocationalandindustrypartnerships.

• STEMleadersworkingtoestablishpartnershipwithA.I.E.todiscussSTEMindustryopportunities

• Design&Technologyfacultysettingupadatabaseofindustrybusinessesandstudents

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Actions Progress2.1.2ExplorepartnershipswithagenciesthatsupportthewellbeingofstudentsandstaffandaddtotheTSClistofserviceproviders.

• Consolidatedpartnershipswithavisitingpsychologistandcommunitynurse,whowillprovideonsiteservices

2.1.3Developawarenessoffuturetrendsincareerpathwaysamongstaffandstudents.

• Stage1ESLstudentsinvestigatecareerpathwaysandtrendsasachoiceinassessmenttask

• Year11/12studentsuniversityvisitsimplemented2.2Workexperience 2.2.1Developaworkexperiencemodelforstudents.

• WorkexperienceMoodlecreatedtobecompletedpriortostudentworkplacement.ThiswassharedwithschoolsinourWesternAdelaideSecondarySchoolsNetworkandInnerSouthCurriculumAlliance

2.3Studentvoice 2.3.1Reviewstrategiestoincreasestudentvoiceindecision-making.

• StudentrepresentativesonUnitedNationsGlobalPeacecommittee• Newsurveyscreatedforstudentstoprovidefeedbackoncounsellingservices,studentexpos,libraryandcollegeportal

3.1Wellbeing 3.1.1Developandimplementawellbeingplantostrengthencapacitytosupportthewellbeingofstudentsandstaff.

• Counsellingteamhavereadanddiscussed‘PositivePsychology’tobuildonpreviousprofessionaldevelopment

• Workingtoacommonunderstandingwithinthecounsellingteamandconsideringmodesofdeliveryofanywellbeingprogramtostaffandstudents

3.1.2Reviewstrategiestoimprovestudentwellbeingandparticipation.

• ExpansionofnumberofclubstoincludeTSCPrideClubandSTEMClub

• EstablishmentofcollegeicehockeyteamtoparticipateinIceFactor3.2Studentsupport 3.2.1Reviewandimprovecurrentsystemofstudentcurriculumsupportacrossthecollege.

• Initialtaskreviewcompletedandsupportprovidedthroughsupportteachers

• ProgramleadershipprovidedtoVolunteerProgramwithreviewsofprocessing,inductionandcontinuingmonitoringandevaluation

• Teacherallocationtoprovidestudysupportinlibraryduringschool• HomeworkClubprovidedinlibraryafterschool• Supportteachersutilisedinclasses• Teacherallocationtolibrary• AssessmentskillsforteachersdevelopedthroughAssessmentForEducatorscourse

• TeacherparticipationinSACEBoardpanels• Counsellorsandrollclassteachersinvolvedincourseplanningprocess

• Librarysupportforteachersandstudents• SocialworkstudentsfromFlindersUniversityprovidingstudentsupportaroundthecollege

• RecognitionofCommunityLearning• Holidayprograms

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KeyDirection4:Buildinganenduringsystem

4.1Curriculum 4.1.1Reviewcurrentsubjectandcourseofferings.

• NewcurriculumofferingsincludingintegratedprogramstosupportstudentsincludingFoundationSkills,revisedCommunityServicesandChildCare

• NewStage1coursesforMaths,EnglishandESLtoalignwithAustralianCurriculum

• VETBusinessandI.T.coursesupdatedtoreflectchangesofcompetencies

• NumeracyprofessionaldevelopmentattendedbyMaths/ScienceCoordinatorandPrincipal

4.1.2ReviewNAPcurriculumtoensureitfacilitatesthepreparationofexitingstudentsforSACE,VEToremploymentandfacilitatessuccessfulsettlementinAustralia.

• Stage1ofextensiveNAPreviewcompletedonallcoreNAPsubjects(withNAPSciencetobereviewedin2016):

• NAPEnglishLiteracycurriculumreviewedandrevised• NAPEnglishLanguagecurriculumreviewedandrevised• NAPMathscurriculumreviewedandrevised• NAPComputingcurriculumreviewedandrevised

4.2Resources 4.2.1Reviewandimprovearchivingandfilingpracticesofcurriculumandproceduraldocuments.

• Ongoing

4.2.2Implementsuccessionplanningstrategiesacrosssubjectsandleadershiproles.

• EarlycareerteachersgivenopportunitiestogainexperienceinpreferredsubjectareasincludingBusiness,Humanities,ESL,MathsandScience

• Reliefteachermanagementbackuppersontrained• ProjecttimeallocatedtostaffmembertomanageaspectsofDayMap

4.3Marketing 4.3.1Explorenewstrategiestoattractstudentstothecollege.

• DisplayandstaffingatPartnershipsforLearningConference&FlexibleLearningCentreExpo

• EstablishingworkingpartnershipwithBrickworksMarkets,whichhasincludedadvertisingcoursesandOpenDayinshoppingcentreandconsideringuseofvacantmarketstalls/shops

• PresentedandhelddisplayatMigrantResourceCentreEmploymentExpo

Curriculum

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IntheareaofCurriculum,teachers,leadersandstudentswereconsultedaspartofamajorTimetableReview.Asaresultofthereviewprocess,anewtimetablewasdevelopedinwhichlessontimeswereadjusted,thelinestructurewasmodifiedandanadditionallineincludedprovidingmorestudentchoice.Thetimetablewillbeimplementedin2016.

TheCurriculumReviewprocesssawtheintroductionofsomeinnovativecurriculumofferings.Stage 2 Pop Culture Studies and an Integrated Program based on film in particular haveproventobeverypopularchoiceswithstudents.

The Core Skills Program has been replaced by VET Foundation Skills. This was based onfeedbackfromstudentsandteacherswhowereseekingcertificationandrecognitionfortheirstudies.Thiscoursewasdevelopedbyteacherstomeettheneedsofthisspecificcohortofstudents.

TheteachersofMathematicsandEnglishwereinvolvedinthedevelopmentofteachingandlearningprogramsforthenewSACEAustralianCurriculumStage1MathematicsandEnglish.TheyworkedinteamsandcontributedtotheDECDandSACEBoardconsultationprocesses.Theyarewellpreparedforthedeliveryofthiscurriculumforthefirsttimethisyear.

OurinnovativecurriculumwasrecognisedbyournominationasaLeadingSACEImprovementsiteandinourinvitationtodeliverprofessionallearningwhichwasofferedstatewide.

Facultyreports

Business,ArtsandTechnology

During2015thefacultyundertookarangeoftechnologyT&DaswellasparticipatinginnewtechnologiesdemonstrationswithSocrative,Office365,iPadsintheClassroomand3DPrinting,whileconsolidatingimprovementinliteracyandnumeracyapproaches.MarketingofthenewFilmSchoolpackagewasundertakenthroughtheCollegeOpenNighthasresultedinnewenrolmentstothecollege.Analysisofresultsfrom2015indicatethatstudentevidenceoflearningwasstronglyrepresentedintheCtoBrange,butAstandardperformancewasdifficultforstudentstoachieveintheBusinessareainparticular.Barrierstoachievementinthisbandhavebeendiscussedatthebeginningof2016,andthefacultyisgoingtoworkcollaborativelytoidentifysuccessfulmethodologiesforengagingandsupportingstudentstoachieveinthehigherbands.Moderationmovementswereminimalacrossthefaculty,duetohighassessmentexpertiseamongourteachers,andthehighparticipationrateinmoderationprocesses.OurITcertificate4continuestoprovideanextremelysuccessfulpathwaytoUniversityentry.

ESL

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Highqualityteachingandlearningwasthemainfocusin2015,withteachersworkingtogetheron curriculum and methodologies. Stronger working relationships were established as aresult.OurentireSACEESLcurriculumwasmappedtoenableteacherstoevaluatetopics,resources,languagedevelopmentandassessmenttasks,priortowritingthenewStage1EALcourses.Eachsectionofthesecourseswasdocumentedusingan“UnderstandingbyDesign”template which provides explicit information about the assessment task, performancestandards, literacy requirements, TL&D Cycle and resources. The use of the Language &LiteracyLevelsasa teaching toolwasexplicitlyembedded ineachcourse. IndividualsalsosharedexperiencesfromtheirT&D:digitallearningtechnologies,AssessmentforEducators,Visible Learning. In addition, the faculty made strong contributions to the SACE BoardReferenceGroup,DECDReferenceGroupandSATESOL’sfeedbackontheNewStage1and2EALcoursesfortheAustralianCurriculum.

MathematicsandScience

Themajor strategic focus inMathematics has been the implementationof theAustralianCurriculumforStage1in2016.Thishasseensubstantialprofessionallearningbeingprovidedto allmathematics teacherswithin the college aswell as faculty planningworkshops andcurriculumdevelopmentinsmallgroups.Asaresultteachersarenowinapositiontodevelopwell-constructedcoursesin2016.

2016 also saw an expansion of the Thebarton Senior College STEM program (Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics.ThisinvolvedtheformationoftheSTEMclubforstudentstoworkwithstaffonintegratedprojects,STEMhomeworksupportsessions,jointexcursionsforMathsandScienceclassesandTSCactiveparticipation intheWASSNSTEMteachers’network.In2015TSCalsohostedthesecondannualBeachEnergyWomeninSTEMBreakfastforaround80studentsandindustryrepresentativesfromacrossAdelaide.Theseinitiatives have supported increased enrolments in the Maths and Science areas andincreasedteachercollaborationwiththeTechnologyandICTfaculties.

In2015theStage2HealthScience(ScientificStudies)courseranforthefirsttimeresultinginallstudentsachievingaCgradeorhigher.FacultyPDhasfocussedonassessmentforlearninganddevelopmentofassessmenttasks.TherehasbeenanincreasedfocusonpeermoderationinbothMathsandScience.

HomeEconomics

Thefacultymeetsthedemandsofliteracyandnumeracyinthecurriculumby:Staffworkingtogethertoscaffoldworksheets,AssessmentTasksandActionPlansacrossStage1&2

• Emphasisonuseofsuggestedvocabulary,tenses,sentencestartersandresearchstrategiesacrossallstaff

• SharingideasandstrategiestoensureassessmenttasksarewithinSACErequirements

• Toscaffoldworksheets,AssessmentTasksandActionPlansacrossStage1&2• ReviewofthecurriculumtoexploreinclusionofVEToptions

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Datawascollectedandinformedoursuccessforstudentsincludingusingthefirsttasktoascertainstudentslevelsofachievement

• Bydoingthiswewereabletoseehowourstrategiesforimprovingstudent’sgradesandlearningoutcomeswereachieved.

• ResultswereverygoodwithmanystudentsachievingAandBgrades.

Design&Technology

• Certificate2Building&Constructionstudentsparticipatedina‘LiveWorksProject’setupwithCareyTrainingandWoodvilleCouncil.Studentsrestored‘TheBrocas’.AllstudentsinvolvedsuccessfullycompletedCertificate2Building&Construction.

• AcceptanceofTSCCertificate1Building&Construction‘TrainingandAssessmentStrategy(TAS)byMastersBuildersAssociation(MBA).

• Certificate1Building&ConstructioncoursereviewedbyMBAcomplianceofficerandvalidated.

• Language,LiteracyandNumeracy(LLN)testingimplementedforCertificate1Building&Constructionatthebeginningofeachcourse,toassesssupportrequirements.

• Discussionswith‘TheAustralianIndustryGroup’tosetupSTEMindustrylinksinmetaltrades.

• ExpansionofourindustrycontactswithlocalbusinessPolyTechtakingonstudentsforworkexperienceandemploymentopportunities.

• MotorTradersAssociationlinkssetuptosupportourStage1andStage2Automotiveclasseswithresourcesandcoursepathways.

• ConversionofstudentsinSACEStage2Design&TechnologytoCommunityStudiestoimprovestudentoutcomes.

HumanitiesandEnglishFaculty2015

1.1 Literacy/Numeracy:Professionallearningisaimedatimprovingliteracyteachingstrategies

• SharedteachingapproachesandresourcesforworkingwithESLstudents• ContributedtoNAPReviewtodiscussthenatureanddemandsofHumanities

subjects• Begantheprocessofsupportingandmentoringeachotherinrespecttothe

AustralianProfessionalStandardsforTeachers• FacultyModerationofstudentwork.Ensuringcommonunderstandingofstandards

andencouragesprofessionaldiscussionsofmarkingandtaskappropriateness.

1.2 DataCollection• Determinedthenatureofthestudentcohortinordertoimprovesupport

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• Identifiedthecognitivedemands,literacyrequirementsandrationaleforallassessmentitemstodeterminetherelevanceandachievabilityofthetaskforstudents.

• Earlyinterventionofstudentstoidentifystudentsatriskandhighachievers

4.1 Curriculum:4.1.1Reviewofcurrentsubjectandcourseofferings• Preparedforthe2016AustralianCurriculum• ReviewedHumanitiesOfferings

4.3Marketing:

• DevelopedaYear12HumanitiesSubjectexpotoinformstudentsofofferings• VisitedeverygraduatingNAPclass• Interactive/engagingdisplaydevelopedforOpenDay• StaffandstudentsactivelyparticipatedinHarmonyDay,WorldEnvironmentDay

Library

2015 saw many changes in the library including changes in staff, Library managementsystems,staffappraisalsandasurvey.

Withthenewlibrarymanagercameareviewoflibraryspaces,staffrolesandresources.Thelibraryworkroomwasrearrangedtomakeworkmorecollaborativeandmovementaroundtheareaflowbetter.Staffallunderwentaperformancereviewandsetthemselvestargetsfortheyear.Astocktakeofthecollectionwasundertakenwithtextbooks,fiction,non-fiction,DVD’sandaudiobooksallcheckedforRFIDtaggingandappropriatecataloguing.Ourlibrarydatabaseisnowreflectingaccuratelywhatwearecurrentlyholding.Outdated,damagedandlowusageitemswereremovedfromthecollection.

VET/RTO

In2015wehad399enrolmentsinVETwith90%ofstudentachievingeitherpartialcompletionorfullcompletionofcertificates.Manyofthestudentswhopartiallycompletedacertificatehavereturnedin2016tocompletetheircertificate.

40studentsstudiedVEToffsite.Thisincluded18studentssuccessfullycompletingCertificateIIIinHealthServiceAssistancethroughtheAustralianNursingandMidwiferyAssociation,manyofwhomhavegoneontostudyaDiplomainEnrolledNursingin2016.

10studentssuccessfullystudiedCertificateIIinEngineeringinajointventurewithCareyTrainingandtheCharlesSturtCouncil.ThestudentswereinvolvedintherenovationofhistoricBrocasHouseatWoodville.

13studentscametousthroughBarkuma.10successfullycompletedCertificateIinInformationTechnologyand3wentontogainCertificateIIaswell.3studentspartially

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completedCertificateIIinBusinessand2ofthesehavereturnedin2016tocompletetheircertificatesandtogaintheirSACE.

CertificateIIIinEnglishProficiencywasdeliveredforthefirsttime.IthasbecomeaverysuccessfulpathwaytoSACE.StudentsarecompletingthecertificatewithsufficientskillstosuccessfullytransitiontoSACEorhigherlevelVET.

Weadded3FoundationCertificatestoourscopewhichwillreplaceCoreSkillsin2016.WealsoaddedCertificateIIinCommunityServices.ThismeanswenolongerneedtohaveavisaagreementwithTAFE.TimewasgiventothedevelopmentofthenewChildcarecertificateanditwassuccessfullyaddedtoourscopeinDecember.

Wedevelopedanewvalidation/moderationprocessinlinewithnewASQArequirements.StaffreceivedPDandhavebeguna5yearprocessofvalidatingallcompetenciesofallcertificates.

AsanRTOweoversawthedeliveryofCertificateIIIITatWilliamLightandtheirteacherattendedourvalidationdayinJune.

StudentServices

During 2015 the Student Services Team went through a transition phase with theappointment of a new Assistant Principal and Coordinator Counsellor. To increase theeffectivenessandconsolidatethedeliveryofstudentservicestothestudentcommunityoneof the reception staff from the front desk was relocated to the student services area tobecomeadedicatedreceptionistforthestudentservicesteam.Thishasledtoastreamlinedservicethatensuresallstudentneedscanbemanagedinaconfidentialmannerintheonearea.

TheCounselling Teamhaveundertaken somedevelopmentalwork in the fieldofpositivepsychologyandwillbedeliveringthistotheteachingandsupportstafftoup-skillthemwitha rangeof language, toolsandprocesses toenhancestudents’ability tonavigate througheducationandtheirlives.

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4.1 Junior Primary and Early Years Scheme Funding N/A 4.2 Better Schools Funding In 2015, Thebarton received $19,653 Better Schools funding, this was used to improve student learning outcomes in 2015 in the following way

Senior School Holiday Tutorial Program $4,248.00 Senior School Careers Program $4,224.00 Foundation Skills Literacy/Numeracy course development and materials

$5,800.00

FLO after hours engagement program $2426.00 Rotaract Program Student Conferences Student Leadership Camp

$2,050.00 Breakfast Program $ 340.00 Student STEM Support materials and activities $ 565.00 Total $19,653.00

5. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Our SACE results have continued to improve over the last 5 years. This is due to a range of strategies which include

• Early intervention, through the first task analysis. • Targeted in class and out of class support • The use of volunteers to support student learning • The development of a homework club and research project club • Professional development for staff in supporting students’ literacy and assessment task

design. • Integrated Learning Packages. The results for the integrated programs were pleasing, with

students achieving higher levels of completion than is the average for the site.

5.1 NAPLAN

N/A

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5.2 Senior Secondary Students in Year 11 and 12 Undertaking Vocational or Trade Training

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Students in Yr 12 Attaining a Yr 12 Certificate or Equivalent VET Qualification

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6. STUDENT DATA 6.1 Attendance

Attendance % Attendance 2013 2014 2015

Total All Year Levels 65 78 74 SACEattendancein2015wasmanagedbytheSACECoordinatorandtheSACERetentionCoordinator.

Inthefirstinstancerollclassteachersandsubjectteachersfolloweduponattendanceissueswiththeirstudents.Iftheywereunsuccessfulincontactingastudentorimprovingastudent’sattendancetheSACECoordinatorandtheSACERetentionCoordinatorwerealerted.Theyfollowedup,usuallyinvolvingtheCounsellingteamorothersupportservices.

Inaddition,checksoftheSACEcohortwerecarriedoutmonthlytoidentifystudentswithattendanceoflessthan70%.Thesewerethenfollowedupormonitored.

Followupbyteachersandsupportstaffaswellasarangeofinitiativeswhichhavesupportedstudentlearningandconnectedstudentstotheschoolandtosupportservices,eitherinorbeyondtheschoolcontinuetobeessentialstrategiesinimprovingattendancerates.

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6.2 Destination

Leave Reason 2014 School Index DECD No % % %

Employment 7 1.9% 3.4% 2.9%

Interstate/Overseas 20 5.3% 7.6% 9.5%

Other 20 5.3% 2.6% 1.4%

Seeking Employment 8 2.1% 5.7% 3.8%

Tertiary/TAFE/Training 10 2.7% 4.6% 3.6%

Transfer to Non-Govt Schl 16 4.3% 6.5% 9.8%

Transfer to SA Govt Schl 30 8.0% 53.3% 48.8%

Unknown 264 70.4% 16.2% 20.3%

Unknown (TG - Not Found) 0.0% 0.0% 2015TertiaryOffersApplicantsandOffers

University TAFE Total

Numberofapplications 44 15 59

Numberofoffers 38 14 52

Percentageofsuccessfulapplications 86.4% 93.3% 88.1%

Offers by Institution (Universities only)

University Offers 2014

Offers 2015

Adelaide University 10 10

Flinders University 11 6

University of SA 21 22

TOTAL 42 38

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7. CLIENT OPINION 2015 Student Feedback Survey

Itwaspleasingtoseethehighlevelofsatisfactionstudentsfeelinrelationtotheirlearningandteacherperformance.Wehaveidentifiedopportunitiesforimprovementparticularlyinrelationtostudentstodiscusstheirideaswithothermembersoftheirclasses.

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2015StaffFeedback

Categoryofstaffopinion %positiveresponses Comment

Supportiveleadership 70 HighlevelpromotionwillhelpStaffbecomemoreconversantwiththedepartment’spsychologicalhealthprocedure

Roleclarity 90 Highlevelofroleclarityindicated

Co-workerinteraction 85 Manystaffstronglyagreedthattheyhadopportunitiesforteamworkandcouldrelyoncolleaguesforsupport

Participativedecisionmaking 62 Staffwillremindedofthedecision-makingprocessesandencouragedtocontributetosuchdecision-making

Goalalignment 77 Performance&DevelopmentPlansandFacultyPlansalllinkwithcollegestrategicdirections

Appraisalandrecognition 69 ManylongtermexperiencedTSCstaffwerenotabletocommentoninductionprocesses

Employeedevelopment 70Stafftobeencouragedtotakeadvantageofprofessionallearning.However,86%ofstafffelttheirworkmatchedtheirskillsandabilities

Workdemands 70 Thecollegeaimstosupportstaffwithworkdemandsbyencouragingandprovidingcollegiatesupport

Individualmorale/distress 75 Morespecifically,83%ofstafffelttheyoftenexperiencepositivefeelingsatwork

Groupmorale/distress 68 Morespecifically,76%ofstaffhadapositivefeelingwithinourgroupatthissite

Staffsupportedattimesofdifficulty 68 Staffwillbefurthermadeawareofsupportoptionsavailableat

timesofpersonaldifficultyPsychologicalhazardsassessedandmanaged 62 Staffwillbemademoreawareofpsychologicalhazardmanagement

AwarenessofDECDcounsellingservices 78 HighlevelpromotionofDECDcounsellingserviceswillcontinueto

furtherraiseawareness

94staffmembersrespondedtothissurvey.Specificquestionswithinthesurveysuggestthatstafffeelthattheyareclearabouttheirrolesandfeelthattheirrolecloselymatchestheirskillsandabilities.Specificquestionsalsosuggestthatstaffexpresspositivefeelingsaboutworkingatthecollegeandworkinginteamsaswellasfeelingsupportedinthoseteams.Withintheseteams,staffwillbemoreencouragedtocontributetodecision-makingprocesses.Asaresultofthesurvey,thecollegewillfurtherraiseawarenessofpsychologicalhealthproceduressostaffgainaclearerunderstandingofthemanagementandproceduresrelatedtopsychologicalhealth.

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8. ACCOUNTABILITY 8.1 Behaviour Management

Thebarton senior College is a United Nations Global peace School and as such we promote the value of respect as the defining rule that governs our interactions with each other. Behaviour at Thebarton Senior College is also underpinned by a relationships based approach characterized by the use of restorative practices when things go wrong. Out of approximately 950 FTE students there was only one suspension in 2015. This suspension was as a consequence of a student threatening the good order of the college. 8.2 Relevant History Screening The findings of the Screening Audit conducted at Thebarton Senior College on 25 September 2014, were that “there are strong and clear practices for recording criminal history screening for all persons attending the site, including approximately 800 adult senior secondary students. Staff at the site displayed strong knowledge around the CHS process generally, and utilize the CHS liaison officer for clarification when required. Thebarton Senior College is an example of ‘best practice’ in record keeping.” Delegated staff handle the clearances for volunteers, staff, contractors and students All staff are kept fully informed of all processes and procedures. Clearances are recorded on EDSAS, allowing for up to date, accurate and easily accessible reports. Human Resources records are updated when new clearances are received and all clearance documents are kept as hard copies in file for easy accessibility. 8.3 HUMAN RESOURCES - Workforce Data

8.3.1 Teacher Qualifications All teachers at this school are qualified and registered with the SA Teachers Registration Board.

Qualification Level Number of Qualifications

Bachelor Degrees or Diplomas 193

Post Graduate Qualifications 99 Please note: Staff that have more than 1 qualification will be counted more than once in the above qualification table. Therefore the total number of staff by qualification type may be more than the total number of teaching staff.

8.3.2 Workforce Composition including Indigenous staff

Workforce Composition Teaching Staff Non-Teaching Staff

Indigenous Non Indigenous Indigenous Non Indigenous

Full-time Equivalents 0.00 88.13

0.29

28.74

Persons 0 98 1 35

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9. FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Income by Funding Source

Funding Source Amount 1 Grants: State 11,524,841.31 2 Grants: Commonwealth 19,653.00 3 Parent Contributions 181,644.00 4 Other 164,313.96

This Annual Report will be ratified at the next Governing Council meeting Tuesday 17 May 2016.