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Business Plan 2016 -2018

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Willandra Primary School commenced in 1993 and is situated in the Armadale suburb of Seville

Grove and currently has an enrolment of approximately 560 students. The school's priorities are

high standards of student achievement, values and social education. The school ethos

encompasses Learning, Pride, Values and Community and our teachers are committed to the

well-being of each and every one of our students striving to create an environment which

nurtures the desire to learn.

Willandra Primary is an Independent Public School and hosts a learning community bound by

a strong values system where the social and emotional wellbeing of our students is

paramount.

The experienced and committed staff at Willandra Primary School ensure high standards of

achievement and student engagement. We are proud of our safe, productive and positive

learning environment.

Phase One of the Western Australian Curriculum is implemented and reported upon in English,

Mathematics, History and Science. Phase Two subjects - the Arts, Health and Physical

Education, Technology, French and Humanities are also taught. We host extra-curricular after

school activities such as Music, Sport and homework classes. We also host a Before and After

School Care facility and have a strong focus on pastoral care with the services of a Chaplain

and Social Worker.

In our last Independent Public School Review, we achieved commendations for our positive

school culture, our high level whole school literacy development and intervention programs.

We have set targets to promote Willandra

Primary School as a school of choice and a

place where students feel safe and celebrate

success.

This Business Plan outlines our Strategic Plans for

School improvement. Operational plans are

also compiled and focus on specific academic

and non-academic targets to ensure the needs

of each student are catered for.

Business Plan Overview

BUSINESS PLAN 2016-2018 WILLANDRA PRIMARY SCHOOL

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“In partnership with the community we will provide a safe, inclusive, nurturing

environment and high quality teaching and learning that empowers everyone to strive

to achieve their full potential and become positive contributors to society.”

◊ To build and maintain positive relationships

◊ To ensure our values and social and emotional programs underpin our school

culture

◊ To create a positive working environment

◊ Maintain high expectations in all areas

◊ To ensure state of the art teaching practice

◊ To create empowered, collaborative teams

◊ To maintain effective school organisation

School Vision

Mission Statements


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We have a strong focus on continuous whole school self-assessment

and all planning for improvement is evidenced based.

Because of this, emphasis on early intervention and learning support

is an important factor in meeting student needs. Shared leadership

across the school empowers teams in staff, students and parents to

work towards our vision. Our mission statements direct our strategic

and operational plans which are designed to create a positive

and exciting learning environment and a clear path for school

improvement.

Planning for Improvement


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The Business Plan 2016 - 2018 reflects the Department of Education Focus 16 and the

Strategic Plan 2016 - 2018. It outlines key focus areas and strategies which are intended

to improve and maintain overall school performance in both academic and non-

academic contexts. Operational planning documents are more detailed and outline

key strategies and programs which are linked to the use of school resources.

The School Board endorses the Business Plan annually and has provided input into

school improvement requirements. The School Board also endorses the School DPA

and the Annual Report annually.

Strategic Planning


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Academic

◊ Develop a whole school Pedagogical Framework - Improve the quality of teaching by

building capacity of teachers to provide an intentional and focused school

improvement agenda

◊ Explore Hattie’s Visible Learning to develop high quality teaching practice

◊ Improve and maintain standards of achievement in Literacy and Numeracy

◊ Maintain and improve Student Intervention Processes in Literacy and Numeracy

◊ Focus on an Improvement agenda for Early Childhood Education

◊ Maintain the implementation of Phase One of the Western Australian Curriculum

◊ Implement Phase Two of the Western Australian Curriculum

◊ Improve and embed ICT capabilities to enhance teaching and Learning Non Academic

◊ Implement Kid’s Matter as a Conceptual Framework for Improving Student well being

◊ Implement Kid’s Matter Early Childhood as a Conceptual Framework for Improving

Student well being in Early Childhood

◊ Maintain a strong focus on the school Values

◊ Build staff capacity to cater for positive student mental health and well being

◊ Focus on Student engagement, behaviour and attendance

Success for all Students -Teaching and Learning Broad Strategies


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Whole School

◊ Overarching Implementation Plan of Phase One and Two of the Western

Australian Curriculum (Implementation Plan 2016 -18)

◊ Review and continue Implementation of Whole School Literacy Plan

◊ Development and Implementation of Whole School Numeracy Plan

◊ Development and Implementation of Whole School HASS Plan

◊ Increase functionality of Learning Area teams in Maths, English, HASS

◊ Adoption of a School Pedagogical Framework

◊ Staff implement the Curriculum and Assessment Outline (School Curriculum

and Standards Authority)

◊ Review and align the Whole school Intervention Policy for Students at Educational

Risk

◊ Intensive Early Childhood Intervention

◊ Development of an ICT plan to embed Digital Technologies across the school

Teaching and Learning - Key Milestones


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Willandra has an evidenced based focus for school improvement.

By close examination of Data from a variety of areas, staff work together

to establish Strategic, Operational and Case management targets

annually to improve student learning.

These Targets will be reviewed annually to ensure progress and redefine

teaching and learning priorities. This Data management forms the basis of

our Independent School Review which will occur in 2018.

Academic progress of students will be based on stable cohort

performance in NAPLAN measured over a two year period.

Academic Improvement Targets for Literacy and Numeracy 2016-2018


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Literacy Targets 2015- 2017

Strategic Targets Operational Targets

Reading

Year 3

To perform higher than like schools by increasing the percentage of Year 3 students achieving Literacy scores in the top two proficiency bands

To perform better than like schools with less

students in Proficiency Bands 1 and 2

In Reading for 2015/2016/2017 20% of Year 3

students will achieve scores in the top 2 proficiency bands.

Writing

To perform higher than like schools by increasing the percentage of year 3 students achieving Literacy scores in the top two proficiency bands

To perform better than like schools with less students in Proficiency Bands 1 and 2

To perform better than like schools

with less students in Proficiency Bands 1 and 2

In Writing for 2015 20% of Year 3 students will achieve scores in the top 2 proficiency bands.

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To perform higher than like schools by

increasing the percentage of Year 5 students achieving Literacy scores in the top two proficiency bands



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In Spelling for 2015 20% of year 3 students will achieve scores in the top 2 proficiency bands.

Academic Improvement targets for Literacy and Numeracy 2016 -2018


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Strategic Targets Operational Targets

Year 5

Maintain the trend to be better than like schools by increasing the number of students scoring in the top 2 Proficiency Bands.

Maintain the ‘being better than like schools’ trend

in reducing the percentage of students scoring in Bands 3 and 4.

Year 5 Reading Increase by 6% the number of Year 5

students (2015) in the top 3 proficiency bands compared with Year 3 results in 2013.

Writing In Writing for 2015 Increase by 6% the

number of Year 5 students (2015) in the top 3 proficiency bands compared with Year 3 results in 2013.

Spelling Increase by 6% the number of Year 5

students (2015) in the top 3 proficiency bands compared with Year 3 results in 2013.

Numeracy Targets 2015-2017

Year 5

Maintain the trend to be better than like schools by increasing the number of students scoring in the top 2 Proficiency Bands.

Maintain the ‘being better than like schools’ trend

in reducing the percentage of students scoring in Bands 3 and 4.

Increase the number of students in the top 3

bands by 10%. Decrease the number of students scoring in

bands 3 and 4 by 10%

Year 3

To perform higher than like schools by increasing the percentage of Year 3 students achieving Numeracy scores in the top two proficiency bands



In Numeracy for 2015 20% of Year 3 students

will achieve scores in the top 2 proficiency bands.

Increase by 6% the number of Year 5

students (2015) in the top 3 proficiency bands compared with Year 3 results in 2013

Literacy Targets 2015- 2017

Academic Improvement targets for Literacy and Numeracy 2016 -2018


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Broad Strategies

• Use National Quality Standard Data Tools to gather relevant information to inform the Early

Childhood Improvement Plan for Willandra Primary School.

• Develop an Early Intervention Program for Early Childhood involving external partnerships

ie; Parkerville, Speech Pathology, OT and Parent Education programs.

• Build capacity of Early Childhood staff to work with relevant data such as On-Entry,

Australian Early Development Census and school-based assessments to ensure targeted

programs.

• Ensure Student wellbeing is paramount by implementing Kid’s Matter Early Childhood

across the school.

Key Milestones

• ECE Improvement Plan developed, resourced and implemented (2015/2016)

• All staff provided with professional learning on:

- The Early Years Framework and the links to the Western Australian Curriculum (2016)

- Use of On-Entry Data to inform programs (2016)

• Maintain and evaluate Social and Emotional Programs taught in classrooms

• Collaborative planning meetings weekly and Phase of Learning Meetings K-2 twice a term

• Provide school First Aid training for staff (2 staff members 2016)

• Increased Physical Activity - Sports Session for P-2 1 x week 2016/2017

• Critical Incident and risk management processes are documented and distributed

• Parent volunteers sign a Confidential Declaration form if they are regularly in the classroom

2015 onwards

• Stranger Danger Education is a regular feature in the newsletter and website 2015

onwards

• All staff undergo Protective Behaviours Training 2016/2017

• Technology access to be increased in all classes 2016/2017

• 0-4 Year old Playgroup Parent Group facility to be developed at the school (2016)

• Action Team for Kids Matter to develop a plan of action to ensure positive relationships are

maintained with the community


Early Childhood Improvement Plan

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We believe that strong and shared leadership

is paramount in achieving our school vision

and enables us to promote and activate our

Mission Statements. Within that leadership

structure, we promote productive

collaboration between all staff to facilitate

planning, effective classroom engagement

and high quality teaching and learning.

Involved in this is rigorous school self-reflection,

year level data analysis and sharing of

resources. Our high focus on Values

Education is central to all Teaching

and learning, Leadership and all operational

processes in the school.

Effective Leadership


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Leadership Strategies

◊ Shared Leadership structures across the school facilitate the following school

improvement strategies

◊ Develop and maintain a Shared Leadership Framework

◊ Build capacity of Senior teachers and Aspiring Leaders to lead specific curriculum

and non-curriculum areas

◊ Maintain Student Leadership Processes for Year 5 and 6 students

◊ Develop and maintain School Board Training

◊ Develop and maintain Governance training for P & C members

◊ Development and Implementation of a Pedagogical Framework based on John

Hattie’s Visible Teaching

◊ Development and Implementation of a Class Observation Framework which

involves

focused goal setting on the AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers.

◊ Linking Performance Planning for teachers to Pedagogical framework managed

by Line Managers-K-2, 3-4 and 5-6

◊ Development of Observation Strategies

◊ Implementation of Class Walkthroughs

◊ Promoting the Sharing Best practice of aligning Professional Learning to school

targeted areas of improvement

◊ Building competencies for the implementation of Phase One and Two of the

Western Australian Curriculum

◊ Building capacity of Support Staff to assist in intervention and Literacy

and Numeracy programs

Effective Leadership


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High Quality Teaching and Leadership-Broad Strategies


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As a school we focus on

Success for all Students.

This means catering for

academic, social, emotional

and physical needs of all

students.

This involves Intervention in

both Academic and Non

Academic areas and includes

Learning Support, Pastoral

Care, Social and Emotional

programs and extra-curricular

activities before and after

school.

We have a dedicated

and capable staff who

undertake extra responsibilities

to ensure the needs of all

students are catered for

and they achieve success.

Success for all students-Broad Strategies Non Academic


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Ensuring a safe and happy learning and working environment for students, staff

and parents is vital and continuously assessed. Central to the positive environment is the

maintenance of positive and healthy relationships and creating an environment where

students love to come to school and teachers love to teach.

◊ Positive School Community

◊ Social and Emotional Learning

◊ Working with parents and Carers

◊ Helping children with Mental health difficulties

◊ Ensure an engaged school community through development of ICT strategies

◊ Ensure an attractive and well maintained, safe physical environment

◊ Develop a sustainability focus across the school

◊ Actively contribute to the school Network as a whole school

◊ Learning Environment- Key Milestones

◊ Develop a Kid’s Matter Action Team.

◊ Develop an Early Childhood Kid’s Matter Action Team.

◊ Develop an Action team for Grounds improvement

◊ Development of a Sustainability Action Team

◊ Develop an Attendance Action Team

◊ Improvement of ICT provision across the school - Website, School App, Increased

Interactive White Boards and technology provision

◊ Employment of Social Worker

◊ Employment of School Chaplain

◊ Review Behaviour Management policy in line with Kid’s Matter

◊ Online Safety Programs for students

◊ Parent Staff and student surveys to monitor school morale and culture

◊ Actively participate in Network Activities

◊ Ensure effective Transition Programs for ECE and Year 6 entering secondary school

Developing a Positive Learning Environment - Broad Strategies

Implementation of the Kid’s Matter Framework - Four Components


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At Willandra Primary School we have developed a distinctive

culture based around the specific teaching of Values.

The TED program (Treat everyone Decently) has been embedded

into the school culture for the past 13 years and is the

overarching focus of all Behaviour Management and Social

and emotional programs. TED is embraced by all members of the

school community. TED Connect is an extension of the program

to involve the community in upholding the Values at home and

also become involved in the school activities. We have a

Distinctive School Culture recognized by the community.

Developing a Positive School Environment — School Values


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Building and maintaining values based community and Positive Partnerships-

Broad Strategies

◊ Maintain TED Program - Values Education

◊ Implement TED Connect focusing on Positive community partnerships

Building and maintaining values based community-Key Milestones

◊ TED assemblies and recognition of TED Awards

◊ Values awards/Gotcha values recognition at assemblies

◊ Use of the Website to celebrate Values Achievements

◊ More Parents to attend assemblies

◊ Community Participation in Special Events eg; Rainbows and Smiles Day

and TED’s Birthday


Success for all Students

Building a Positive Teaching and Learning Environment

with an Engaged Community

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◊ At Willandra Primary School; Physical, Human and Financial Resources are well

managed and linked to whole school planning. A Finance Committee which is

representative of all Phases of schooling meets twice a term to oversee

expenditure and inform the Management of school needs.

The school reports to the School Board each term with a Financial Overview.

◊ Broad Strategies

◊ Maintain an effective Financial Management

◊ Maintain Effective Human Resource Management

◊ Key Milestones

◊ Move to Electronic Financial Processes in 2016

◊ Embrace the Student Centred Funding Model to ensure effective management of

resources and provision of student needs

◊ Develop a Financial Plan to ensure Physical School Improvements are well

maintained and planned for

◊ Maintain excellence in School Audits

A Capable and Responsive Organisation


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57 Chidzey Drive Seville Grove WA 6112

T: 9497 1188 F: 9497 1841 W: willandraps.wa.edu.au

Signed by School Board Chair

Signed by School Principal

Date

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Willandra Primary School · The Business Plan 2016 - 2018 reflects the Department of Education Focus 16 and the Strategic Plan 2016 - 2018. It outlines key focus areas and strategies