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The role of the LE Liaison Teacher is to support students, to be a point of contact for families and to liaise with teachers regarding support, programs and assessments.

Learning Enrichment Liaison Teachers:

Year 7 –  Fiona Marshall

Year 8 – Justine Stevens

Year 9 – Catherine Riddle

Year 10 – 12:  Toni Mills

Find out how to achieve success this year! 

The school is hosting a combined Information Evening on Monday 15 February, for all Year 12 parents, as well as parents of all Year 11 and 12 VET and Certificate Pathway students. Please note, the ability to hold this event as planned will be subject to any changes in Government advice regarding COVID restrictions. Information covered on the evening will also be presented to students during Education Plus lessons.

The evening will commence with an overview of WACE Graduation and what success looks like for our graduating students.

We will then spilt into two pathway-focused groups: Parents of Year 11 and 12 VET/Certificate students (in the Community Room), and parents of Year 12 Direct Entry students (in Cousins Hall). Each group will be presented with targeted information relating to strategies for successful results in their specific pathway. This will include Work Experience dates, how to manage workloads, and pathways to tertiary education for VET/Certificate students. Parents of Direct Entry students will hear about important dates, exam literacy, applications to University, and how the ATAR is calculated plus there will be a chance to ask questions. Presenters will include our Deputy Head of Teaching and Learning, Careers Advisor, VET Coordinator and VET Liaison Officer.

Details: Monday 15 February from 6.30-7.30pm, commencing in Cousins Hall.

NB: If there are any changes due to government advisories, a further email will be sent out as well as a notification in the Secondary Newsletter.

MASTER CLASSES TERM 1                                                                                         

Tuition for all students Year 7 to 12

Master Classes are 1 hour tutorial sessions conducted once a week during the school term. Each week these classes reinforce and extend students’ understanding of the work they are currently studying at school.

Program commences Saturday 13^th February.

Classes held at Christ Church Grammar School

 (Online if COVID restrictions occur

 *20% school discount per subject*

Duncraig students were lucky enough to squeeze in their Year 12 Ball before lockdown came into effect over the weekend. A wonderful night was had with everyone tearing up the dance floor. More pics are available online from Bliss Studio now.

Bliss Studio

SEQTA is an amazing tool for schools and we encourage both students and parents to check it regularly.

Please note that SEQTA is a resource to supplement teaching NOT an online substitute for the relationship between a teacher and student. Your child spends 320 minutes a day in personal contact with their teachers – and your child has every opportunity to receive help, ask questions and take ownership of their work. I would encourage parents to grow the independence of their children rather than to expect SEQTA to be the prime source of information.

SEQTA is a great insight for parents – but again, the conversations that are then initiated between parents, teacher and student are of the most value.

I would encourage parents and students and ensure that they are aware of the documents attached to each course: course outlines, assessment schedules and other resources are available in SEQTA for reference, saving or printing at any time. I would also encourage parents to ask for help and to keep an eye out for the SEQTA information evenings.

Teachers will on occasion deviate from their teaching plan because students may require extra time for understanding and consolidation. That is part of good teaching and might disrupt a plan previously put in place. We all know that parents and teachers constantly adapt as the needs of children evolve. Individual teachers will decide the format or formats for the submission of work – sometime these may be in hard copy, sometimes they might be uploaded to SEQTA, emailed or handed in on USB. This will depend on the nature of the task and the format the teacher feels is best. Teachers are striving to meet the expectations below. Some teachers already exceed these and use SEQTA very extensively. The expectations below are our target and while many staff will go beyond these, staff are not expected to.

The SEQTA experience for parents – Duncraig and Carramar Secondary

Cover Page

The purpose of the cover page is to contain an overview of the course. It should be an easy reference for information about the entire year of work. It contains a copy (or a link) to the assessment schedule, program and syllabus. It contains the school Assessment Policy, or a link.

For Certificate subjects: The Cover Page includes a paragraph explaining the four compliance requirements, Unit Delivery and Assessment Planner for the whole year, Assessment Tasks (as each is delivered), and RTO Student Handbook.

Assessments

• The assessment schedule should be developed at the start of the year. Lower school students are to have the entire semester of assessments visible to parents and students. Year 11 and 12 are to have the entire year’s assessments visible
• Assessment titles should include the weighting and clear labels that are succinct.
• Task sheet/assessment description and marking guide/rubric are to be added at an appropriate time.
• Marks for summative assessments should be made visible, within three weeks of the assessment being finalised.
• If there is more than one class, all marks are to be made visible at the same time.
• Exam marks are to be released at the end of the exam period.
• Formative assessments can be visible with a weighting of zero.
• Assessment feedback will be placed in the Marks Book on a regular basis.

(Lesson) Planning

Students, parents/carers and other staff should be able to see what has been planned on a week-by- week basis (as a minimum). Clarity in lesson naming is essential.

Lesson Resources

It should be clear where students can access resources and links. Students may be required to enter homework themselves on occasion.

Documents Section

This is used to store documents that parents/carers might need to access at any point of the year. Documents include anything from a Parent Information Night slide show, Curriculum Handbooks, and the Assessment Policy.