Ipswich Girls' and Junior Grammar School Strategic Plan 2024-2028

STRATEGIC PLAN

2024 - 2028

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIR

The Board of Trustees and Executive is pleased to present the Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School, Strategic Plan 2024 - 2028. The Strategic Plan integrates a global view and innovative academic goals with personal and social development opportunities. We will leverage the strong foundation of our existing operations and invest in the School’s faculty to extend our culture of learning, and promote forward thinking and innovation.

Cultivating a responsible and capable global citizen requires a commitment from the students, staff, Board of Trustees and Executive, and from our broader school community. In recognition of this, past and present students, current and future parents, teachers, business services staff, the Board of Trustees, and Executive, were given the opportunity to participate in the consultation and development phase of the Strategic Plan. The data collected through this process ensured we are able to deliver a comprehensive and meaningful Strategic Plan that is representative of our broad community.

The Strategic Plan’s vision establishes a clear goal, to be the destination school where globally conscious students lead with grit and grace. In part, our successful achievement of this goal will be apparent in the way our community exercises diligence, strives for excellence, and shows respect and integrity, but also in our resilience and ability to dig deep and find the courage to do what is right. A globally conscious Ipswich Girls and Junior Grammar School student will be confident, capable, and equipped to make ethical decisions and will work with purpose to open doors for a brilliant future.

Over the next five years, we will work together to implement the objectives of the Strategic Plan 2024 2028 and to realise our shared vision, while maintaining educational excellence across all facets of the School’s operations.

Mr James Sturges Chair of the Board of Trustees

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PRINCIPAL

DR PERRY

It is a privilege, in my inaugural year as Principal of Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School, to endorse our Strategic Plan 2024 - 2028.

The Strategic Plan establishes the School’s future vision by detailing our strategic imperatives, explicit objectives and agreed targets. The School’s purpose and values are at the center of the Strategic Plan, as is our commitment to providing space for innovation, and supporting our students to grow and discover their potential.

Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School has been a leader in education since the School’s foundation in 1862. For over 130 years, the School has maintained strong enrolment numbers and has celebrated academic excellence along with sporting and cultural success. The School has cultivated a well-deserved reputation as a forward-thinking, independent school which educates and prepares students to lead with strength, resilience and purpose. Our motto, Omnia Superat Diligentia – Diligence Overcomes All, continues to be a powerful statement for our times. It embodies the School’s pedagogy and reflects our goal of supporting our students to be courageous, ready for higher learning, to act as a global citizen, and take charge in life. An Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School education will prepare our students to be the difference we need to change the world for the better.

The commitment and diligence of our professional community is also part of what makes Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School stand out as a leader in education. Our staff strive to provide students with experiences to promote purposeful growth, self-discovery, and good citizenry. They recognise the individual skills and talents of our students, and nurture and guide them to work collaboratively and ethically toward their goals. The commitment of our professional staff to provide positive, holistic education is further strengthened by the contributions and support of our parent community.

I am committed to improving the provisions that benefit Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School students and our broader community. To achieve our goals, the Strategic Plan identifies five pillars of success, outlined in the following pages.

I am excited to be at the helm of Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School as we deliver our new Strategic Plan and am motivated by our students, staff, Executive, Board of Trustees, and school community, and all that our collective futures offer.

Together we will grow the whole student so, they can be the best version of themselves now, and into the future. An Ipswich Girls’ and Junior Grammar School student is destined to respond globally, take ownership and lead with grit and grace.

Dr Marie Perry Principal

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OUR

Diligence Digging deep and using grit to get the job done.

VISION

is to be the destination school where globally conscious students lead with grit and grace.

Excellence Committing to be brilliant together.

OUR

PURPOSE

Respect Valuing diversity and embracing the uniqueness of everyone.

is opening doors for a brilliant future.

OUR

VALUES

Integrity Finding the courage to do what is right.

We fulfil this intent in our everyday activities through exercising: »

Diligence

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Excellence

Care

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Respect

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Integrity

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Care

Showing kindness, compassion and grace for people and place.

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5 PILLARS TO

SUCCESS

WORLD WORLD READY READY We co-create global learning adventures with our students so that they love to learn for life, and lead with grit and grace.

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FUTURE FUTURE FOCUSED FOCUSED

TRUE TRUE BELONGING BELONGING

DESTINATION DESTINATION SCHOOL SCHOOL

We nurture an adaptive, collaborative workforce that advances the staff community and the educational experience they deliver.

We share and celebrate our heritage, diversity, and inclusivity to strengthen our connections and community.

We leverage our unique place and space as a premier destination for learning and work.

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NEW MOMENTUM We continue our legacy by making smart, resilient investments in our future.

WORLD

READY

We co-create global learning adventures with our students so that they love to learn for life, and lead with grit and grace.

We’ll do this by: »

Delivering bespoke learning pathways and well-being strategies

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Creating new learning environments

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Curating opportunities for the student voice

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FUTURE

FOCUSED

We nurture an adaptive, collaborative workforce that advances the staff community and the educational experience they deliver.

We’ll do this by:

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Developing a centre for professional learning

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Providing professional pathways

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Offering holistic benefits through a well-being strategy

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TRUE

BELONGING

We share and celebrate our heritage, diversity, and inclusivity to strengthen our connections and community.

We’ll do this by: »

Shaping and delivering our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy

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Enhancing and opening the doors to our unique campus environment

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Fostering local and global partnerships and service learning

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DESTINATION

SCHOOL

We leverage our unique place and space as a premier destination for learning and work.

We’ll do this by:

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Expanding our cultural, regional and international opportunities

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Refurbishing our campus to ensure curated life and learning experiences

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Promoting our premiere Australian location

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NEW

MOMENTUM

We continue our legacy by making smart, resilient investments in our future.

We’ll do this by: »

Fostering and engaging our alumni community

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Investing in a broader philanthropic culture

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Developing sustainable investment strategies and brand

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DESTINED TO BE...

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