Teaching Staff Essential Information

Teaching Staff Meetings: Professional Learning & Practice

Other than General Staff Meetings, on the remaining Monday and Wednesday afternoons, other meetings may be scheduled including those dealing with curriculum and Year Level Matters. All teachers are expected to be present at the meetings applicable to them. Tuesdays will usually be devoted to issues of a Professional Learning nature and staff would generally devote an hour to these activities.

Professional Practice enables staff to collaborate, create and develop resources. Please be aware that Professional Practice may include Professional Development or Professional Learning but they are different as it is up to the teacher to determine the use of time allocated as Professional Practice.

Work done in the time allocated as Professional Practice will be consistent with school priorities and selected from the following areas:

1. Planning

2. Preparation

3. Assessment of students learning

4. Collaboration

5. Curriculum development

6. Relevant professional development. CECV MOU - 3.8

Time allocated for Professional Practice is on Monday afternoons with the students being dismissed at 2.30pm. There will be other designated times for Professional Practice on student free days and agreed release times.

Student Awards

Student awards recognise achievement and success in various domains of College life. Awarded at the end of each semester, teaching staff are encouraged to nominate students in the categories of Commitment and Perseverance; and Christian Leadership. Academic Excellence awards are also given at the end of each semester for the best performing students from assessment data that is collated.

For academic awards, as well as Commitment and Perseverance awards: Criteria for nominations and procedures are communicated to staff by the Deputy Principal (Curriculum) or the Deputy Principal (Learning & Teaching).

For Christian Leadership awards: Criteria for nominations and procedures are communicated to staff by the Dean of Faith & Oblate Charism

Other perpetual and sponsored awards for leadership, music, sport or other co-curricular activities, are awarded at Speech Night or during school wide assemblies. Teaching staff may also be involved in the nomination process, and the respective coordinator of the award will distribute information regarding the nomination and selection process.

Early every year we hold our annual Day of Academic Excellence. Three assemblies are held this day: Yrs 7-9 and 10-12 for Academic Awards for all classes and subjects in Semester 2 of the previous year, and a full school assembly with invited guests to recognize the VCE High Achievers from the year before including the “90+” club and Dux.

Version 8.1 (March 2023)