Strategic Priority 2 - Operational Statements of Intent

Approach Four

Implement high-quality professional learning and development

Establishing a strong collegial professional learning culture supports all staff to flourish and contribute to the Mission and Vision of the College. The College aims to see all staff thrive in their roles and supported with access to targeted high-quality professional development to support their growth. The College aims to support staff with career pathway planning to support the provision of Christian education at Northside and beyond.

Example of Implementation Steps

To achieve this objective, the College will:

• Continue to appoint high quality staff who contribute a diverse range of skills and experiences that will support the College’s Mission and Vision.

• Evaluate the process of staff education and performance reviews to ensure alignment with best practice, including the Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework.

Approach Five

Support staff with meaningful appraisal and feedback mechanisms

Feedback provided through a meaningful staff appraisal process supports all staff to flourish. The appraisal process for teachers will be closely linked with the Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework. The College also aims to further develop faculties and professional learning communities. Likewise, Northside is committed to providing an effective staff induction program and assisting new staff with mentors.

• Provide adequate training for all staff with particular emphasis on professional development of staff in teaching the Australian Curriculum, new technologies, differentiation, inquiry-based learning and other innovative emerging pedagogies.

• Implement policies and standards enunciating procedures, performance measures and feedback mechanisms related to individual staff performance.

• Use Visible Thinking as a key strategy to embed a Culture of Thinking into everyday classroom practices.

• Implement a comprehensive staff induction program.

• Continue to review employee entitlements to assist in recruiting and retaining the highest-quality staff.

Approach Six

Celebrate and develop a shared faith

As a Christian community, the staff at Northside Christian College will continue to look for ways to express our shared faith to support the provision of Christian education at Northside. We will actively look for authentic ways to grow as a community of believers.

• Create additional opportunities for faculties and teaching teams to collaborate.

• Promote reading, research, and professional development opportunities for staff.

Approach Seven

Articulate and implement an intentional pedagogical approach

The College will reflect on and articulate our understanding of excellence in pedagogy, informed by educational research, to support student learning in our school context. As a team of educators and support staff, we will implement our shared pedagogical approach across all faculty areas.

Strategic Priority 3

Advance a nurturing culture

Northside Christian College aims to further develop a nurturing College community that meets the needs of students and staff.

“Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves.”

Romans 12:10 (NIV)