School Improvement Plan | Stewardship | 2022

Staff Wellbeing

The Seton Wellbeing Program aligns with CEWA Strategic Wellbeing Framework and encourages staff to put wellbeing at the forefront of their daily work practices Having gathered feedback about staff wellbeing and the workplace demands that most adversely affect wellbeing, several strategies were put in place to assist staff to manage their daily workflows

Marking and feedback were identified as key contributors to workload Staff were encouraged to redesign their assessment schedules to reduce the number of assessments in each course Feedback mechanisms were also redesigned to allow for more efficient and effective delivery of feedback

Through Professional Learning days, expert guest speakers presented on developing heathy wellbeing habits, gave examples of practical strategies that staff can utilise, and staff were invited to experience a number of these in practical sessions

Work was undertaken to share amongst all teaching staff, the experiences of a group of innovative teachers who were effectively collaborating via OneNote for the development of Teaching and Learning Programs This process using OneNote was demonstrated to have improved teacher workloads as its ability for easy collaboration and resource sharing meant teaching and learning was overseen by a key teacher and shared amongst teaching teams Individuals still had the ability to modify programs and lessons to suit their classes and students

Formal and structured Professional Development for Non-Teaching Staff was implemented by the College providing an opportunity for personal growth and development Both sessions were conducted by Elevate Wellbeing This will be extended in 2023 through specialised and focused training programs for Education Support Teaching Assistants

The College restructured the ICT Team to reflect best practices in ICT at the College With the appointment of a new ICT Manager in 2022 a mix of external contract technical advice and inhouse support staff provided the best means of

The College maintained its program of internal classroom refurbishment and relocated the Uniform Shop to the front of the College recreating it in a contemporary retail format

The College also made the decision to significantly improve the medium for delivery of food to students by replacing the Canteen with a modern Café, with menus sourced nationally and prepared by our own in-house chef The focus on a sustainable and education focused menu has been well received

During 2022 the College received feedback from students and parents regarding the change rooms and toilet facilities As a result, the College is embarking on a two-year refurbishment program starting from the end of Term 2, 2023

The addition and inclusion of sustainable rubbish bins with separate containers for co-mingled, general and FOGO waste has increased student awareness of environmental concerns and has reduced the level of general waste

Finance, Infrastructure & Compliance

We endeavour to ensure our College is appropriately resourced, financially sustainable, accessible and affordable, especially for the marginalised and disadvantaged

Our fees are set as the second lowest priced Catholic Secondary School in the Metropolitan Area We also provide for Health Care Card discounts for approximately 20% of our families and discretionary discounts for other families