ICT PD Auckland & Tauranga Schools Tour Tour Participant Report To Board & Staff.

ICT PDAuckland

&TaurangaSchools

TourTour Participant Report To Board &

Staff

Gardens School St Kentigerns School St Cuthbert’s College Tauriko School Selwyn Ridge School Cotswold School – Building Brighter Futures

Introduction

During June 2007, seven Cotswold School staff members

joined staff from seven other schools from throughout the

south island to visit five leading schools located in

Auckland and Tauranga. The purpose of this presentation is

to provide the Board and staff with feedback from

participants as to how Cotswold School rates in relation to

the schools visited and what strategic development

opportunities we believe should be considered.


Schools Visited

We visited the following schools:

NAME TYPE AUTHORITY LOCATION ROLL DECILE

The Gardens School Full Primary Y1-8 State Auckland 428 10

St Kentigern College Secondary Y9-13 Private Auckland 1653 N/A

St Cuthbert’s College Composite Y1-13 Private Auckland 1439 N/A

Tauriko School Full Primary Y1-8 State Tauranga 254 9

Selwyn Ridge School Contributing Y1-6 State Tauranga 494 5


Tour Observations

During our visit we had the opportunity to observe, reflect on and

• How schools develop and maintain a school-wide culture

• The importance of leadership

• Teaching and learning practices that use ICT to enhance achievement for digital learners

• Innovative learning programmes

• Inquiry Learning

• Measuring student achievement

• School ICT systems and administrative practices

discuss the following:


Common Elements

Common elements of most leading schools included:• Shared vision, values and beliefs, integrated and

progressvely built on from New Entrants to Y6

• Sound pedagogy underpins everything

• Reflective thinking (quality)

• Positive school culture

• Well developed and organised environment


Common Elements

• Ongoing professional development including professional readings

• High expectations of their younger students (ICT)

• The promotion and progressive development of self managed learners

• Community partnership/involvement with a specific request about how parents could contribute to the school.


Strategic Development Considerations

Ensure:• Reflective Thought and Action is a Key Ingredient in All Aspects and at

All Levels of Our School.

• Regular Professional Readings for All Staff are incorporated as part of a Targeted/Ongoing Professional Development.

• The development of a Seamless Curriculum Plan incorporating Major Themes integrating the Essential Learning Areas, School Values and Key Competencies.

• An Inquiry Learning process is developed and implemented across our school.

• All Intelligences are Valued.



Consider:

• Ratifying our Shared Vision which needs to be Owned & Promoted by All School Community Members

• The constant promotion of “The Cotswold Way” – “At Cotswold we ….

• Incorporating “COTSWOLD CONNECTED”

• Kids Talk – develop a simplified Visual Version of Vision, Values And Beliefs

• The term “Pride & Passion”



Consider:

• Encouraging Pooling and making use of Teacher Skills/Expertise school-wide

• Utilising Specialist Teachers

• Developing “Cotswold Connected” Visual Reminders (tools, quotes).

• Characterising the Cotswold Elephant??????



Consider:• Integrating Extension as part of Class Programmes including Choir,

Sport, the Arts, Maori, ICT

• Provide More Opportunities for Students to Share and Perform.

• Provide More Leadership Opportunities for students at All Levels of our school – Students seen as Leaders in our School.

• Students Applying for Extension/Specialist Programmes they want to be involved in by completing an Applications & CV.



Consider:

• Incorporating WITS as a Behaviour Management Strategy – Walk Away, Ignore, Talk About It, Seek Help

• Developing a Low Freqency Radio Station for our school.


Thank You

All tour participants thank the Board and staff for allowing them

the opportunity to take part in this tour.

Heather Benns Jean-Marie Cain

Anna Douglas Paula Fleming-Connell

Stephen Harrison Tracey Jourdain

Andrew Simpson

ICT PD Auckland & Tauranga Schools Tour Tour Participant Report To Board & Staff.

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