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Opotiki College Curriculum Document
What do we know about our students on entry to Opotiki College?
A profile of each entry cohort is developed from the following sources:
- Primary school information (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/2009Yr8Info)
• AsTTle Reading and Maths (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/Yr9CurriculumLevels10)
• MidYis (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/MidYis/MidYis07to09)
Commentary
Consistently, 55-65% of our cohort arrive in the bottom quartile (MidYis/AsTTle) so literacy and numeracy needs are high.
What do we know about our students’ presence, engagement and achievement?
A Data Plan was created in 2007 so that we could track behaviour, attendance and achievement.
• This material is collated annually (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/EngagementData/OngoingData)
• The Teacher Observation process has included, from the start of 2010, has included recording student voice on what they are learning, why they are learning, how their teacher helps them to learn and how they learn best. (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/StudentVoice)
• The Teacher Observation process collects comments on the levels of engagement in all teachers’ classes and forms part of the Appraisal discussion. (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• ERO Report (2007) focused on Student Engagement (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ERO/ERO2007)
Commentary
There are high levels of student achievement and engagement. Attendance is an ongoing challenge, especially in relation to intermittent attendance.
What is our vision for the learners at Opotiki College and what values do we believe are important for our learners?
Our Charter is updated annually with the Mission Statement, Vision, Values and Strategic Goals revisited once every 5-6 years.
• Opotiki College Charter (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/Charter)
Commentary
The College is driven by a vision centred around respect, equity, high expectations and strong relationships.
How do we encourage and monitor the Key Competencies?
Opotiki College’s Scheme and Unit Outline documentation have been reformatted so that the Key Competencies and Effective Pedagogies as identified in the New Zealand Curriculum are central.
• Scheme (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/SchemeOutline)
• Unit Outline (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/CurriculumPlan)
Commentary
All Schemes will be in the new format from Term II 2010 and all units will be in the Curriculum Plan format by the end of 2011.
What are our beliefs about quality teaching and learning?
The elements of effective pedagogy as outlined in the New Zealand Curriculum, especially Teaching as Inquiry, underpin our beliefs about quality teaching and learning. How this is present in our practice is described in the following documents:
• Unit Outline (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/CurriculumPlan)
• Personal Teaching Inquiry (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• Learning Team Inquiry (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/ Teaching as Inquiry)
• Learning Target Setting (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
Commentary
These processes are a work in progress which were put in place from the start of 2010 after developing them within our Aspiring Leaders Group and Professional Learning Groups in 2009. The essence of inquiry is central to our development of Opotiki College as A Thinking and Asking Place.
What are the big picture learning goals for Opotiki College?
The targets we have set in our Annual Planning documentation have included raising literacy levels, increasing leaver qualifications, reducing incidence of serious misbehaviour and improving retention of Maori students.
• Our current targets are included in our most recent Charter (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/Charter)
Commentary
Our major focus continues to be on students leaving with national qualifications. A target we have every year is to ensure that all leavers after four years secondary education leave with at least NCEA Level 1. We are now annually analysing the percentage of those who leave with at least NCEA Level 2.
How do we know that teacher practices are consistent with our vision, principles, Key Competencies and values?
An integrated set of processes ensures consistency of teacher practice. These processes include the following:
• Teacher Observation (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• Personal Teaching Inquiry (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• Learning Team Inquiry (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• Learning Target Setting (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• Staff Performance Management Personal Teaching Inquiry (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/StaffPerformanceManagement)
• Curriculum Quality Assurance (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/HODQAManual)
Commentary
The Thinking and Asking Handbook links the above processes together.
How will we monitor the impact of the curriculum?
A rigorous process of review ensures that we are monitoring progress across all areas of engagement and achievement. These include:
• Departmental Achievement Statement (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/HODQAManual)
• Departmental Review (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/HODQAManual)
• Data Plan (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/EngagementData/OngoingData)
• Teacher Observation and Appraisal (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• Personal Teaching Inquiry (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• Learning Team Inquiry (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• Learning Target Setting (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/ManagementDocumentation/2010/
Handbooks/Teaching as Inquiry)
• MidYis Value Added (TDrive/StaffResources/AllStaff/CurriculumDoc/MidYis/MidYisAV)
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