2 YEAR PROGRAM

All schools, including high performing schools, must engage in ongoing improvement to ensure students achieve their potential.

Successful school improvement must involve the whole school from the principal to the students and the school community. This program will provide an identified team with the knowledge and tools to embed an ongoing structure of school improvement.

ACEL, in partnership with McRel, have developed a 2-year program providing school improvement teams with theoretical knowledge, tools and frameworks to implement processes to develop the pedagogical skills of teachers.

The workshops will provide school improvement teams with opportunities to engage with, plan and apply the Curiosity and Powerful Learning program.

“The executive team now have a common language to and drive for school reform. There has been a high standard set for Professional Learning, which is already reflected in plans for next year.”

CONTENT OVERVIEW

• Curiosity and Powerful Learning – the theory and frameworks underpinning the program

• Theories of Action – the 10 research-based actions identified in excellent teaching and learning

• Models of Practice – 6 learning models for student learning

• Building a sustainable culture of school excellence

The content of the program clearly links with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. The school improvement team providing professional learning at the school have an opportunity to collect evidence of working at Lead level for Standards 3.2.4; 6.3.4; 6.4.4 and 7.4.4

“[Curiosity and Powerful Learning provides] a great opportunity for a team of staff (executive and classroom teachers) to work together to improve teaching across the school, with a focus on our core business. Improving student outcomes through great teaching.”

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Schools in the Curiosity and Powerful Learning program will develop:• A clear and practical focus on school improvement• A practical understanding of the structures to

improve practice by working collaboratively within the school

• Collaborative networks between schools• Processes and content for professional learning

within and between schools

Teachers in the Curiosity and Powerful Learning program will:• Improve pedagogical practice through focusing on

targeted areas• Implement supportive and collaborative structures• Engage with clear methods and tools for

improvement• Network and work collaboratively to develop

professionally

CURIOSITY AND POWERFUL LEARNING

Australian Council for Educational Leaders PO Box 876, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012 | acel.org.auleadership@acel.org.au | Phone: 1800 680 559 | Fax: 1800 680 561

PROFESSOR DAVID HOPKINS PROGRAM AUTHOR

David has recently completed his school improvement trilogy with the publication of Exploding the Myths of School Reform; the previous books being School Improvement for Real (2001) and Every School a Great School (2007).

David is passionately committed to improving the quality of education for all and has worked in policy, research and practice, both in the UK, Australia and internationally for over forty years.

He has published around fifty books, helped to establish the National College for School Leadership in England and among a range of educational roles, he has been the Chief Adviser to the Secretary of State on School Standards in the UK, Dean of Education at the University of Nottingham (as well as a visiting professor at over a dozen international universities),a long-time consultant to the OECD and also an International Mountain Guide. He is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Education, Chair of Leadership at the University of Bolton and founder of the Adventure Learning Schools Charity.David was recently ranked as the 16th most influential educator in the world by the American-based Global Gurus organization.

TRISH FRANEY

Trish is an evidenced-based practitioner working with senior staff to align their leadership development with quality teaching and learning to secure the learning progress of all pupils.

An experienced Head Teacher, she took an underperforming urban community school to ‘Beacon School Status’, gaining national and international recognition for improving performance through an inclusive approach to staff development, ‘learning centred leadership’ and learning partnerships with pupils.

Trish has also led and managed a collaborative of schools as Director of an Educational Action Zone, creating teams, establishing business partnerships, initiating parental engagement programmes and supporting head teachers in raising aspirations, expectations and outcomes for children, their families and communities.

Trish was also an Assistant Director of the National College for School Leadership’s Primary Leadership Programme and Consultant in the Network Learning Communities Programme and was involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of leadership and school network programmes.

Working in Melbourne, Australia Trish has supported regions as well as leaders and teachers in schools to implement ‘Powerful Learning’.

ABOUT THE

FACILITATORS

Australian Council for Educational Leaders PO Box 876, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012 | acel.org.auleadership@acel.org.au | Phone: 1800 680 559 | Fax: 1800 680 561