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What a fantastic start we've had to Term 1!

The level of service that we as staff provide to the students at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø would not be possible if it weren't for a whole heap of time spent planning and attending professional development workshops.

'Week Zero', as we call it – the week before students return to school at the beginning of each year – is reserved for just that. In 2024, the workshops were wide-reaching, varied, informative, and of course, fun. 

On Monday 29 January, all staff from all campuses converged at Howard Springs for a day of community-bonding and мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø-wide learning. As the week progressed, staff split off into their relevant groups to focus on role-specific development, which included workshops related to topics such as:

• learning area coordination;
• year level coordination;
• curriculum/teaching and learning;
• pastoral care;
• learning enrichment;
• behaviour development and restorative practices; and
• AI in education.

We were also very lucky to attend a day-long collaborative planning workshop at the  (MAGNT). In addition to the planning session, we learnt from MAGNT Education Officer Jude Dawson how the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø can work in collaboration with MAGNT to utilise the many educational resources and programs they have available.

A number of guest speakers joined us at the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø, including , who ran her fantastic Science of Reading and Learning workshop with our Junior School staff, and , who ran an equally as informative session with our Administration teams.

The week ended on a high as we were joined by the 2024 Senior Student Leadership team for a 'Meet the Leaders Lunch', followed by the start-of-term staff function where we came together and regrouped before diving head first into Week 1.

A massive thank-you is extended to all staff who put in a huge effort to organise Week Zero, ensuring its raging success. 

And with that – let's commence the school year!