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Understand the importance of effective communication with students
and colleagues to develop positive relationships.
Graduate Standards AITSL 6.3 and 7.1
Describe the school in
terms of its
demographics,
appearance and
resources (be general
here and do not name
the school).
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I mostly observed the teaching staff in the English Office, but met
many teaching staff over the duration of my professional
experience. I will just describe the four main teaching staff I
observed.
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Students
You will have observed
the diverse nature of your
classes. How was this
diversity supported?
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Function of Schools
Did you observe the
connection of your
schools with the broader There were several occasions where I observed the connection of
community? How did this the school with the broader community. My mentors year seven
class had spent the first three weeks of term focusing on the
happen?
elements of picture books. The longer-term plan was for the
students to create their own picture books for a Childrens Book
Association competition. My mentor was able to contact a
renowned author and illustrator and he agreed to take a seminar
with her year seven students.
The school also has connections with the community through its
theatre hire. The large theatre can seat 500 people, so community
organisations and the general public can book the theatre via the
schools website to use at night or on weekends. On my first day,
the Deputy Principal took me on a tour and I was able to observe
the lighting and sound people testing the equipment for an
upcoming community performance.
On the topic of drama productions, the family and community are
heavily involved in the schools productions. I did not get to sit in
on a workshop, but I often passed drama studios and observed
student dance rehearsals. With so many performances, parents
are encouraged to actively involve themselves in the schools
productions (such as volunteering in the box office). There were
students in my English classes who were from the Drama
program.
I also learned that the school has a partnership with the states
performing arts institution, as well as a local arts centre. The
school collaborates with this institution/centre on different projects.
I was able to see a collaboration between the centre and the
school. In the foyer of the main theatre, there is artwork from the
centre and the school lining the walls. There is scarcely any white
space left. This is a place where local artists and students can
showcase their work.
The P&C takes responsibility for the canteen. On my first day I
was on yard duty in the canteen area at lunch time and my mentor
explained that the parents have total control over canteen matters.
I notice a system that the P&C devised to make the canteen
accessible: every year level has their own canteen line. This
means that there needs to be six windows open, with 1-2 people
manning every station. I thought that perhaps this was somewhat
excessive; however, owing to the population of the school, I can
imagine that one or two long lines of hungry students would be
chaotic. While it was over 40 degrees when I observed the
canteen operations, I realised that the P&C had devised an
effective and efficient system.
On a final note, the school also has partnerships with tertiary
institutions and industry institutions. This explains much of their
funding and resources, although I did not personally observe this
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school-community connection.
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