Where+we+started

We created a Student Engagement Survey. The data was good but there was room for improvement! Two staff surveys also identified improvement opportunities.

The student survey confirmed our feelings that home/school connections, in terms of students understanding the relevance of their learning to life outside school, were not as strong as we'd like (Question 5). Students also didn't necessarily feel challenged at school (Question 20), and the year 3 - 6 students in particular weren't taking the time to check over their work (Question 15). We used this information in our whole school planning, but teachers also analysed data for each year level to make sure that actions were targeted to student needs.

The critical low for teachers was in their understanding of throughlines and their application in the school (Question 23). This also needed addressing.