Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching
Student Assessment Data in 2021
One of my aims this year is to provide our staff with a greater array of student data to assist with subject planning and assessments this year. Recently our Leaders of Learning and Executive Team spoke with the CSO Data team to review the student data and analytics resources on offer.
At SJPC we have contributed data to these sites via PAT Reading and PAT Numeracy assessments completed in October 2020 by the Year 7/8s. These assessments will continue to be completed each year to allow staff to review trends and hopefully achieve ‘one year’s growth’ for each student.
In addition to PAT data, SJPC will engage in Best Start testing this week for all Year 7 students. This information will give staff a quick snapshot of your cohort in both literacy and numeracy. This information added to NAPLAN results later in the year will allow our staff to have more information than ever before in order to aid student learning and growth each year.
Parents Students Teacher Conferences in 2021
Inline with the CSO COVID requirements, the College will again be hosting ‘face to face’ Parents Students Teacher Conferences. These will begin with Year 10 and Year 11 PST Conferences in Week 7 and Year 8 and Year 9 Conferences in Week 9.
Further information will be given to students and parents in regards to pre conference preparation but families are encouraged to consider the following for the night:
- How are you feeling about your progress in this subject?
- Have you tried hard to do your best?
- Have you been distracted/distracting?
- What goals do you have to improve your learning habits and effort?
- What strategies do you need to have in place to support your goals?
- Where can you put more effort in?
Our school’s access details are:
School’s Username – stjohnpaul
School’s password – 89success
In addition, our subscription to Elevate Education may assist in this area.
This online platform contains resources and useful study tips that all SJPC students will find effective. We encourage them to access this Student Portal and try some of the strategies. Students have the password to this site. The password can also be found on the Curriculum Noticeboard.
James Furey
Assistant Principal
Learning and Teaching