SCHOOL CONFERENCE 2014 - NOVOTEL

WOLLONGONG
DAY 1 Monday 24th November

Session
9:00 9:30am
9:30 9:45am

Activity
Arrival, Registration at Reception, Room Allocations
Principal introduction Steve Freeborn

Kitchen Table Strategy Brief explanation of activity and how it

9:45 11:00am

works Nikki Beaton

Staff break off into 3 Strategic Groups - Leaders and Group members
complete the following activity:
Split into smaller groups - do staff agree with the strategic direction for
their area?
11:00 - 11:20am

MORNING TEA

Back to the Future Strategy - Brief explanation of activity Nikki

Beaton
Our School 3 years from now - Staff break off into 3 Strategic Groups -

11:20
-12:00pm

Leaders and Group members complete the following activity:

1. What were the main successes
2. What evidence do you have for this success
3. What feedback have you received from the community, students
and parents
4. What have been the high points
5. How and when did you realise the school plan was going to be
successful
Keynote Speakers - Staff split into their Strategic Groups

12:00 1:00pm

Strategic Direction 1: Student Learning - The Classroom - Michelle

Donovan
Strategic Direction 2: Staff & Leader Learning - Nerina Pretlove
Strategic Direction 3: School Learning - PBL - Sally Fennell
1:00 - 2:00pm

2:00 3:30pm

3:30 3:45pm

LUNCH

What is our Current Data & Policies Saying - Rob Pecovnik

Split into strategic groups and go through the resources
Literacy & Numeracy
HSC - VET data, N-Award Data, Results
Engagement, Retention, Attendance, Suspension, Action Learning Plans
School Management - EARS/TARS, School Self Evaluation
What are our strengths based on this data
What are our areas for development
Is there further data that needs to be collected?
Wrap up of days events

7:00pm

Chifley College
Senior Campus
Chifley College
Dinner
Senior Campus

SCHOOL CONFERENCE 2014 - NOVOTEL

WOLLONGONG
DAY 2 Tuesday 25th November

Session
9:00 9:30am
9:30 10:00am
10:00 11:45am

Activity
Checkout of rooms, hand in keys, pack cars etc
Aboriginal Perspectives - Annette Kunkel & Belindah Quinlan
Design Thinking - Donna Loughran & Nikki Beaton
Split into Strategic Groups - Group Activities using the Design

Thinking process
11:45am - 12:45pm

LUNCH

Bringing The School Plan Together Strategic Groups

12:45 1:45pm

1:45pm

Split into Strategic Groups and collaborate on the two days events -

put together all the ideas for their strategic direction

Recommendations for the plan and their strategic direction
New and innovative ideas, programs and strategies to introduce

Travel Home Safely

SCHOOL CONFERENCE 2014 - NOVOTEL

WOLLONGONG
DAY 1 Wednesday 26th November

Session
9:00 9:30am
9:30- 9:45am
9:45 10:15

Activity
Arrival, Registration at Reception, Introduction
Principal Introduction Steve Freeborn
Aboriginal Perspectives - Annette Kunkel & Belindah Quinlan

Kitchen Table Strategy Brief explanation of activity and how it

works Nikki Beaton

10:15 11:15am

Staff break off into 3 Strategic Groups - Leaders and Group members

complete the following activity:

Split into smaller groups - do staff agree with the strategic direction for
their area?
11:15 - 11:30am

MORNING TEA

Back to the Future Strategy Brief explanation of activity Nikki

Beaton
Our School 3 years from now Staff break off into 3 Strategic Groups -

Leaders and Group members complete the following activity:

1. What were the main successes
2. What evidence do you have for this success
3. What feedback have you received from the community, students
and parents
4. What have been the high points
5. How and when did you realise the school plan was going to be
successful

11:30
-12:00pm

Keynote Speakers - Staff split into their Strategic Groups

12:00 1:00pm

Strategic Direction 1: Student Learning - The Classroom - Michelle

Donovan
Strategic Direction 2: Staff & Leader Learning - Nerina Pretlove
Strategic Direction 3: School Learning - PBL - Lyndel Clowry
1:00 - 2:00pm

2:00 3:30pm

LUNCH

What is our Current Data & Policies Saying - Rob Pecovnik

Split into strategic groups and go through the resources
Literacy & Numeracy
HSC - VET data, N-Award Data, Results
Engagement, Retention, Attendance, Suspension, Action Learning Plans
School Management - EARS/TARS, School Self Evaluation
What are our strengths based on this data

What are our areas for development

Is there further data that needs to be collected?
Chifley
College
Wrap
up of days
events

3:30 3:45pm
7:00pm

Senior Campus
Chifley
College
Dinner
Senior Campus

SCHOOL CONFERENCE 2014 - NOVOTEL

WOLLONGONG
DAY 2 Thursday 27th November

Session
9:00 9:30am
9:30 11:30pm

Activity
Checkout of rooms, hand in keys, pack cars etc

Design Thinking - Nikki Beaton

Split into Strategic groups - Group Activities using the Design Thinking

Process
11:30 - 12:30pm

LUNCH

Bringing The Strategic Plan Together

12:30 1:30pm

1:45pm

Split into Strategic Groups and collaborate on the two days events -

put together ll the ideas for their strategic direction

Recommendations for the plan and their strategic direction
New and innovative ideas, programs and strategies to introduce
Travel Home Safely