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Peron Alliance Curriculum & Teaching

Peron Alliance Curriculum & Teaching. A collaboration of public schools in the Rockingham/Kwinana region. “Building the Collaborative” Sharing the PACT Journey 31 May 2011. What is PACT?. A collaboration between 7 schools Sharing expertise Efficiency In 2009 – one shared course

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Peron Alliance Curriculum & Teaching

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  1. Peron AllianceCurriculum & Teaching A collaboration of public schools in the Rockingham/Kwinana region “Building the Collaborative” Sharing the PACT Journey 31 May 2011

  2. What is PACT? • A collaboration between 7 schools • Sharing expertise • Efficiency • In 2009 – one shared course • In 2010 – 19 shared courses • In 2011 – 30 shared courses • In 2012 – 41 courses offered

  3. How does it work? • An Operational Perspective • Course selection • Timetabling • Policy/Risk Management • PR & Training

  4. “Don’t sweat the small stuff” Take a leap of faith.

  5. Where did we start? • 1 Course – Maths Specialist 3 AB run at Murdoch University. • Align the school period structures. • Cooperate for the good of all of the students across the schools without letting egos interfere. • Identify courses that have small numbers that schools could not afford to run individually. • Identify the best teachers to teach each course whilst not reducing the capacity of schools to cover the curriculum. • Rotate courses to maintain expertise in each school.

  6. The Period Structure • 5 Periods per day. • Each period 64 Minutes • 20 periods = 1,280 minutes (full time teaching load) • 5 periods = 320 minutes (DOTT) • 25 periods = 1600 minutes (middle school teaching requirement)

  7. The Timetable • The common grid. • Flexibility for staff and students • Period 0 and 6 • “PACT Wednesday” • The 25th Period

  8. The Grid

  9. Communication The teacher handbook The student handbook The assessment policy Attendance SIS data transfer Course changes Course charges Reporting Travel Excursions Staffing Policy/Risk Management

  10. PR & Training • Publications – Teacher Handbook; Student Handbook; Assessment Policy • Parent evening • Trial Travel Days • Staff induction and training

  11. RTO/VET • Achieved RTO status 2010 • Current scope: • Cert I & II Information Technology • Cert I & II Business • Cert I Work Education • Cert II Work Practices • Cert 1 Community Recreation. • Applying for scope in: • Cert II & III Outdoor Recreation • Cert I & II Horticulture • Cert IV Training and Assessment.

  12. There are currently 490 Year 11 and 12 students involved in PACT courses across 7 schools.

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