The School Development Plan (SDP) element #5

Moving on with the SDP.

SDP element #5	The curriculum and standards moderation inclusive of NAPLAN testing.
Aligned SE criterion	Criterion #5:  My school makes sure that as I progress I don’t develop gaps in my English language, mathematics and digital skills learning.
Current school documentation	·       Currently there is clear documentation about the chosen curriculum, being the Australian National Curriculum; about the standards moderation processes in the specified subjects (English, mathematics and digital skills for primary schools;  all subjects for secondary schools) for teachers. ·       New teachers are inducted by a teacher peer mentor in the standards moderation processes. ·       All the necessary subjects have been standards moderated. ·       There is detailed policy on the NAPLAN testing program. ·       Our school mentors two small 2 teacher schools with regard to  the standards moderation process, sharing with them the outcomes of our standards moderation discussions.
Development objectives for 2016	Induct new teachers in the outcomes of the standards moderation processes already completed and NAPLAN expectations.
Resources needed ·       people, ·       money ·       time ·       location ·       stationery ·       IT	·       Mentor teachers. ·       Time slots for the induction. ·       A school site process
Timeline to achieve the objective(s)	2016
Process for achieving the objectives	Mentoring
Outcome(s) of the assessment of the attainment of the objective(s)	Feedback from mentors and inductees.

The standards moderation process in which teachers sit together and go through the learning outcomes of the selected syllabuses is vital and has been described in detail in the School Development Criteria.

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