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History

The ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Academy is a key initiative of the ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Improvement Plan. The ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Improvement Plan was undertaken in 2012 based on comprehensive feedback from all sections of the ¼«ËÙÈü³µ community on the topic of whether or not the School was meeting the challenge of its aims. The collected and sorted responses to this important question were formed into a range of initiatives called the ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Improvement Plan.

The Purpose of the ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Academy

The key purpose of the ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Academy is to support and foster the professional enrichment of staff. To achieve this aspiration the Academy seeks to:

• appreciate the capabilities of staff
• create environments that enhance staff capacity
• stimulate critical thinking about education and the School
• develop knowledge
• stimulate research
• enrich staff development.

It is our belief this will increase ¼«ËÙÈü³µ's capacity to continue to act as a well-informed and self-assured community of educationalists engaged in continuous improvement.

Key Domains:

• Continuing to develop an appreciation of the potential of our staff.
• Creating environments that foster and develop this potential.
• Analysing, informing, identifying (innovation and research) and refining approaches to continuous improvement.

Key Foci:

• Innovation
• Education
• Collaboration (professional discourse)

Scope of the ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Academy

• To foster debate, understanding and alignment about the development of staff.
• To utilise available expertise to innovate, educate and critically consider ideas.
• To identify approaches for understanding the potential of staff.
• To identify, create and administer programs that develop the capacity of staff.
• To encourage research at and beyond ¼«ËÙÈü³µ for ¼«ËÙÈü³µ by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ staff to inform improvements.
• To link research to our current programs to inform innovation and renewal.
• To provide a collegial forum for staff currently undertaking tertiary studies.
• To provide support and advice to staff considering or completing tertiary studies.
• To link all sabbaticals into the work of the ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Academy so that the School harnesses collective as well as individual benefits from the sabbatical program.
• To help direct staff into sabbatical options that support the School’s directions.
• To create a membership of the ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Academy that supports its aspirations.