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Gidgegannup Primary School

REPORTING TO PARENTS

Teaching and Learning

Gidgegannup Primary is serious about teaching and learning. Our focus is on the provision of a school and classroom environment which is intellectually, socially and physically supporting of teaching and learning. These principles about teaching and learning are based on the values and beliefs of the Curriculum Framework. They provide our school with contemporary and professional knowledge about how teaching and learning can be supported.

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Opportunity to learn	Learning experiences should enable students to observe and practise the actual processes, products, skills and values which are expected of them.
Connection and challenge	Learning experiences should connect with students' existing knowledge, skills and values while extending and challenging their current ways of thinking and acting.
Action and reflection	Learning experiences should be meaningful and encourage both action and reflection on the part of the learner.
Motivation and purpose	Learning experiences should be motivating and their purpose clear to the student.
Inclusivity and difference	Learning experiences should respect and accommodate differences between learners.
Independence and collaboration	Learning experiences should encourage students to learn both independently and from and with others.
Supportive environment	The school and classroom setting should be safe and conducive to effective learning.

Assessment A primary purpose of assessment is to enhance learning. Another purpose is to enable the reporting of student's achievement. Whether at the level of the classroom, school or system, assessment information should enable judgements to be made about student progress in a way that is fair and contributes to their future learning.		Click on this link to learn more.
Valid	Assessment should provide valid information on actual information ideas, processes, products and values expected of students.
Educative	Assessment should make a positive contribution to student learning.
Explicit	Assessment criteria should be explicit so that the basis for judgements is clear and public.
Fair	Assessment should be demonstrably fair to all students and not discriminate on grounds that are irrelevant to the achievement of the outcome.
Comprehensive	Judgements on student progress should be based on multiple kinds and sources of evidence.

Reference to Curriculum Framework for Kindergarten to Year 12 Education in Western Australia

Published by the Curriculum Council Pages 33 - 39

Making Consistent Judgements

The System Endorsed Moderation Process

Moderation is a process by which teachers compare their on-balance judgements of student achievement of outcomes and standards using system exemplars of student achievement and structured feedback from colleagues. The moderation process is applied both within a school for internal consistency of judgements and between schools for system comparability of judgements.

The in-school moderation process helps teachers think and act on any adjustments they need to make in their teaching, assessment and judgement making process. The between-school moderation process assists schools to think and act on any adjustments they need to make in their assessment and judgement making processes.

This approach enables our teachers to make valid and consistent reports on student achievement using explicit and evidence based processes.

Reporting Options

Summative Reports

Portfolios

Learning Journeys

Three Way Conferences

Two per year are required at the end of each semester using the standardised department format

An optional method utilized at the discretion of the teacher to show improvement in student skills and understandings

At teacher discretion and involves student in taking parents on a tour of the work they have been doing and explaining it all to them

At the teachers discretion involving parents, student and teacher with the student showing and explaining their work

Principal: Kim Anderson Registrar: Elaine Gill Phone: 9574 6344 Fax: 9574 6406