8 Cycles of School Practice

Practice Manage School Professional Learning

Practice Manage School Professional Learning highlights the importance of how principals actively drive professional learning within schools, by overseeing and guiding it. In this module, participants will explore the barriers that get in the way of effective managing of professional learning and strategies to overcome these barriers. By refining this practice, principals can lead school-wide professional growth so that each member on the team gets targeted development based on their role and priorities for improvement. Through this module, participants will gain insights into effective leadership practices that foster a culture of continuous learning.

Practice Participate in Coaching

Practice Participate in Coaching is a practice module that deepens understanding of why it is important to participate in coaching.

Practice Pass Assessments

Practice Pass Assessments focuses on the importance of achieving mastery in teaching techniques and practices that are supported through assessments. Participants will explore the obstacles that may hinder success in assessments and learn strategies to overcome these barriers. By mastering this process, team members can improve their skills in teaching, gain certification and hence make their professionalism better. This module provides insights into how assessments validate a teacher’s expertise in delivering effective instruction.

Practice Conduct Coaching

Conduct coaching with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when conduct coaching is not conducted with fidelity, the ba0-rriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that conduct coaching can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Apply Improvement and Mastery

Practice Apply Improvement and Mastery highlights the importance of continuous development in teaching practices to enhance student outcomes. Participants will explore some of the barriers that can prevent improvement and mastery, including effective ways to overcome these. To master this process gives educators an opportunity to refine their skills, build confidence, and hence have more impactful teaching. This module emphasises the role of constructive feedback and targeted improvement so as to support mastery by teachers and teaching assistants.

Practice Demonstrate Mastery to Teaching Team

Demonstrate Mastery to Teaching Team examines the benefits and impacts of delivering mastery to teaching team with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when demonstrating mastery to teaching team is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that demonstrating mastery to teaching team can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Assess School Context

Assess School Context examines the benefits and impacts of the delivery of assessing school context with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when assess school context is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering it well and how to overcome barriers so that assessing school context can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Set, Manage and Review School Improvement Plan

Practice Set, Manage and Review School Improvement Plan is a practice module that deepens understanding of why it is important to set, manage and review school improvement plan.

Practice Hold Data Reviews

Practice Hold Data Reviewsexamines the benefits and impacts of delivering data reviews with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when data reviews are not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that data reviews can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Implement Improvement Plan

Practice Implement Improvement Planexamines the benefits and impacts of delivering implementing an Improvement Plan with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when practice is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that implementing an Improvement Plan can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Place Students Correctly in Program

Practice Place Students Correctly in Program examines the benefits and impacts of delivering placing students correctly in program with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when placing students correctly in program is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that placing students correctly in program can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Classroom Data Wall

Practice Classroom Data Wall examines the benefits and impacts of updating the classroom data wall with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when the classroom data wall is not updated with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that updating the data wall can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Produce Accurate and Timely Data

Practice Produce Accurate in-depth, and Timely Data is a practice module that goes in-depth for participants to learn what happens when the technique is delivered with fidelity. They learn what happens when producing accurate and timely data is not delivered with fidelity, the barriers and how to overcome the barriers to produce accurate and timely data with fidelity.

Practice Use Evidence to Discuss Successes and Challenges

Practice Use Evidence to Discuss Successes and Challenges examines the benefits and impacts of using evidence to guide professional conversations. Participants learn what happens when discussions are not evidence-based, the barriers that may stand in the way and how to overcome them so that teams can analyse successes and challenges collaboratively and strengthen teaching practices.

Practice Apply Evidence-Based Learnings

Practice Apply Evidence-Based Learnings examines the benefits and impacts of applying evidence-based learnings with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when learnings are not applied consistently, the barriers that may stand in the way and how to overcome them so that schools strengthen teaching practice and student outcomes through shared expertise.

Practice Use Evidence to Discuss Successes and Challenges with Peer Schools

Practice Use Evidence to Discuss Successes and Challenges with Peer Schools is a practice module that goes in-depth for participants to learn what happens when using evidence to discuss successes and challenges is delivered with fidelity. They learn what happens when evidence-based discussions of successes and challenges are not delivered with fidelity, the barriers to using evidence to discuss successes and challenges with fidelity, and how to overcome those barriers.

Practice Apply Evidence-Based Learnings with Peer Schools

Practice Apply Evidence-Based Learnings with Peer Schools examines the benefits and impacts of applying evidence based learnings with peer schools with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when the technique is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that applying evidence based learnings with peer schools can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Observe Delivery

Practice Observe Delivery focuses on the importance of observing the delivery of effective teaching techniques to enhance professional learning and teaching capacity. Participants will learn to overcome barriers that may reduce effective observation while honing their ability to apply the practice itself. This in turn fosters a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across the team. Staff learn best practices, build teaching capacity and reinforce professional relationships by observing peers evidencing mastery in effective teaching practices.

Practice Hold Weekly Lesson Practice

Practice Hold Weekly Lesson Practice is a practice module that deepens understanding of why it is important to hold weekly lesson practice.

Practice Build Positive Expectations with School Community

Build positive expectations with school community examines the benefits and impacts of the delivery of building positive expectations with school community with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when building positive expectations with school community is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering it well, and how to overcome barriers so that building positive expectations with school community can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Provide Improvement Updates to School Community

Providing improvement updates to the school community examines the benefits and impacts of the delivery of providing improvement updates to the school community with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when providing improvement updates to the school community is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering it well, and how to overcome barriers so that providing improvement updates to the school community can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Set Targets and Actions

Setting targets and actions examines the benefits and impacts of the delivery of setting targets and actions with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when setting targets and actions is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering it well, and how to overcome barriers so that setting targets and actions can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Organise Parent and Community Involvement

Organise Parent and Community Involvement examines the benefits and impacts of the delivery of organising parent and community involvement with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when organise parent and community involvement is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering it well and how to overcome barriers so that organising parent and community involvement can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Share Term Report Across the School Community

Practice Share Term Report Across School Community examines the benefits and impacts of sharing the term report across the school community with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when sharing the term report across the school community is not conducted with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that sharing the term report across the school community can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Distribute Student Report Cards to Parents

Practice Distribute Student Report Cards to Parents highlights the importance of distributing student report cards to parents as a key practice for fostering stronger home-school partnerships. Participants will explore strategies to overcome challenges in this process, ensuring that parents are actively engaged in their child’s learning journey and equipped to support progress effectively.

Practice Share Strategies and Actions with Community (Coming soon)

Practice Lead Target Setting with Teaching Team (Coming soon)

Practice Distribute Student Report Cards to Parents

Practice Distribute Student Report Cards to Parents highlights the importance of distributing student report cards to parents as a key practice for fostering stronger home-school partnerships. Participants will explore strategies to overcome challenges in this process, ensuring that parents are actively engaged in their child’s learning journey and equipped to support progress effectively.

Practice Hold Influencing Conversations with Parents (Coming soon)

Hold influencing conversations with parents examines the benefits and impacts of delivering influencing conversations with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when conversations with parents are not delivered with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that influencing conversations with parents can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Schedule Parent Classroom Visits

Scheduling parent classroom visits examines the benefits and impacts of delivering scheduling parent classroom visits with fidelity. Participants learn what happens when scheduling parent classroom visits is not delivered with fidelity, the barriers that may stand in the way of delivering well and how to overcome barriers so that scheduling parent classroom visits can be delivered with fidelity.

Practice Share Student Data with Parents

Practice Share Student Data with Parents emphasises the importance of sharing student data with parents to strengthen the home-school partnership and support student success. Participants will learn to overcome challenges in effectively sharing data, ensuring parents understand their child’s academic progress and how to contribute to improvement efforts.

Demonstrate Mastery to the Teaching Team Practice Card

The Demonstrate Mastery to the Teaching Team Practice Card supports instruction coaches in implementing demonstration lessons. Demonstrating mastery to the teaching team provides a model of effective teaching for teachers and teaching assistants.

Observe Teaching Practice Practice Card

The Observe Teaching Practice Practice Card supports principals and instruction coaches when conducting classroom observations. When principals and instruction coaches observe lessons, they can gauge the effectiveness of teaching and student engagement to guide feedback and improve classroom practice.

Demonstrate Conduct Coaching Practice Card

The Demonstrate Conduct Coaching Practice Card supports instruction coaches in conducting coaching cycles. Coaching provides teachers with meaningful feedback that they can use to improve teaching techniques and increase student achievement.

Display School Data Practice Card

The Display School Data Practice Card supports principals and instruction coaches in creating, displaying and using school data walls. When school leaders use data displays to support teachers and celebrate achievements, they reinforce a culture of high expectations.

Display Classroom Data Practice Card

The Display Classroom Data Practice Card supports teachers in creating and maintaining purposeful classroom data walls. Teachers use classroom data walls to show classroom targets and progress to students and visitors.

Use Data to Motivate Students Practice Card

The Use Data to Motivate Students Practice Card supports teachers in using data to help students set goals and track progress. When teachers use data in this way, they communicate high expectations and support the creation and use of effective data walls.

Hold Lesson Practice Practice Card

The Hold Lesson Practice Practice Card supports teachers and teaching assistants in preparing to deliver lessons effectively. Lesson practice helps ensure teachers and teaching assistants are ready to deliver lessons so that student learning is maximised.

Peer Observation of Effective Teaching Practice Card

The Peer Observation of Effective Teaching Practice Card supports instruction coaches in using peer observations to strengthen teachers’ teaching techniques. Peer observations increase teachers’ capacity through collaboration and shared professional learning.

Engage with Parents Practice Card

The Engage with Parents Practice Card supports teachers in engaging parents in conversations about their child’s academic progress and behaviour. When the school team engages with parents, they share information about student progress and help parents understand how they can support their child’s learning and behaviour at home.

Host Parents in the Classroom Practice Card

The Host Parents in the Classroom Practice Card supports teachers in inviting and engaging parents in classroom visits. When parents are engaged in classrooms, student attendance increases and behaviour improves.

8 Cycles of School Practice Implementation Guide

The 8 Cycles of School Practice Implementation Guide supports school leaders and teaching teams in implementing the 8 Cycles of School Practice. It provides guidance on how schools can embed effective teaching practices and continuous improvement across the school.

Techniques Observation Form

The Techniques Observation Form supports principals and instruction coaches in observing teaching techniques during classroom practice. It is used to record observations and guide feedback and coaching conversations.

Practices Observation Form

The Practices Observation Form is used to assess the fidelity of teaching practices through direct classroom observation or video review of a school team member during mastery assessments.

Annual Student Support Plan

The Annual Student Support Plan supports teachers and school teams in documenting student support needs and monitoring progress across the year.

Student Engagement Observation Form

The Student Engagement Observation Form supports principals and instruction coaches in assessing student engagement during classroom observations

Individual Professional Learning Plan

The Individual Professional Learning Plan supports teachers, teaching assistants, instruction coaches and school leaders in planning their professional learning.

Instructional Leadership Tool

The Instructional Leadership Tool supports instructional leaders in tracking observations across the 8 Cycles of School Practice.

Student Performance Data Checklist

The Student Performance Data Checklist supports teachers and school leaders in reviewing and monitoring student performance data.

Individual Professional Learning Plan

The Individual Professional Learning Plan is a custom professional learning plan for Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Instruction Coaches and Principals/Members in leadership roles.

School Professional Learning Plan

The School Professional Learning Plan outlines the professional learning and training to be completed by each faculty member across the year, including scheduled timelines for completion.

Teacher and Student Engagement Observation Form

The Teacher and Student Engagement Observation Formis used by the principal and instruction coach to assess if the teacher and teaching assistant have the required student engagement during a five-minute observation and provides feedback.

Classroom Ecology Checklist

The Classroom Ecology Checklist contains a set of questions to help ascertain the ecological factors of a classroom and to plan for improvement.

Classroom Management Self-Assessment

The Classroom Management Self-Assessment Survey is to help Teachers reflect on basic evidence-based practices and/or prioritise actions.

Classroom Observation Self-Assessment

The Classroom Observation Self-Assessment is a form for Teachers and Instruction Coaches to be filled over 10 consecutive school days.

Coaching Schedule

The Coaching Schedule is a template for Instruction Coaches, with a breakdown of coaching activities and a coaching log to plan and record activities.

Demonstrate Conduct Coaching Practice Card

The Demonstrate Conduct Coaching Practice Card supports instruction coaches in conducting coaching cycles. Coaching provides teachers with meaningful feedback that they can use to improve teaching techniques and increase student achievement.

Demonstrate Mastery to the Teaching Team Practice Card

The Demonstrate Mastery to the Teaching Team Practice Card supports instruction coaches in implementing demonstration lessons. Demonstrating mastery to the teaching team provides a model of effective teaching for teachers and teaching assistants.

Instructional Leadership Tool

The Instructional Leadership Tool enables instructional leaders to track schoolwide progress through the 8 Cycles of School Practice.

Observe Teaching Practice Practice Card

The Observe Teaching Practice Practice Card supports principals and instruction coaches when conducting classroom observations. When principals and instruction coaches observe lessons, they can gauge the effectiveness of teaching and student engagement to guide feedback and improve classroom practice.

Practices Observation Feedback Report

The Practices Observation Feedback Report is used by principals, instruction coaches, teachers and teaching assistants to receive feedback on observed practices and identify actions for improvement.

Practices Observation Form

The Practices Observation Form is used to assess the fidelity of teaching practices through direct classroom observation or video review of a school team member during mastery assessments.

School Observation Schedule

The School Observation Schedule details why, when and how to conduct regular school observations.

School Wide Expectations Teaching Matrix

School Wide Expectations Teaching Matrix is a matrix for expected behaviours to explicitly teach students across a wide range of school settings.

Teacher and Student Engagement Observation Form

The Teacher and Student Engagement Observation Form is used by principals and instruction coaches to assess teacher and teaching assistant engagement with students during a five-minute observation and provide feedback.

Student Profile

The Student Profile is an annual student profile, assessment and support plan.

Student Support Plan

The Student Support Plan is a template for student reports, determining performance and readiness, and identifying documents and additional support to be provided. Prepared by Community/Instruction Coaches.

Techniques Observation Feedback Report

The Techniques Observation Feedback Report is used by teachers and teaching assistants to receive feedback on observed teaching techniques and identify actions for improvement. Instruction coaches use this report to guide coaching conversations.

Techniques Observation Feedback Form

The Techniques Observation Feedback Form is for Teachers and Teaching Assistants to receive feedback on observed activities and actions to take. Instruction Coaches can then use the data to guide coaching conversations.

Instruction Coach Coaching Program

The Instruction Coach Coaching Program outlines the role of the instruction coach in supporting the principal and teaching team to deliver effective teaching. It helps instruction coaches understand the activities and responsibilities of the role and plan their coaching work.

Engagement and Organisation Observation Form

The Engagement and Organisation Observation Form is used by principals to assess levels of student engagement and classroom organisation during a lesson observation.

Compiling School and Classroom Data Checklist

The Compiling School and Classroom Data Checklist is a checklist for Teachers and Teaching Assistants to record their usage of weekly school and classroom data documents.

Data Conversation Form

The Data Conversation Form is a form for Teachers and Instruction Coaches to assess and address student group concerns.

Display School Data Practice Card

The Display School Data Practice Card supports principals and instruction coaches in creating, displaying and using school data walls. When school leaders use data displays to support teachers and celebrate achievements, they reinforce a culture of high expectations.

How to Create Classroom and School Data Walls

The How to Create Classroom and School Data Walls document supports teachers and school leaders in creating classroom and school data walls. It provides information on how to track students’ progress and achievements.

SPT Operating Manual

The SPT Operating Manual outlines how to use the Student Progress Tool effectively.

Weekly Data Review Report

The Weekly Data Review Report is a weekly data review tool to be used by different school team members at the stages of Implement, Transition and Sustain respectively.

Data Conversation Form

The Data Conversation Form is a form for Teachers and Instruction Coaches to assess and address student group concerns.

Display Classroom Data Practice Card

The Display Classroom Data Practice Card supports teachers in creating and maintaining purposeful classroom data walls. Teachers use classroom data walls to show classroom targets and progress to students and visitors.

How to Create Classroom and School Data Walls

The How to Create Classroom and School Data Walls document supports teachers and school leaders in creating classroom and school data walls. It provides information on how to track students’ progress and achievements.

Placement Testing Kit

The Placement Testing Kit is designed for School Leaders and Teachers to deliver placement tests to students in all literacy and numeracy programs from Years F – 5.

Use Data to Motivate Students Practice Card

The Use Data to Motivate Students Practice Card supports teachers in using data to help students set goals and track progress. When teachers use data in this way, they communicate high expectations and support the creation and use of effective data walls.

Weekly Student Performance Data Checklist

The Weekly Student Performance Data Checklist is a checklist for Teachers and Teaching Assistants to record their use of weekly student performance data documents.

Weekly Classroom Data Review Report

The Weekly Classroom Data Review Report supports teachers and teaching assistants in recording the weekly progress or mastery achieved by students and groups in each class against lesson targets. It helps teachers identify issues faced by students or groups and plan additional support and actions to improve student performance.

Self-Assessment Form

The Self-Assessment Form enables Teachers and Instruction Coaches to conduct self-assessments based on professional conversations over ten consecutive school days.

Hold Lesson Practice Practice Card

The Hold Lesson Practice Practice Card supports teachers and teaching assistants in preparing to deliver lessons effectively. Lesson practice helps ensure teachers and teaching assistants are ready to deliver lessons so that student learning is maximised.

Lesson Practice Form

The Lesson Practice Form is used by instruction coach to coordinate practice sessions, pair up teachers who has mastered effective teaching and practices (facilitator) with less experienced teachers (participant) and mark their attendance.

Peer Observation of Effective Teaching Practice Card

The Peer Observation of Effective Teaching Practice Card supports instruction coaches in using peer observations to strengthen teachers’ teaching techniques. Peer observations increase teachers’ capacity through collaboration and shared professional learning.

Community Report

The Community Report highlights key school and community achievements each term, including major events, initiatives and milestones. It helps keep parents and the wider community informed about school progress.

CSIP Code of Conduct Form

The CSIP Code of Conduct Form outlines the expectations and responsibilities for members participating in a Community School Improvement Partnership. It supports respectful collaboration between schools and community representatives.

CSIP Team Handbook

The CSIP Team Handbook supports principals in organising and leading Community School Improvement Partnership meetings with community members. It provides guidance on roles, meeting structures and effective collaboration.

School Improvement Implementation Guide

The School Improvement Implementation Guide details how a school improvement partnership helps schools achieve school improvement by embedding sustainable school-wide effective teaching practices that lift teaching and increase student learning.

School Improvement Plan Template

The School Improvement Plan Template supports school teams to document and monitor their school improvement goals, actions and progress. It provides a structured format for planning and implementing improvement strategies with fidelity.The School Improvement Plan Template enables school teams to record holistic school improvement with fidelity.

School Improvement Presentation

The School Improvement Presentation details the implementation of school improvement practices, positive high-expectation culture and program delivery and outcomes.

Weekly School Improvement Review Report

The Weekly School Improvement Review Report is used by the School Leadership to assess the impact their leadership is having on the team’s school improvement journey and to set further improvement actions.

School Transformation Implementation Guide

The School Transformation Implementation Guide is a comprehensive guide on School Transformation Implementation, with a breakdown of the three stages of implementation support provided by Good to Great Schools Australia.

Engage with Parents Practice Card

The Engage with Parents Practice Card supports teachers in engaging parents in conversations about their child’s academic progress and behaviour. When the school team engages with parents, they share information about student progress and help parents understand how they can support their child’s learning and behaviour at home.

Having Influencing Conversations with Parents Guide

The Having Influencing Conversations with Parents Guide assists the school team to successfully engage with parents. It outlines how the leadership and teaching team works with parents to improve the support they provide to their child so the child succeeds in their education.

Host Parents in the Classroom Practice Card

The Host Parents in the Classroom Practice Card supports teachers in inviting and engaging parents in classroom visits. When parents are engaged in classrooms, student attendance increases and behaviour improves.

Primary School Readiness Checklist

The Primary School Readiness Checklist is to be completed at the beginning of Term 4 each year for students enrolling in primary school to give an overview of their readiness for school and identify areas where they may need additional practice or support.

School and Family Compact Template

The School and Family Compact Template is a table of model values and behaviours for students, families and the school team.