Become a Partner School
Becoming a Partner School to get the most out of the Mastery Teaching Pathway. School Partners have free access to all resources and services on the GGSA Membership Platform. Signing your school up is free. Just provide your team emails and we do the rest.
Pathway
Supports principals to build their expertise to mastery in leading their school delivery of effective teaching, positive high-expectations, culture of school practice and school improvement.
Focuses on instructional leadership, data-driven improvement, collegial practice and community engagement as core responsibilities of school leadership. The instruction model is direct and explicit instruction.
Mastery Leadership Pathway Course
For principals who want to master their ability to lead whole school improvement in school culture, programs and practice by developing their instructional leadership in leading whole school effective teaching, school improvement and positive high-expectations practices.
Course Modules
Unit 1 – Leading Teaching Practices
- Learn Effective Teaching Essentials * (RPL)
- Learn Cycles of School Practice * (RPL)
- Learn How to Build Positive High-Expectations School Communities * (RPL)
- Learn About School Improvement * (RPL)
- Deliver Positive High-Expectations Leadership
- Deliver Effective Teaching Techniques Coaching (RPL)
- Deliver Cycles of School Practice Leadership
- Deliver Continuous Improvement Leadership
Unit 2 – Embedding Leading Practices
- Embed Effective Teaching Techniques Coaching (RPL)
- Embed Cycles of School Practice (RPL)
- Embed Continuous Improvement Leadership
- Embed Positive High Expectations Leadership
- Influence Effective Teaching for Student Success (IETSS)
- Lead Cycles of School Practice (LDSCP)
- Lead School Improvement (LSI)
- Demonstrate Mastery of Techniques and Practices
Unit 3 – Applying Practices – Optional modules
- University Enrolment and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
- Reading Difficulties Prevention and Intervention Module Group
- Mathematics Difficulties: Prevention and Intervention Module Group
- Differentiating Special Needs Support Module Group
- Managing Behaviour in Inclusive Positive High Expectation Learning Environments Module Group
- *Pre-requisite modules
Delivery
Participants must work in a primary, secondary or special school that is planning to, or is currently delivering, direct or explicit instruction.
Modules are self-paced and can be worked on at any time. Each lesson contains a check for understanding test about skills and knowledge being taught. There is also a test for understanding at the end of each module.
Some modules require participants to demonstrate specific techniques or practices they learnt and then perfected in practice. This is completed by a school supervisor or GGSA expert via video recording.
Courses take between 6–12 months to complete, depending on the participants experience and time commitment.
All modules align to the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Australian Professional Standards for Principals and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
Gain a Qualification
Courses are a way to fast track into a qualification, improve your practice and get the most out of your learning.
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Step 1. Become a Partner School
Your school signs up and every team member gets a personalised Learning Plan and can do a course that fast-tracks them into a qualification.
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Step 2. Complete Your Course
Enroll in the course and complete modules, receive certification, and practice your new learning in school to master your role.
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Step 3. Apply to University Partner
Enroll in your qualification and gain innovative RPL for completed modules, and earn course credits towards your qualification.
Learning Plan
When your school becomes a School Partner a Learning Plan is automatically generated for you. The plan is a roadmap of support for you as you transition from foundational capability to lead-level mastery.
What it covers
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tracks core and elective modules
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states required knowledge, skills and practices
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sets development milestones and certification options
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records evidence of completion and mastery
School Support Hub
The School Support Hub is accessed through the membership platform. Support is provided live online by GGSA experts. Members can book into any sessions that run throughout the year. Types of sessions include:
- course information sessions
- professional sessions
- school team learning
- school team program implementation webinars
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