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Professional Development: This has been aimed at developing the skills of sta? in their respec ve subject areas, ensuring compliance with legisla on and building unity of purpose among the sta? in their ministry at TCC. Sta? at TCC have con nued to a end relevant Professional Learning opportuni es in their respec ve subject areas. Addi onally, the Year 11 and 12 teachers have a ended a number of consensus and modera on mee ngs rela ng to their subjects in the senior years. Primary Sta? have been involved in the Field Study, focusing primarily on Literacy development. All Sta? have a ended Professional Learning opportuni es to assist them in coming to grips with the Australian Curriculum. The Primary School Sta? have been involved in Na onal Partnerships for Numeracy and Literacy, the Principal’s as Leaders of Curriculum Development (PALS) and the development of Professional Learning Teams (PLT’s) with outstanding results for the levels of teaching in the Primary School. I.C.T: Substan al upgrades to the College servers and intranet as well as the con nued provision of computers to all sta? means that all sta? are now able to operate and communicate via the College intranet. The College now has 3 dedicated IT Laboratories, one of which is an Apple laboratory and each Secondary School classroom has between six and sixteen desktop computers. A Digital Media Centre allows students to achieve professional levels of video produc on. The Library has been provided with a number of mobile Laptop Trolleys containing a total of one hundred and four laptops that are available for class use. The Primary School now has Inter-Ac ve Whiteboards in all classrooms. We are expanding our wireless-network capability across the College campus and have created an ICT Strategic Commi ee that is ac vely planning for a technology-rich future for the College. A pilot Bring Your own Device -Voluntary (BYOD-V) in Years 11 & 12 has proven successful and will be extended down the senior years in the near future. Conclusion: Thornlie Chris an College is sta?ed and equipped to levels that allow for the provision of an educa on of excellence. Its dedica on to a philosophy of con nual improvement will ensure that it con nues to develop into the future.
“Thornlie Chris an College is sta?ed and equipped to levels that allow for the provision of an educa on of excellence.”