PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Over the last two weeks and in particular the long weekend many teachers have accessed exciting professional learning opportunities. These include:

• Mr Rugg attended the Asia Education Foundation Programme in Melbourne and returned inspired to forge stronger links between Scotch College and the Asian community
• Mr Burt and Ms Mullin also travelled to Melbourne to a workshop titled 'Enhancing Pastoral Care & Student Wellbeing in School'
• Mrs Menage attended the third National conference on Teaching & Supporting Students with Special Needs
• Mr Hildebrandt, Mr Duncan, Mr Foster and Mr Adeline attended State conferences of the Geography and Mathematics Associations
• Mr Bennett, Mr Bradley, Mr Menage and Mrs Freitag attended the Leaders Symposium run by the Australian Boarding Schools Association
• Seven of our Arts staff attended MYP and DP workshops in Singapore
• Five support staff attended an Apple workshop to investigate the use of iPads in their area with four more working on challenge based learning for the enrichment programme
• Five staff attended an AISWA Australian Curriculum forum on the General Capabilities
• Five Junior School staff attended the Big Write and VCOP workshop with others attending programmes on developing leaders in schools, skills development and subject specific workshops

Ms Skidmore