Audience: Stage 6 teachers and leaders

Duration: 2 hours

The content of the school’s Life Ready program should be based on the needs and interests of students. This means that each year, every school should develop a program that is relevant to the particular group or cohort of senior students.

These professional learning materials are designed to:

• increase awareness of the importance of Life Ready for Year 11 and 12 students
  
• enhance understanding of the Life Ready course
• promote better practice models of Life Ready in NSW government schools
• build the capacity of teachers to plan, deliver and evaluate Life Ready.

Structure

This course supports teachers and leaders to:

• course changes and the rationale for these changes
• the importance of Life Ready as part of student learning and development in Year 11 and 12.
• school based requirements
• course principles and the role they play in implementation
• the learning contexts and how they are used, including the content which needs to be delivered
• methods of delivery for Life Ready in schools and what should be considered
• what schools can do to ensure their school based program meets the needs of students in each senior cohort
• what resources are available to support Life Ready implementation.

Link to MyPL

Life Ready – coordinator and teacher introduction

Domains

This accredited professional learning is connected to the domains:

• Professional practice – Standard 3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
  • 3.2.2 Plan and implement well-structured learning and teaching programs or lesson sequences that engage students and promote learning.
  • 3.7.2 Plan for appropriate and contextually relevant opportunities for parents/ carers to be involved in their children’s learning.
• Professional engagement – Standard 7 – Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community
  • 7.4.2 Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice.