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School improvement and excellence

School improvement is a continuous process, centred on maximising outcomes for all students, and sustaining this improvement over time.

Effective use of funding and resources

Strategic resourcing is the targeted alignment of resources to school initiatives, ensuring maximum impact on student outcomes.

Effective improvement measures and strategies

Planning effectively for improvement means understanding your unique school context and curriculum priorities.

Enhancing teacher capabilities

Teaching quality is the biggest in-school determinant of your students' progress and achievement.

Situational analysis

The situational analysis is a key component of the School Excellence cycle and informs your school’s improvement journey across learning, teaching and leading.

Authentic community engagement

Schools are instrumental in building a culture of high expectations and inclusion with parents and the broader community.

The Strategic Improvement Plan

This plan details the steps your school will take to improve the learning outcomes and the achievement and growth of all your students.

Implementation and progress monitoring

Schools monitor the progress of their activities regularly, and evaluate their progress measures annually, in their Strategic Improvement Plan.

Announcement

Live stream launch video - School Excellence in Action

School Excellence cycle
Video of 2021 School Excellence in Action launch on 20 July 2020 by The Honourable Sarah Mitchell, Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, Mark Scott (Secretary, NSW Department of Education), Murat Dizdar (Deputy Secretary, School Performance) and Cathy Brennan (A/Deputy Secretary, School Performance).

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School Excellence terminology

School Excellence cycle
Explanations of terms such as situational analysis, qualitative data, purpose statement, Strategic Improvement Plan and more.

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Resources to support School Excellence in Action

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The new School Excellence 4 year cycle begins in 2021. Watch explanatory videos, view the 3 process flow charts and access all samples.

NSW Government

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