Principal - Mr. Jamie Walsh
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Vision StatementAll Saints Parish School Community is centred in Christ and as partners in Catholic education; we pursue fullness of life for all.
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Mission Statements |
We will enact the vision by:
1. Catholic School Culture. Being committed to the evangelising mission of the Church, through prayer, liturgy experiences and social justice teachings. 2. Community Engagement Actively seeking partnerships with parents, caregivers, parish, diocese and wider community to enhance student learning and wellbeing. 3. Leadership & Stewardship Working in a collaborative manner that promotes a positive climate, with a clear sense of purpose and direction to ensure that governance responsibilities and accountabilities are met. 4. Learning & Teaching Participating in high quality, planned contemporary learning and actively engage in professional learning. Reflecting on our practise and implementing actions that lead to improvement that ensures a viable curriculum for all students. 5. Wellbeing Promoting an inclusive environment of mutual trust, respect and support of the whole school community, ensuring a culture of child safety. |
School Motto
HE TEACHES; WE NURTURE; TOGETHER WE INSPIRE!
All Saints Parish School Philosophy
All Saints Parish School is a Catholic School. Our Catholic faith is the fundamental reason for the schools existence and this factor influences our decisions and practices.
The All Saints Parish School community works together to empower students to gain knowledge, skills, attitudes and values with enable them to act as caring, responsible and confident members of a rapidly changing society.
We encourage our children to make a difference in the world as people of faith, love, justice and compassion.
We are committed to enabling each person to reach their full potential and to flourish in the likeness of Jesus Christ.
We are committed to providing the very best education to enable our students to meet the future with confidence in their abilities and skills, having well positive self-esteem and a belief in their abilities to achieve their goals. We provide a broad range of learning opportunities so that all children will achieve success in their learning and social interactions.
We are committed to a culture of School Improvement, Performance and Development by reflecting on and creating strategic plans to improve our:
We believe that every student can learn, that every teacher can grow in their capacity to teach, that every school can improve and that the future can be influenced positively when we pray together and work together in the pursuit of excellence in learning, teaching and leading.
At All Saints Parish School we care deeply about our students’ learning and their wellbeing. Together we can create a future for our children, which is hope-filled and joyously fulfilling.
Our Philosophy of Education is based on the following Educational Ideals.
The All Saints Parish School community works together to empower students to gain knowledge, skills, attitudes and values with enable them to act as caring, responsible and confident members of a rapidly changing society.
We encourage our children to make a difference in the world as people of faith, love, justice and compassion.
We are committed to enabling each person to reach their full potential and to flourish in the likeness of Jesus Christ.
We are committed to providing the very best education to enable our students to meet the future with confidence in their abilities and skills, having well positive self-esteem and a belief in their abilities to achieve their goals. We provide a broad range of learning opportunities so that all children will achieve success in their learning and social interactions.
We are committed to a culture of School Improvement, Performance and Development by reflecting on and creating strategic plans to improve our:
- Catholic School Culture
- Learning and Teaching
- Wellbeing
- Leadership and Stewardship
- Community Engagement
We believe that every student can learn, that every teacher can grow in their capacity to teach, that every school can improve and that the future can be influenced positively when we pray together and work together in the pursuit of excellence in learning, teaching and leading.
At All Saints Parish School we care deeply about our students’ learning and their wellbeing. Together we can create a future for our children, which is hope-filled and joyously fulfilling.
Our Philosophy of Education is based on the following Educational Ideals.
- The provision of a safe, non-threatening learning environment
- The valuing of each child as a unique individual
- Enabling all children to achieve success
- Providing a broad and comprehensive contemporary curriculum
- Fostering an environment where children can take risks and learn from their mistakes
- Providing a faith filled, highly professional, motivated teachers who are committed to achieving the vision of the school
- Providing personalised educational programs which are informed by frequent assessment FOR, OF and AS learning
- Providing a learning environment where there is a full partnership between parents, teachers and children
- Developing students who are respected and valued citizens in the community
- Graduating students who demonstrate the values they encounter at school
Learning & Teaching Philosophy
1.Shared mission, vision, values, goals
Educators in a PLC benefit from clarity regarding their shared purpose, a common understanding of the school they are trying to create, collective communities to help move the school in the desired direction, and specific, measurable, attainable, results‐oriented, and time‐ bound (SMART) goals to mark their progress.
2.Collaborative teams focused on learning
In a PLC, educators work together interdependently in collaborative teams to achieve common goals for which they are mutually accountable. The structure of the school is aligned to ensure teams are provided the time and support essential to adult learning.
“Collaboration is a systematic process in which we work together, interdependently, to analyze and impact professional practice in order to improve our individual and collective results.”
5.Commitment to Continuous improvement
Not content with the status quo, members of a PLC constantly seek better ways to achieve mutual goals and accomplish their fundamental purpose of learning for all.
All teams engage in an ongoing cycle of:
• Gathering evidence of current levels of student learning
• Developing strategies and ideas to build on strengths and address weaknesses in that learning
• Implementing the strategies and ideas
• Analyzing the impact of the changes to discover what was effective and what was not
• Applying the new knowledge in the next cycle of continuous improvement
6.Results orientation
Educators in a PLC assess their efforts on the basis of tangible results. They are hungry for evidence of student learning and use that evidence to inform and improve their practice.
“The success of the PLC concept depends not on the merits of the concept itself, but on the most important element in the improvement of any school—the commitment and persistence of the educators within it.” —Richard DuFour
Educators in a PLC benefit from clarity regarding their shared purpose, a common understanding of the school they are trying to create, collective communities to help move the school in the desired direction, and specific, measurable, attainable, results‐oriented, and time‐ bound (SMART) goals to mark their progress.
2.Collaborative teams focused on learning
In a PLC, educators work together interdependently in collaborative teams to achieve common goals for which they are mutually accountable. The structure of the school is aligned to ensure teams are provided the time and support essential to adult learning.
“Collaboration is a systematic process in which we work together, interdependently, to analyze and impact professional practice in order to improve our individual and collective results.”
- Collective inquiry
- Action orientation and experimentation
5.Commitment to Continuous improvement
Not content with the status quo, members of a PLC constantly seek better ways to achieve mutual goals and accomplish their fundamental purpose of learning for all.
All teams engage in an ongoing cycle of:
• Gathering evidence of current levels of student learning
• Developing strategies and ideas to build on strengths and address weaknesses in that learning
• Implementing the strategies and ideas
• Analyzing the impact of the changes to discover what was effective and what was not
• Applying the new knowledge in the next cycle of continuous improvement
6.Results orientation
Educators in a PLC assess their efforts on the basis of tangible results. They are hungry for evidence of student learning and use that evidence to inform and improve their practice.
“The success of the PLC concept depends not on the merits of the concept itself, but on the most important element in the improvement of any school—the commitment and persistence of the educators within it.” —Richard DuFour