School Renewal Action Plan - St Thomas More College

4.3 Staff Support
• Selection, recruitment and induction processes
• Career development and succession planning
• Feedback and appraisal processes
College Goals for 2012
Develop a framework for a whole school approach to Pastoral Care
Align RTC processes with our pedagogical practice and whole school approach to pastoral care.
Provide targeted professional development to support DOL, Unit Planner and Pastoral Care
Evidence
Staff Performance and Development Program
Staff Induction Program – College
New Staff Induction Program – BCE
iRecruit – BCE Processes for employment
Catholicjobs Online - Recruitment
Formation of the History committee to write College history
Conference – Classroom Instruction that Works- Staff attending 5 Day Training Program
Unit plan from the Unit Planner and associated staff unit planning meetings
Induction Program for new staff – Induction Booklet
Minutes from Staff Meetings in relation to Internal School review and College Goals
Use of staff meetings to share professional practice
Staff Well Being Program
Coffee and Computers after school computer workshops
Review of curriculum and the development of an all school curriculum framework.
Staff in-service on the Dimensions of Learning.
Strong fields for positions advertised
PAR review Processes
Review of PAR Structure to Support College Goals
Staff Handbook
Parent feedback on the quality of staff
Strengths identified across Component
Staff Professional Development Template and
meetings with staff to align their professional
learning goals and College Goals
Review of staff induction program and
processes
Initial work on DOL Learning framework and
the Unit Planner
Establishment of College History Committee
Development needed across Component
The need to continue to work on Staff Induction Program
particularly in regard to RTC
Staff professional learning needs to be targeted towards
DOL
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