Here's your opportunity to contribute to improvement in your school

In September this year schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne will be sending, to a selection of parents, a new online school improvement survey. The survey is different to those in previous years and has been developed to ensure schools are learning from school leaders, students, teachers and families, how they can improve in various aspects of school culture, learning and teaching and family engagement.
A more rigorous process will be undertaken by schools to develop a consistent and strategic Annual Action Plan following the survey results.

Key categories in the survey include:

• Family Engagement - how you are enabled by the school to engage in the learning process alongside your child to support their learning - eg. communication of learning that is two-way, learning information sessions, immersive learning opportunities, see-saw posts and opportunities for having conversations about learning with your child and providing feedback about their learning, provided with activities to do together at home (Learning at Home) and encouraged to support your child's learning.

• Barriers to engagement - what is preventing you from being enabled to engage in your child's learning or in events or activities that are run by the school? There are many and varied reasons you're not able to be physically present at school and this is nothing to be ashamed of. Once schools are aware of what is preventing you from attending events or other activities, they are then able to plan for other ways to include you in the learning journey of your child, so your feedback is valuable.

• School climate - this refers to the culture of the school, how welcomed you feel as a family and the overall feel of the school.

• Student Safety - how well the school is managing bullying and other child safety issues. 

• Catholic Identity - how your family views a Catholic education and your engagement in the spiritual journey of your child.

• School Fit - how well your child fits into the school learning environment.

• Communication - how well the school is communicating learning with you including what the children are learning, what type of communication methods are used and how effective the communication is to your child's progress. These questions will provide valuable for feedback about the teacher-parent relationship to help schools understand the gaps and areas for improvement. 

The survey completion will provide your school with key indicators as to where they need to improve and will provide you with the opportunity to contribute as valued members of the school community and in your child's learning journey.

Should you have any questions about the survey, your school Principal will be able to answer any your questions.