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Page 1: 2014 Annual Report - Rockingham Senior High School€¦ · pitching, cooking on Trangias, Orienteering, Radio Communications using the Phonetic Alphabet, Navigation and many team

We provide educational programs which give our students the skills, understandings and values to reach their potential, lead full and happy lives and contribute to society

2014 Annual Report

OUR PRIORITIES Academic Performance Life and Work Skills

Pastoral Care

Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre

Independent Public School

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Table of Contents

ANNUAL REPORT 2014

Introduction

Our Vision

Our Objectives

School Community

School Priorities

Community Partnerships

Cadets Report

The Students

Middle School Year 8 Report Year 9 Report

Senior School Year 10 Report Year 11 Report Year 12 Report

Vocational Education & Training

Work Place Learning

Student Attendance

Staff Information/Qualifications

Finance

Student Code of Conduct

Choose Respect

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The 2014 Annual School Report summarizes our achievements throughout the year and includes information about school priorities, student outcomes and some highlights of a very productive and positive year.

We provide educational programs which give our students the skills, understanding and values to reach their potential, lead full and happy lives and contribute to society

* To treat each other with respect * To ensure that all students develop to their potential * To offer an individualised, responsive and supportive curriculum * To provide a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment * To involve parents/caregivers as partners in our school community

Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre aims to develop and maximise the social, emotional and academic abilities of students from Year 8 to 13, in order for them to be productive citizens after their transition into society. We endeavour to develop the “whole child” in order to empower them to reach their true potential. Whole of community relationships are developed in order to build local education and training solutions and partnerships. All students have an Individualised Education Plan (IEP) which is developed in consultation with teachers, parents/caregivers and any agency which is working with the student at a meeting at the start of each year. This IEP is revised and modified, where necessary, at the beginning of Semester 2 during a second meeting. The Centre is divided into middle school and senior school in order to highlight and better cater for the needs of our students as they mature into young adults. Our curriculum is inclusive and individualised. Middle School encompasses Years 8 and 9. The focus in middle school is to build on academic foundations, and provide social and emotional guidance. It provides a taste of real life home and work situations with a strong focus on developing appropriate skills, resiliency and protective behaviours. Students attend mainstream Option classes and, if appropriate, may be integrated for selected academic courses such as English and Mathematics. The Senior School focus is on fostering independent confidence in the students and developing resilience and age appropriate skills. While academic foundations are now used to support practical situations, social and emotional support is still very important. Students are expected to be able to articulate the difference between good and bad decisions and a large amount of the students’ time revolves around developing work and social skills both during lessons at school and by participating in practical work placements in the community, TAFE experiences and independent living skills. Families of senior school students are prepared for the next phase in their child’s life through active participation in developing productive transition pathways. Our school is a member of the Peron Alliance of Curriculum and Teaching (PACT) as well as the Peron Education Support Alliance (PESA). Collaborating with other schools through PACT and PESA allows us to share expertise and resources, enhancing our school’s ability to maximise student outcomes. Our school is co-located with Rockingham Senior High School, creating another important partnership. The two schools work collaboratively in a relationship that strengthens both schools, promotes inclusion and contributes to a strong community.

INTRODUCTION

Our Vision

Our Objectives

School Community

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Our School Board continued to meet each term throughout 2014 to review school finances, receive Principal reports, input school development planning, support the development of school programs, identify means of promoting the school and ratify grant submissions. Students travelled extensively in the community as part of a highly effective, ongoing transport training program which is aligned to Community Access in the middle school and TAFE and Workplace Learning in the senior classes. Our partnership with Kwinana Industry Council gave us the opportunity to access local industry for work experience. We have continued to develop our strong links and alliances in the wider community through community service initiatives, work placements and sponsorships of awards by local businesses. A very successful and well attended Open Day was a great way for our students to show, parents, teachers from other school, Regional Office staff and members of the community all the wonderful programs and work they do here at the school. Parents/caregivers and outside agencies participated collaboratively in developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs). In order to foster this relationship various networking events were held throughout the year including; Inter Agency information sessions and hosting of morning tea by students for workplace learning providers.

The Rockingham ESC Emergency Service Cadet Corps program has continued to grow going from strength to strength. It has improved the level of independence, self-esteem, resilience, self-confidence, and self-reliance in our Recruits and Cadets. They have developed friendships and gained an ability to work as a member of a Unit. They have

taken on greater responsibilities; demonstrated greater cohesion and have a stronger sense of team spirit. The Cadet unit grew to 28 members in 2014, with 12 Recruits achieving rank promotion to the rank of Cadet and 2 receiving promotion to Cadet 1st Class. Three members of the Unit served on the Management Committee as Cadet Representatives. They actively participated in management planning, outlined future community projects they wished to be involved in and conveyed opinions of their peers to the group. The Cadet Unit has participated in regular meetings working towards developing their competencies in the Recruit Level, Level 1 Course and Cadet 1st Class. Throughout 2014 within the school based program all Recruits and Cadets have participated in tent pitching, cooking on Trangias, Orienteering, Radio Communications using the Phonetic Alphabet, Navigation and many team building games and activities. The Unit completed three expeditions during the course of the 2014:Term 1 we attended a team building day at Rockingham foreshore. This involved a circuit of games where the students had to work as a team or fail the activity. All students participated well and there were many successful Results Term 3 the Unit attended and completed an Orienteering activity at Woodman’s Point. This enhanced the compass and radio communication skills of all Cadets and a successful day was had by all Term 4 the Unit attended the Remembrance Day Service at the Rockingham Memorial Park. The Cadet Unit all dressed in full dress uniform and formed a catafalque party for the service. All Cadets laid a poppy and acknowledged the ex-service men and women in VIP tent. The Expeditions allowed the Recruits and Cadets to practice their team work abilities and competencies in the field. Navigate trails, using radios to communicate with other Unit members throughout the activity.

Our priorities for 2013 –2015 encompass all that we strive to teach our students to enable them to be prepared for fulfilling lives when they leave us. They are: PASTORAL CARE Improve student behaviour, engagement and attendance ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS Raise standards of student achievement LIFE AND WORK SKILLS Build a culture that is more innovative, responsive and

School Priorities

Community Partnerships

Cadets Report

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During 2014, we continued to maintain a ratio of approximately 1:3 students per staff member. The impact of being able to personalise each student’s program is reflected in the following class reports.

Year 8

During 2014 the Year 8 cohort concentrated on writing, spelling and reading in their Literacy Program. When this group started Year 8 the majority of students were very reluctant writers. It took three terms to build student knowledge and skills to the point where they would attempt basic writing activities independently. At the other end of the scale we had a student with Autism who could write, self—edit and correct stories with intertwining story lines. By the end of fourth term the students were using Ipads to research and write basic reports in their own words and with minimal assistance. During Maths lessons we concentrated on maths skills for living e.g. number, time, money and fractions. We used Ipads, computers, e-boards, hands on equipment, food maths and workbooks to provide a variety of learning experiences for the students. The students ranged in ability from 5 to 11 years capability. We worked hard in the garden during environmental science lessons. We grew bananas, paw paws, strawberries, leeks, broccoli, spring onions, tomatoes and butternut pumpkins. We also potted some plants for Mothers Day, made hanging gardens created mosaics to decorate the shed and painted some large pots. We showed our work skills at Metro South Regional Office, cleaning and weeding their garden. During our Health lessons we learned about Cyber Safety, including Cyber Bullying, our feelings and ways to control them and team building. We also looked at healthy living and cooked meals for each other. Cooking was one of our favourite past times. We joined the Rockingham Senior High School Year 8 students to participate in Options. These included art, media, video media, computing, dance, Learn to Live, metal work and wood work. One of our students joined the Year 8 Dance group to perform at several concerts and our ESC Assembly. Another Year 8 student took on a lead role in a video for Video Media. We also had one student in the top group of mainstream computing class. All in all, it was a great year!

The Students

Middle School

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Year 8 Con’t

Middle School

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Year 9 The year nine class achieved a great deal this year. Besides many students showing a big improvement in behaviour, our social skills over all blossomed. We became a lot fitter because of our daily fitness programme and visited some exciting places on our Community Access visits.

One of our students, Mark, was selected to represent Rockingham Senior High School as part of their specialist rugby program

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Year 10

In 2014 we followed on from 2013 with the continuation of delivery of CGEA courses at the Introductory and Certificate one level. Functional classes were continued for students who were still working their way up to the Certificate I CGEA Level. The following CGEA units were offered to the Year 10 students: Engage in simple texts for personal purposes. Engage in simple texts for learning purposes. Create simple texts for learning purposes. Create simple texts for personal purposes Work with simple design and shape in familiar situations Work with numbers and money in simple familiar situations Plan a project. In preparation for work readiness in Year 11, our strong focus on business was maintained through our small business project, run under the CGEA Plan a Project unit. Students were directly involved in the costing, ordering, producing, and financial management of our stationery business; producing business cards and address labels made to order. Our small business was well supported by staff, and students had ample opportunity to get involved in the business. Students acquired business skills that will assist them in their work experience programs in Year 11. Students were trained in using various different types of office equipment and were required to use technology in the production of business cards and labels. Our health program focused on independent living, family life and sexual health. Students participated in a banking program which required them to record weekly expenditure and income. They had to maintain a bank statement as a record of their weekly transactions. A weekly craft session was introduced and the students tackled their craft projects with ingenuity and enthusiasm. Students were involved in integration with mainstream giving them opportunities to participate in various option classes. Physical education classes were held in Mainstream. Community Access played a big part in the Year 10 timetable with students going out once a week to various places using public transport. They visited Perth and surrounds and were required to show competence in using public transport. They were also assessed in their ability to use the roads safely as a pedestrian and in the way they handled unforeseen situations, like making an emergency call should they get lost. Through our school’s partnership with Kwinana Industries Council two Year 10 students were chosen to take part in the iDiversity program and Zara was lucky enough to be nominated to represent the iDiversity group for a week on the Leeuwin.

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Year 11 During 2013, the main focus for Year 11 students continued to be working towards the completion of Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA) qualifications at the Certificate 1 Introductory and the Certificate 1 levels. This involved the streaming of students into three Mathematics and English groups with two groups working towards their relevant CGEA qualification and the third group focusing on functional Maths and English skills. Most students within the CGEA group successfully completed all units, earning a Statement of Attainment for 2014. Students also completed elective units in first aid and participated in a practical placement. The practical placement was delivered in conjunction with Workplace Learning which saw the students complete a total of five weeks of Work Experience. Some students excelled in the work environment and greatly benefitted from being at work for a full fortnight (final placement). Others found this too difficult and realized that they are not ready for full time work.

Year 11 students also had the opportunity to work completing units within a Certificate 1 in Sport and Recreation. Most enjoyed the practical aspects of the course, especially snorkelling and abseiling. Not only did the students gain many practical skills, they also tested their own personal boundaries. The theory aspect of the course caused difficulties for many of the students and so it was felt that in 2015 the students would benefit more from a purely practical program which would be accompanied by the enjoyment associated with outdoor activities.

The Year 11 students were involved in the running of the Dolphin Café with Mrs Lovegrove each Wednesday. The skills associated with running a retail coffee shop were developed with students taking orders throughout the whole school site, making a variety of hot and cold drinks, working the till and also cleaning up after their busy shift. It was fantastic to watch the students grow in confidence over the year and develop their communication skills while coping with an ever increasing workload as coffee orders continued to increase as the year progressed.

Some students also had the opportunity to participate in VET in Schools programs offered by Challenger Institute of Technology. Within the Year 11 class, we had two students complete an Automotive Skills “Set at the Automotive Campus in Kwinana and one student completed her fist year of a two year program in Retail Makeup and Skin Care. This also allowed for follow up to be done at school if required.

Overall, Year 11 was an exceptionally busy year with a very tight timetable. The overall results were positive and the students should be praised for their efforts. It was, however, evident by the end of the year that having a timetable linked to certificate qualification meant that we were unable to dedicate a suitable amount of time to pastoral care issues and also the opportunity to develop many of the life skills that will be needed to gain greater independence within the community.

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Year 11 Cont’d

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Year 12 Report

One student successfully completed a Certificate 1 in General Education for Adults and six others completed many Units of Competency in the course. Additional Certificate courses completed by Year 12 students in 2014 included: Certificate 11 Community Services—Children’s Services Focus Certificate 1 Automotive Vocational Preparation Certificate 1 in Hospitality All students completed an Industry specific work experience placement Three students balanced weekly work placement with their school commitments: Two completed one day per week at Workpower, supported by an Education Assistant. One student completed two days per week, supported by Interworks, Many students completed block work experience linked to their Certificate based courses: Certificate 1 in Hospitality on site Café’ Certificate 11 Community Services—Children’s Services Focus and work experience at City of Rockingham

Childcare Centre and Chuckles Child Care Centre Certificate 1 in Hospitality and work experience at the City of Rockingham Autumn Centre, Rockingham

Hospital Kiosk and Bethanie Waters Aged Care Facility. Certificate 1 Automotive Vocational Preparation and work experience at Coventry. Individual Education Plans were developed with parents, service providers and students to provide individual goals which all students worked diligently to attain. Two Year 12 students represented their peers in the role of Choose Respect Councillors The Fire and Ice School Ball held at Peel Manor House was a social highlight with students joining their fellow Year 12 students from Rockingham Senior High School. Two students served on the School Ball Committee. A wonderful Valedictory Ceremony was held at Mandurah Performing Arts Centre with Rockingham Senior High School. Leavers week celebrations rewarded the students for their efforts and achievements. This year the students chose a Supa Golf and Margaret River Chocolate Factory excursion. Leavers day was held in conjunction with Rockingham Senior High School students and included water slides, sumo suits, dunking tanks and a barbeque.

Senior School

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2014 was another year with strong involvement in Vocational Education and Training (VET) at Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre. A total of 6 courses were offered across a number of industry areas, with the majority of students from Year 10 to 12 being enrolled in at least one qualification. Most students demonstrated success within these offerings, achieving at least one Unit of Competency towards a qualification

On Site Offerings Certificate in General Education for Adults

The largest single VET offering was the Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA) which encompasses students from Year 10—12. The CGEA provided the framework for numeracy and literacy delivery within the Senior School. Students also developed skills within a broader context as units offered involved work skills, job seeking, first aid and health care to name a few. Students typically completed the CGEA over a total of 3 years with all units being delivered by VET qualified trainers (teachers) on site. Students may be enrolled in one or both of the qualifications depending on the most appropriate placement to meet their literacy and numeracy needs. Due to the changing needs of our students, the delivery of CGEA will not be continued in 2015. Students who did not achieve the full qualification will be issued with Statements of Attainment which reflect their efforts to date. The breakdown of CGEA offerings is as follows: Certificate 1 in General Education for Adults( Introductory) Student enrolment: 18 Students achieving at least one Unit of Competency (UOC) within qualification: 15 Certificate 1 in General Education for Adults Student enrolment: 23 Students achieving at least one Unit of Competency (UOC) within qualification: 12 Students meeting requirements to achieve full qualification: 1

Sport and Recreation 2014 saw the trialling of Certificate1 in Sport and Recreation as an offering to Year 11 and 12 students through their Physical Education program. It was decided that this program would be offered over two years to give students the opportunity to demonstrate all practical and theory skills but the theory proved too difficult for the majority. With this in mind, the qualification will not continue into 2015. The students will, instead, participate in a program which offers practical without a theory component. Off Site Offerings Challenger Institute of Technology

Rockingham SHS ESC has a long standing partnership with Challenger Institute of Technology to offer students with Special Educational Needs VET qualifications. The breakdown of these offerings are: Hospitality skills set Students enrolled :2 Students achieving at least one UOC:2 Automotive Skills set Students enrolled:4 Students achieving at least one UOC:3 In 2014, RSHS ESC also had students accepted into mainstream Pre-Apprenticeships in Schools offerings. Their breakdown is as follows: Certificate 11 in Community Service Students enrolled:1 Students achieving at least one UOC:1 Certificate 11 in Retail Makeup and Skin Care Students enrolled:1 Students achieving at least one UOC:1 This is a 2 year program, with the student on track to complete the qualification in 2015.

Vocational Education Training

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Changes to VET offerings from 2013 to 2014 Students participated in a total of 6 offerings during 2014. This is a reduction from the 12 offerings in 2013. The reasons for these changes were as follows: Agrifoods—RSHS ESC did not have a qualified trainer on site for 2014 delivery Retail—the organisation RSHS ESC auspiced this qualification through closed their doors due to a lack of funding. As this matter was not resolved until late in Term One, there was not sufficient time for a new arrangement to be made where the students would be able to achieve the full qualification. New partnerships are being sourced for 2015. Challenger Institute of Technology—merged the two Certificate 1 in Hospitality offerings of Kitchen Operations and Coffee Shop into one skill set. Polytechnic West—did not have any offerings suitable for Education Support Students. Youth Attainment and Transitions (YAT) - courses were offered through Federal funding, which has ceased. School Based Traineeships (SBT) - after discussion between Year 10 teachers and RSHS ESC admin, it was determined that we did not have a suitable candidate to put forward for this program.

Vocational Education Training (cont’d)

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Work Place Learning

During 2014 Workplace Learning for Year 11 and 12 students at Rockingham SHS Education Support Centre was once again presented both as part of a Certificate 1 in General Education for Adults (CGEA) Participate in a Practical Placement and Workplace Learning On the Job Training (WL1). WL1 required students to complete a minimum of 55 hours of work in a practical work situation, preferably as-sociated with the courses provided by Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in which students were en-rolled. The CGEA has suggested hours which students completed both in school and at work. The minimum hours of practical work experience logged over the course of the year for an individual student was 4 hours (this stu-dent was unable to attend work placements due to personal issues) and the maximum hours spent at work was 363 hours (the student was in a weekly placement with Intework Incorporated). Most students logged an aver-age of 120 hours over the course of the year. The hours accrued at practical work placements were completed during four different placements as per previ-ous years with the two week block occurring during Term 3. Placements were set for Week 7 in Term 1, Weeks 3 & 7 in Term 2 and a two week block over Weeks 6 & 7 in Term 3. Most students attended four days out of the five in the week as they had one day at their RTO. Twenty four workplace providers were utilised in 2014 for seventeen senior school students: nine in Year 11 and eight in Year 12. Intework and Workpower were very helpful in placing students with more specialised needs. Once again students completed return placements, usually in Terms 1 and 2 as it was regarded as beneficial for most of our students to have extra time to learn the routines and procedures associated with particular work places, providing students with the opportunity to perform at a higher standard. It was a good indicator of stu-dent performance when workplace providers were willing to have the same students back twice or even three times during the course of the year. For the two week placement in Term 3 students investigated options as to a workplace they would like to attend and most were able to attend the placement they had researched or at the very least gain work experience in the Industry area they had indicated they wanted to know more about. Overall most of the students performed well at work (at the end of this report there is a graph of how work place providers rated their efforts). However there were some students attending work experience for the first time who, although performing well in school in a familiar situation, were surprisingly unable to cope when place outside their comfort zone. Thankfully the high level of support we have been able to offer our workplace providers, from sending Education Assistants out with students who demonstrate a need for extra support through to making a concerted effort to visit and/or call each workplace every day, assisted in defusing any potentially damaging situations. We have managed to maintain good relationships with our workplace providers, and parent/caregivers, who are confident that their concerns will be dealt with promptly and discreetly. To this end we once again took the opportunity at the end of the year to invite workplace providers to a morning tea where they were presented with a framed certificate for display. In 2014 we continued with our own version of a Work Readiness Program for middle school students. Students are introduced to the theory of work and all it entails much earlier in their schooling in order to allow students in Year 11 & 12 to focus entirely on practical skills and expectations. In Year 8 students learn about why people work, how work has changed over the years, different types of careers and started a little self exploration. In Year 9 there is more of a focus on self – likes and dislikes, skills, values – in order to understand better what sort of work might suit individuals, continued career exploration and a start is made on employer expectations at work. In Year 10 students are creating and updating resumes and learning about rights and responsibilities at work, including Work Health and Safety, culminating in the completion of WorkSafe SmartMove Certificates online. At the end of the year the Year 10s also participate in an Industry Tour where students are taken out to different work places and learn about what employers are looking for in young workers, from the employers themselves. This program was introduced in 2013 and it has already started to make a difference in the way students in upper school approach work placements.

  

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How Students Were Rated by Workplace Providers in 2014 

Work Place Learning (cont’d)

A Comparison of Yr 12 Performance at Work 2013/2014 

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No FTE

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Principals 1 1.0

Deputy Principals 1 1.0

Total Administration Staff 2 2.0

Teaching Staff

Total Teaching Staff 7 5.6

School Support Staff

Clerical/Administrative 4 2.7

Other Non-Teaching Staff 22 18.4

Total School Support Staff 31 27.0

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All teaching staff meet the professional requirements to teach in Western Australian schools and are registered with the Teacher Registration Board. All staff are qualified to teach students with special needs and have a variety of qualifications including Bachelor of Education, Graduate Certificate of Education and Graduate Diploma in Education.

Our staff retention rate was 100%

Student Attendance

Staff Information/Qualifications

ATTENDANCE RATE

School WA Public Schools

2012 87.1% 87.7%

2013 85.1% 87.4%

2014 86.8% 86.9%

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Finance

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Student Code of Conduct

Be prepared each day

Display respect and courtesy

Respect personal possessions and school property

Work responsibly

Look after our school environment

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The aim of the Choose Respect Program in our school is to encourage and motivate our

school community to foster a culture of respect.

Each semester 5 Choose Respect Councillors are chosen 

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P O Box 786, Rockingham WA 6968

15 Read St, Rockingham WA 6168

Tel: 9592 9273 | Fax: 9592 9274

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.rockingham.wa.edu.au

ABN 88 889 552 972