To support teachers in curriculum development, we have introduced a Curriculum Coordination role. All teachers have the opportunity to access planning time that is supported through the school learning and development budget. All staff members have access to school based learning and development through trained school staff, as well as out of school activities. Learning and Development is aligned to our whole school focus and ensures succession planning as well as consistency and continuity.

The predominant management style within the school is consultative. Everyone is actively involved in collaborative decision-making processes.

1. Laptops for Teachers Program - A Smart Classrooms Initiative of Education Queensland. In 2006, all teaching staff across the primary and secondary campuses are participating in the Computers for Teachers Program, a Smart Classrooms initiative of Educationi Queensland. Each teacher has a laptop as part of the trial.

A training and professional developmenet program is currently being developed by Education Queensland to support all teachers who will be involved in the Computers for Teachers Trial.

Chancellor College will also strengthen its current ICT support and training for staff, including

• setting up informal networks of teachers to share ICT skills
• inservice about hwo to incorporate new technologies into teaching programs and classrooms
• inservice on suing the laptops for administrative purposes
• inservice aimed at developing best-practice in pedagogy from Prep to Senior years.

For more information, visit  http://education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/strategy/si_computers-faqtrial.html

2. Behaviour Support - staff to participate in in-service in Code of Expected Behaviour

3. English - teachers to spend time engaging with the new English Syllabus

4. The Productive Pedagogies and Habits of Mind

5. Teaching of Reading

6. Restorative Practices