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Welcome to the Middle Years NT wikispace. This is a space for people working in the Middle Years stage of schooling to share resources and ideas and to work on joint projects together.

Would really appreciate your ideas about what we can share, what you want to know etc.

Will start to put information on according to the original network requests: Teaching teams are being organised via traditional subject groupings or year level groups.
 * Brainstorm of Network Foci Options – highlighted = priorities: **
 * ** Ideas / goals for future meetings ** || ** Actions ** ||
 * Transitions to senior schooling - || Year 10 Curriculum review – contact Sally Hodgson, Manager Senior Years & Certification, 89994385 ||
 * Continuation of students doing VET courses || ||
 * Staffing formula – how are schools organising staff? || Across most schools, staff/curriculum are/is being organised into 4 main groups (all with different names) are being explored:
 * Foundation Studies (English Literacy, Mathematics, Science, SoSE, Personal Learning Plans, Fitness);
 * Creative & Practical Studies (PE, The Arts, Tech & Design);
 * Integrated Studies (well-being, citizenship, Science in society, vocational pathways, financial literacy,enterprise education); &
 * Extended Studies (creative, vocal, discovery, interactive and group actions)

3 year cycles of curriculum implementation are also being developed. || Arnhem professional learning - contact Jason Motbey Coaching - contact Sonya Mackenzie NAP - contact Natalie Ede Julia Aitkin in Alice - contact Lisa Hall || Wellbeing / Welfare Policies || ||
 * Timetabling || ||
 * Pastoral care || ||
 * Integrated Curriculum || ||
 * Explicit teaching || ||
 * Building teaching capacity & maintaining rigour || Rivers professional learning - ELICO - contact Julianne
 * Behaviour Management
 * Getting all staff on the same page || ||
 * Developing a philosophy /picture of what MY is || ||
 * How to get best out of kids? || ||
 * Inspiring staff || ||
 * Reporting / assessment ‘best practice || ||
 * What is everyone else doing? / Sharing success stories / Presentations on site ||  Meetings held at participating schools – Develop agenda item and /or share success ||
 * How do we evaluate / measure what we are doing? || ||
 * Work shadowing for teachers || ||
 * Providing a framework for what we want to do to improve student outcomes || ||
 * Forced integration of subjects vs integration on individual teacher strengths || ||

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