We are bringing together Principals and APs/DPs for our third Principals’ Forum
This session will be open to all Principals and Assistant Principals. Join the forum to this event and to discuss, share, and ask our panel about their school improvement journeys.
Wednesday, June 10, 2021
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM AEST Melbourne Time
Access the recording here
About the Panel
Yates Avenue Public School
Ellen Stirling Primary School
Dr Dean Goldspink, Principal
David MacSporran, Principal
Since 2017, Ellen Stirling Primary School have been having an unrelenting push to change classroom teacher pedagogy to Explicit Direct Instruction with new learning concept delivery. Led by Principal Dr Dean Goldspink, the School has also implemented various literacy direct instruction programs in an attempt to lift the achievement level of literacy across the school and build capacity in our various cohorts of students.
Executive staff and teaching staff continue to work hard to engage students daily, whilst emphasising attendance, behaviour and a positive learning environment to back the School’s Moral Purpose: Ellen Stirling Primary School will provide a safe, enriched learning and teaching environment driven by high expectations for success.
NAPLAN and PAT testing continues to show improvement since 2017.
David MacSporran is the Principal of Yates Avenue Public School in western Sydney. He will be joined by Assistant Principals Shani Gale and Jacinta Richards on the panel.
Yates Avenue has a clear vision for evidence-based teaching practices and continuous improvement for all staff. David and the leadership team led a stellar review of their school model at the second NSW Branch Meeting in April 2021.
For this event, we are excited to hear more about the school’s views on how the science of learning and Explicit Direct Instruction has informed their school improvement journey.
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About the host
Steven Capp (Bentleigh West PS)
Steven Capp is the Principal of Bentleigh West Primary School in Melbourne, which has become recognised for its adoption of evidence- based teaching practices, particularly in the area of reading and mathematics. He has worked across the primary and secondary school sectors as an educational leader for the past 15 years. He has a Masters of School Leadership from Melbourne University and has worked with school leaders to explore bridging the gap from research to practice.