Principals’ Forum - Marsden Road Public School - Manisha Gazula
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Principals’ Forum - Marsden Road Public School - Manisha Gazula

Open to all Principals and Assistant/Deputy Principals. Manisha Gazula is a passionate educator with a fundamental focus on improving student outcomes. She is Principal of Marsen Road Public School.
In 2019, Marsden Road Public School received the Executive Directors Award for significant contributions towards advancing the strategic goals of the NSW Department of Education.

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Principals’ Forum - Riverwood Public School - Anne Davis
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Principals’ Forum - Riverwood Public School - Anne Davis

Open to all Principals and Assistant/Deputy Principals. Riverwood Public school is a small school located in a low socio-economic community in south-western Sydney. A focus on evidence-based wellbeing and learning practices has underpinned the school’s improvement work. We are committed to Explicit Direct Instruction as a key pedagogical approach and our literacy practices are aligned with the research from the science of reading. The school’s wellbeing framework articulates a twin focus on staff and student wellbeing.

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Principals’ Forum - Term 2 2022 - Beeliar Primary
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Principals’ Forum - Term 2 2022 - Beeliar Primary

The journey to become a school of excellence for Beeliar Primary School started with an in-depth analysis of student data, where all staff engaged in a disciplined dialogue about school and student performance. Whole school programs including Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), InitiaLit, Critical Reading and Spelling Mastery were introduced to ensure consistency of practice and a systematic development of reading across the school. The results have been outstanding and Beeliar PS achieved green boxes for all literacy areas in our 2021 Year 3 NAPLAN results.

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TFE Principals’ Forum -  Nov 2021
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TFE Principals’ Forum - Nov 2021

In Nov 2021, we convened our fifth Think Forward Principals’ Forum, bringing together Principals and APs/DPs to discuss high quality instruction and the Science of Learning. Showcasing the work of Steven Capp and Sarah Asome from Bentleigh West Primary School.

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The Science of School Improvement - David MacSporran and Yates Avenue Public School
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The Science of School Improvement - David MacSporran and Yates Avenue Public School

David MacSporran is the Principal of Yates Avenue Public School in western Sydney. The school has a clear vision for evidence-based teaching practices and continuous improvement for all staff. David and the leadership team will present an outline of how the science of reading and Explicit Direct Instruction has informed their school improvement journey.

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TFE Nov Webinar Churchill Primary
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TFE Nov Webinar Churchill Primary

Churchill Primary uses an Explicit Direct Instruction approach, teaching the five components of literacy based on the science of reading. Principal, Jacquie Burrows has overseen significant increases in NAPLAN literacy results using this approach, and expects to see this trend continue.

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