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It is rare for 'one-off' training or support to deliver sustainable improvement. For this reason, we can plan with you to support you in achieveing the outcomes you desire.

We can design support services based on your unique needs and priorities.

Services include:

professional development tailored to your needs, strengths and priorities
direct in-school support services
surveys and other performance evaluation methods
- Staff, Student and Parent perception surveys
- Quality Learning School Self Assessment
- Using school performance data to inform planning and improvement

Professional Development

Getting Started

Many teachers and administrators find the four-day Quality Learning Seminar with David Langford a great introduction to Quality Learning.

This seminar can be followed by the two-day Leadership Capacity Building Seminar with David Langford.

Foundations in Quality Learning

Schools and teams seeking to build capacity for sustainable school improvement can engage in our Foundations in Quality Learning seminar series. These seminars are customised to the specific needs and priorities of participants.

Custom Design

We can also design professional learning experiences to address your specific improvement needs.

Read more about our Professional Development services.

Support Services

We provide direct support to schools, regions and districts to address issues of immediate concern. This support can take the form of customised professional development, direct coaching or facilitating teams thorough the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) improvement cycle.

Our aim in providing direct support is always to assist your team develop an effective solution while building capacity for ongoing improvement.

Examples of our work include:

development of shared direction and planning processes for the school community
addressing specific problems facing the school using the Plan-Do-Study-Act improvement cycle and quality improvement tools (eg. improving the mathematics program, curriculum design, student behaviour management, etc.)
one-to-one and small group mentoring.

Performance Evaluation

Staff, Student and Parent Perception Surveys

The Quality Learning Perception Surveys are designed to measure the exent to which staff, students and parents are having a positive experience of school. An integrated set of questionnaires has been designed for:

Students (currrently year four and above)
Staff (including administration and support staff)
Parents.

School Self Assessment

The Quality Learning School Self Assessment has been developed to allow schools to explore the extent to which the school leadership and management processes are consistent with the Quality Learning principles.

The process enables schools to:

Engage in dialogue about student learning, school performance and Quality Learning
Evaluate school learning to identify opportunities for improvement, inform planning and set priorities
Measure progress in growth of organisational learning and application of the Quality Learning approach
Identify where specific and additional support may be required.

Have a quick look at our example. You may wish to purchase our more comprehensive Learning and Improvement Guide: Quality Learning School Self Assessment.

Some schools choose to have QLA facilitate the self assessment process, particularly where they wish to involve a large number of stakeholders.

Click here to read more.

Plotting School Performance Data

Many schools have a great deal of performance data. Identifying the key data to track performance can be a challenge. Several schools we have worked with have chosen to plot this key data as a Radar Chart. We can help you use data effectively to assist planning, decision making and to drive improvement.

We can support your improvement efforts - contact us to explore how.

This page updated 26-Feb-2010