All students benefit from high quality evidence-informed instruction. High achievers will be even stronger, and lower achieving students will be brought up to standard by our efforts. A commitment to putting aside our preferences and beliefs for how we like to teach and basing decisions on research and evidence. This means putting children and not adults first. See Noel Pearson’s quote below. He rejects the idea that poverty is destiny.
“Educational progress is an antecedent condition to overcoming broader social and economic disadvantage.”
Curriculum plans have been developed that cover the eight key learning areas and give suggested time allocations. Content is taught across a two-year cycle. These plans are reviewed and updated by the leadership team at the end of each semester.
At Canadian Lead PS, the curriculum is delivered through an agreed whole school evidence informed instructional model. Lessons follow the below structure and are used from Foundation - Year 6 by all teachers.
CLPS Instructional Model
