Assistant Principal - Learning & Teaching
I want to welcome you all to the start of the 2025 academic year at St Joseph’s Regional College, and I hope everyone had a restful break. I look forward to supporting our students through the challenges and encouraging them to be open to the new year's opportunities. Our mission is to ensure that each student has the opportunity to immerse themselves in our rich learning environment and achieve their personal goals as they journey through secondary education at the College.
For those new to the College, whilst the start of the year may appear overwhelming at times, especially for our new Year 7 students, you will soon settle into the routine of secondary education at the College. The start of any year is a great opportunity for students to reflect on what they wish to achieve this year and to formulate actions that will ultimately lead to each student achieving their goals.
As part of this journey to achieve our best during the year, three key focus areas will drive learning throughout 2025. The first is a focus on high expectations. Our goal at the College is to see each student believe in their capacity to achieve their potential. While there will be times when the challenges of schoolwork may appear difficult, the ability to persevere and work through the obstacles will develop excellent personal skills that will serve them well after we complete our schooling and head into the next phase of our lives.
The second focus area is around enhancing our culture of learning and improvement. As part of this, I challenge students to continue to reflect on the quality of work they produce and seek to deepen their understanding of course content and improve the quality of the work produced throughout the year.
The third focus area relates to starting the year fresh, and as we settle into our new classes and subjects, we reflect on those learning behaviours that will help each of us achieve our goals for the year.
Specifically, we believe that the six core learning behaviours detailed below will ensure that the classroom is an environment that is conducive to learning. Embracing these learning behaviours allows all students to strive for high expectations and embed a culture of learning and improvement in every aspect of their learning journey throughout 2025.
- Demonstrate a positive learning behaviour and be ENGAGED in your learning
- Display respect for others
- Use time Effectively to complete homework and assessments
- ACT on feedback to IMPROVE the quality of your work
- BE self-managed and organised
- Work collaboratively with teachers and peers
Finally, Ms Anne Marchment (Leader of Curriculum), Mrs Claire Goldie (Leader of Pedagogy) and I wish you all a great start to 2025, and we look forward to the many opportunities that emerge throughout the course of the year.
Ian Lutton
Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching