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Cobden School – Developing a Graduate Profile to underpin teaching, learning and assessment
Noula Markham - Principal, and Mandy Dodds - Deputy Principal
Cobden School is a small full primary school in Greymouth, on the west coast of the South Island, with a roll of around 150 students.
This story illustrates how Cobden School has worked to improve teaching and learning for the students in its community.
The Principal, Noula Markham, and the DP, Mandy Dodds, have been working alongside staff on the development of a Graduate Profile over the past couple of years. They read a wide range of educational research, sought advice, visited other schools and deliberately targeted Leadership and Assessment PLD for themselves and their staff. All these actions informed their decision for change.
Ongoing school review is investigating changes to be made post National Standards (archived). The school is in the process of setting up sub-committees to explore how individual curriculum areas will be incorporated into the Graduate Profile.
Infographic of the Cobden School story
Take a look at the creative and informative infographic created by Cobden School to present their story to the Education Review Office. They used Piktochart software.
Select the image for a preview, or download the whole infographic: Cobden School infographic ERO.docx
Select the image to view at full size.
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