Professional Learning Days

Thursday November 26 & Thursday December 3

Professional Learning for Newcomb SC staff is of high importance to equip and enable the college to provide and deliver the most appropriate support, and most current teaching and learning strategies to complement our wide range of student programs and ensure positive student learning outcomes. As a result, school council has approved Newcomb Secondary College to conduct two Professional Learning Days on the next two Thursday’s (November 26th & December 3rd - both days will be student free days) to invest in progressing our targeted college teaching and learning agenda’s largely focussed around ‘building positive futures’. Specific areas of development will include a focus on Numeracy, Assessment & Reporting and Student Voice & Agency.

Whilst we are conscious of the impact on the community of two student free days in quick succession, it should be noted that school council approved the request from Newcomb Secondary College to postpone the June Professional Learning Day as the aim was to prioritise the return of students onsite at that time due to COVID-19 restrictions easing. Consequently, we now have two Professional Learning Days in close proximity however this will allow the college to suitably progress our school agendas to therefore enable 2021 to look and feel more like a normal school year right from day one.

Thank you for your continued support!

College Council

The November meeting of the Newcomb Secondary College took place on Thursday evening. Among the items discussed were the end of year events, the present building program and the opportunity for other supporting projects in the coming months. We also discussed the 2021 Tutor Program, approved the ‘Tour de Surf Coast’ Bike Tour and the two upcoming pupil free days. In regards to the end of year events, we will prioritise the Grade 6 Transition and the Year 12 Graduation to make these events as comprehensive as possible within the COVID guidelines. Therefore the Celebration Evening will not take place at GPAC and we will look at alternative ways of recognising individual student achievement. More details on these events will be communicated in the near future.

Mr Phil Honeywell, Principal

Mr James Murphy, Assistant Principal

Mr Scott McLeod, Assistant Principal