Teaching and Learning

At Keysborough College, we cultivate a vibrant learning culture that promotes respect, excellence, and diversity for each student, fostering open communication among the teachers, students and wider community. Academic excellence is at the forefront of our aspirations, as we strive to empower our students with core values, inspire personal growth, and equip all students with the skills needed for success in a diverse and interconnected world.

Teaching & Learning Improvement team

The Curriculum Leadership team is responsible for bringing alignment to the curriculum processes within the College. This is particularly important within our large multi-campus school. Our team is representative of all Learning domains overseeing the curriculum development as well as assessment and reporting processes for the College.

Leader: Melissa Williams (Teaching & Learning Assistant Principal)

Team Members:

- Danielle Dalton (Curriculum Leader)

Learning Domain Leaders

- Megan Fleming (Arts)
- Emily Maxwell-Gould (English)
- Jessica Zhang (English as an Additional Language)
- Michael Shmerling (Health & Physical Education)
- Jozh Ternola (Humanities)
- Olivia Wincurza (Languages)
- Jessica Yuong (Mathematics)
- Jason McCrae (Science)
- Cormac Dillane (Technology)
- Celeste Magnifico & Stephanie Govender (VCE)
- Angelina Wong & Natalie Jong (VCE-VM)
- Virginia Vlassopoulos (English Language Centre)

Learning Specialists

- Georgia Staikos (VPC & Applied Learning)
- Indra Walia De Leon (GATE & STEM)
- Robert Barton (ICT and Reporting)
- Solbee Yoon (Literacy specialist)
- Brett Kirk (Numeracy specialist)

Need some support?

Whether it is curriculum, assessment, reporting or teaching pedagogy our team is here to help. We can offer a range of supports to assist you with:

- Curriculum - design, documentation, selecting resources and proposing changes to course design
- Assessment - exam complexity, moderation, differentiation and variety of assessment practices (formative, summative, diagnostic, pre & post)
- Reporting - triangulation of data, KSC reporting practices and comment databases
- GATE & High Abilities - enrichment and extension opportunities
- Interventions - Literacy & Numeracy support
- ICT - ideas for incorporating strategies in the classroom or to assist with your teaching practice
- Professional development opportunities

Contact us to book a time or send us an email:

- - Melissa.Williams@education.vic.gov.au
  - Danielle.Dalton@education.vic.gov.au

Keysborough Secondary College is committed to enhancing our expertise in assessment methodologies. We actively encourage staff members seeking to further their proficiency to explore external professional development opportunities offered by the Victorian Institute of teaching and learning and ACARA, or speak with one of the College's dedicated leaders for support, these include:

- - Learning Domain Specialists
  - Learning Specialists
  - Leading Teachers
  - Mentors
  - Principal Class

Keysborough College curriculum policies and supporting documents

VCAA and DET supporting documents

VCAA

DET