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Welcome to
Mount Barker High School
Welcome to
Mount Barker High School
Thank you for choosing to become part of the
Mount Barker High School community as a TRT
Thank you for choosing to become part of the
Mount Barker High School community as a TRT
Who We Are
School Vision Statement - Who We Are
provide the skills, knowledge and opportunities to flourish
Mount Barker High School is a co-educational multi-campus school with a focus on Positive Education. The school consists of the main campus offering mainstream Years 8-12 education with SACE, ATAR and VET pathways. Co-locating on the main campus is the Mount Barker High School Disability Unit composed of three special needs classes. Offsite, located on the Mount Barker TAFE, is the Adelaide Hills Vocational College.
Mount Barker High School was first opened in 1908 by the local community and is arguably the first public high school in South Australia. The community focus is still strong today with many links within our curriculum and programs connecting to the people and places in and around Mount Barker.
Curriculum offerings at Mount Barker High School are quite diverse, with modified SACE subjects being offered in the Disability Unit through to high-end mathematics and science subjects for university pathways. Many of our students engage in VET courses and use these to successfully navigate their way through their SACE/ATAR pathway.
We hope that you have a positive experience in the school and become part of our invaluable TRT team.
Checklist
Checklist
Before your first day as a TRT at Mount Barker High School, the following documents need to be sighted and/or supplied.
Current Authority to Teach
Teacher Registration
Responding to Risk and Harm, Abuse and Neglect (RRHAN)
Approved Working with Children Check (WWCC)
Photo identification
On your first day, information about the following will be gone through:
Check-in process
Timetabled lessons
Yard duty allocation and responsibilities
Site map and tour
Who to contact for timetable questions
Leadership that you may need to contact
DayMap requirements
Computer Use Agreement Form
Computer/DayMap/Google/ClickView login information
School induction site
Emergency procedures
Relevant policies and procedures
Positive Education Positive Futures
Positive Education Positive Futures
Positive Education at Mount Barker High School
What is Positive Education?
Based on the work of Professor Martin Seligman, Positive Education is the practical application in school of Positive Psychology, a branch of psychology that focusses on building a person's wellbeing to enable them to flourish in life.
By teaching simple, research proven life skills it is possible to build a person's
PERMA
Positive Emotion
Engagement
Relationships (Positive)
Meaning
Accomplishment/Achievement
PERMA
Positive Emotion
Engagement
Relationships (Positive)
Meaning
Accomplishment/Achievement
By building PERMA we provide what Professor Seligman refers to as an inoculation against poor mental health.
Mount Barker High School is committed to an ongoing investigation into how we can make our school a learning community that builds student achievement and wellbeing using positive psychology practices to develop PERMA in students, staff, families and the community.
Embedded into our teaching curriculum and practices are positive education principles to develop students' PERMA so that each student can develop the skills to flourish.
Our Positive Education program consists of the explicit teaching of concepts and skills that research has shown to improve resilience and wellbeing.
Why do we think it is important?
Studies from some programs demonstrate that teaching well-being and resilience:
promotes (realistic) optimism
builds character strengths, relationships and meaning
raises positive emotion and reduces negative emotion
prevents depression, anxiety and conduct problems
(Seligman 2013)
Document Handouts
Document Handouts
Username and passwords for computer, G Suite and Clickview
Bell Times
Bell Times
Sirens will sound at the following times throughout the day
Sirens will sound at the following times throughout the day
start of the day
start of the day
end of recess
end of recess
end of lunch
end of lunch
EMERGENCY SIGNALS
EMERGENCY SIGNALS
Evacuation
The evacuation announcement will come through the OWS speakers
Staff and students will move to the hockey pitch via the nearest exit. Students will line up in Home Groups and will remain in the assembly area for a head count until given the 'all clear' by the Evacuation Coordinator or Principal.
Lockdown
The lockdown announcement will come through the OWS speakers
If in an open space, staff and students are to move to the nearest lockable area.
Everyone will sit quietly on the floor, and where possible, away from the doors and windows which staff will lock. Do not use school phones or mobiles.
Remain calm and quiet until the 'all clear' signal is given, then move to the Gym as directed for a debrief assembly.
Mount Barker High School follows the Department for Education's policies and procedures.
In some instances, we have developed site specific policies and procedures. Here you will find the policies and procedures relevant to your role as a TRT at our site.
Bullying and Harassment Policy
PB4L
Key Information
PB4L
Key Information
Expected behaviours of students and staff are listed in this policy. This policy is underpinned by the teaching and modelling of appropriate behaviours.
Straightforward, minor behaviour management (tier one) is to be handled using your own regular behaviour management strategies. See www.pbisworld.com for useful suggestions on managing specific types of behaviour.
Key points when handling of unacceptable and disrespectful student behaviour
Removal from class (tier two)
- Student to be sent to a buddy class
- Teacher who sent student to buddy class will record this through DayMap
- Include clear details for sending the student to buddy class in a staff note back to the subject teacher for follow upIf you receive a student into your class they are to sit separately at the allocated desk and work quietly
If you require support in your class for escalating behaviour, send a reliable student to Student Services to ask for assistance from a school leader
Yard Duty
Key Responsibilities
Yard Duty
Key Responsibilities
Mobile Phone to be taken out for all duties school number is 8391 1599
Hi-Vis vest need to be worn and are hanging near the door in the staffroom
Arrive promptly to your allocated duty
Patrol the entire area, paying attention to out of bounds areas as per yard duty map
Read through Yard Duty Policy for area specific responsibilities
Be aware of siren to implement the inclement weather process which is three long blasts and move students to the appropriate areas and continue with supervision
In the case of an accident where a student cannot be moved:
Call Administration Office for support, then call Ambulance if required
Never leave the student unattended
Undertake basic casualty care as per your training
If Ambulance called, Administration Office staff need to be told so they can generate appropriate paperwork before Ambulance arrives
Obtain as many details as possible about the accident and the names of any witnesses
Complete an 'Accident Report ED155' online as soon as possible after the accident
DayMap
DayMap
DayMap is a school management system for staff, students and parents.
Your role as a TRT is to use DayMap to mark the class rolls, follow staff instructions for the lesson and leave a staff note for each lesson.
Key information:
Finding staff - click into search box and type name of staff member you wish to impersonate. Click on 'impersonate this teacher' and you will then see all of their lessons for the day. When you need to stop impersonating this teacher, click on the avatar at the top left of the page and 'remove impersonation'.
Select the lesson you have been given as a relief - select roll marking to mark the roll
Marking Roll - tick if present, U for unexplained absence or L for late (make sure you save entries)
Viewing roll class with photos - select the table labelled 'photos' to show student images against their name
Select the lesson about the roll to find the lesson plans and any resources
Add a staff note detailing anything the teacher should be made aware of from the lesson - Select 'add plans, tasks, post on the right side of the screen, then select 'create a new lesson plan or note', then change the lesson plan category to 'staff note' and finally add a staff note about lesson i.e. how far class got with task, who worked well/not well, anything class struggled with etc. (make sure you save note)
Buddy class module - follow the guide below if you need to send a student to buddy class or if you receive a student into your class as part of the buddy process
Detention module - follow the guide below if you need to send a student to detention
Assigning House Points - follow the guide below to give House Points to students
DayMap guides
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