❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Education about the Expert Review Group report on Clarkson Community High School, focusing on declining behaviour standards and staffing issues. The Minister acknowledges the report's receipt and expresses concern, promising assistance and a review of staffing.
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CLARKSON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL — EXPERT REVIEW GROUP REPORT
In asking this question I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of students from Langford Islamic College, in the electorate of the member for Cannington. (1) Has the minister read the Expert Review Group report on the Clarkson Community High School; if not, why not; and, if yes, what actions are being taken as a result of its findings? (2) Does the minister acknowledge the findings in the report that the cumulative effect of reduced proactive whole-of-school pastoral care, the loss of some long-term staff, and ineffective behaviour management has created a spiral of diminishing behaviour standards and reputation of the school? Dr E. CONSTABLE
In asking this question I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of students from Langford Islamic College, in the electorate of the member for Cannington. (1) Has the minister read the Expert Review Group report on the Clarkson Community High School; if not, why not; and, if yes, what actions are being taken as a result of its findings? (2) Does the minister acknowledge the findings in the report that the cumulative effect of reduced proactive whole-of-school pastoral care, the loss of some long-term staff, and ineffective behaviour management has created a spiral of diminishing behaviour standards and reputation of the school? Dr E. CONSTABLE
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(1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
(1) Has the minister read the Expert Review Group report on the Clarkson Community High School; if not, why not; and, if yes, what actions are being taken as a result of its findings? (2) Does the minister acknowledge the findings in the report that the cumulative effect of reduced proactive whole-of-school pastoral care, the loss of some long-term staff, and ineffective behaviour management has created a spiral of diminishing behaviour standards and reputation of the school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
(2) Does the minister acknowledge the findings in the report that the cumulative effect of reduced proactive whole-of-school pastoral care, the loss of some long-term staff, and ineffective behaviour management has created a spiral of diminishing behaviour standards and reputation of the school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
(1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
(1) Has the minister read the Expert Review Group report on the Clarkson Community High School; if not, why not; and, if yes, what actions are being taken as a result of its findings? (2) Does the minister acknowledge the findings in the report that the cumulative effect of reduced proactive whole-of-school pastoral care, the loss of some long-term staff, and ineffective behaviour management has created a spiral of diminishing behaviour standards and reputation of the school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
(2) Does the minister acknowledge the findings in the report that the cumulative effect of reduced proactive whole-of-school pastoral care, the loss of some long-term staff, and ineffective behaviour management has created a spiral of diminishing behaviour standards and reputation of the school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
(1)-(2) I have certainly received that report. I have not studied it in detail, nor have I been briefed on it in detail. The Expert Review Group reports are extremely important for the accountability of government schools, and they are not undertaken lightly, although one or two more recently have looked at schools that are performing really well. They are not always about schools that have problems. The Clarkson findings are of course very worrying and the school will have assistance in working through those recommendations and findings to improve on the performance of the school and the work that it is doing. It is vitally important in all our high schools, and in fact all our schools, to have good pastoral care processes in place. Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : What about maintaining long-serving staff? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Maintaining long-serving staff in schools is very important. In fact, I have had a close look over the years at school staffing, and what we really need is to have some long-serving staff, with a gradual turnover, so that new blood is coming into schools with new ideas to encourage schools to move forward. A loss of high standards of pastoral care is very worrying, and having ineffective pastoral care that is not helping students in schools is a great worry to me. I will certainly go back and look at that report in more detail, but I know that over the next few months extra help will be given to that school through the district office to help it improve. I will personally look at the staffing profile of the school and make sure that next year we have the best possible staff to start the school year.
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