Leadingschools

The North Central cluster consists of a number of small P-12, secondary and primary schools that have a long standing relationship with each other in the provision of curriculum through the North Central Cluster Centre (NCCC) and through collegiate and professional interaction and cooperation through the North Central Cluster of schools. These schools are: Our cluster is committed to **renewing** education by constructing partnerships between each of our schools and within our schools that will stimulate the professional development of practising teachers and revitalise current practice. However, it is recognised that to continue to provide innovative and exemplary practices that engage our students and in order to improve outcomes we must look beyond cooperation and collegiality and into sound pedagogical practices and innovative ways to enhance teacher effectiveness, student learning and involvement. Reflective teacher practice is the process of examining personal pedagogy and beliefs about learning. We believe that an examination of this will lead to personal transformation and social change. Through **reflection** and **action** **research**, teachers can make schools their research laboratories and begin changing conditions, understandings and processes that have stifled the development of locally developed curriculum and collaborative processes. The innovation we are proposing will not only **study** teaching and learning practices but will also use **technological** **advances** and **sound** **theories** behind adult learning to support and enhance the development of this improved pedagogy.
 * Wedderburn P-12 College, Charlton P-12 College, Boort Secondary School, Donald High School, Pyramid Hill P-12 College and St Arnaud Secondary.**

The key objective of the **//Personal Best//** concept is: //Fundamental, whole school improvement in student outcomes, engagement and teaching practice through the development of Personal Best for students and staff using Classroom 21 and Team 21 to achieve a world class// //Cluster of schools for the 21st Century.//


 * Personal Best** means that in **ever****y** aspect of the project we will be aiming for the highest standards possible regarding:
 * individual student performance[[image:space/showimage/back.gif align="right" link="Leadingschools"]]
 * individual teacher performance
 * school and cluster performance
 * the best and most up-to-date videoconferencing equipment each school can have
 * the best and most effective use of ICT as a learning and communication tool
 * the best teaching classrooms we can have to transform teacher pedagogy