Transforming Lives Through Learning

Over three days, the group visited four CECG Primary and two CECG Secondary Colleges. Here, they had the opportunity to step into classrooms where they observed High Impact Teaching Practice (HITP) and engaged in rich conversations with teachers and school leaders. The key focus of the visit was to see the impact of Catalyst and witness Explicit Instruction in action. This was supported by opportunities to learn about the change management strategies that support the system’s successful implementation across CECG classrooms.

Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn (CECG) was honoured to share the transformational journey of Catalyst at the Australian Catholic Education Conference (ACEC) in Cairns. With more than 1,200 education leaders from across the country in attendance, the three-day conference explored the theme “Hope, anchored in Faith”, an apt backdrop for reflecting on the impact of evidence-informed teaching across our Archdiocese.

148 educators from across the CECG system, including colleagues from Independent and Directorate schools, gathered for a valuable day of professional learning with international classroom behaviour expert Tom Bennett. His workshop, Running the Room, focused on the critical role that behaviour, culture and routines play in creating orderly and productive classrooms. 

Catholic Archdiocese Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited have kicked off 2025 with System Day, bringing together all staff members online from across the system to reinforce and strengthen the journey with Mission and Learning. With a continuing focus on deepening teacher’s knowledge of how students learn and how best to incorporate that learning into their classroom practice to transform student lives through learning.

Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn (CECG) was thrilled to collaborate with Ochre in the development of scope and sequenced curriculum resources. Over 20 of our teachers collaborated with the Ochre team to produce low variance, knowledge-rich curriculum resources for a comprehensive online library. 

Members of the CECG team, along with colleagues from other Australian systems, recently returned from the Knowledge Society ‘Science of Learning Tour’ in London. This tour provided a unique opportunity to delve into the English School System’s reform journey and gain valuable insights from some of the highest performing schools in London.