Episode Overview

In this episode, we sit down with staff from St Patrick’s Primary School Bega, a school that has embraced the Catalyst initiative to transform teaching and learning. From instructional programs to leadership strategies, we explore how this school has aligned its practices to create a knowledge-rich, student-centered environment.

School-Wide Impact

• Catalyst Learnings
• How Catalyst has influenced school-wide practices.
• Implementation of instructional programs: Reading Mastery, Spelling Mastery, InitialLit, and CMC supplemented with units developed in partnership with Ochre.
• Emphasis on a knowledge-rich curriculum: Teaching deeper, not broader, while meeting outcomes.
• Curriculum beyond DI Programs

School Routines & Behaviour

• Creating Consistency
• Aligning expectations around routines and behaviour.
• Tools and strategies: Behaveability (Ian Luscombe), scripted routines

Teaching Practice

• Teachers share their experiences and reflections on Catalyst’s impact.