A TRANSITION proposal has been put forward to ensure Glossop High School’s merge between the two campuses provides students a seamless transition with minimal disruptions.
Glossop High School’s two campuses will be consolidated to Berri over the next 12 to 14 months, as part of a $17 million capital works project to expand the school to accommodate year 7 students from 2022.
The transition to the Berri campus will happen in three phases:
- Transition beginning week 7, term 4, 2020, with year 7 and 8 students
- Transition beginning week 6, term 1, 2021, with current year 5 and 6 students
- Transition beginning week 1, term 4, 2021, with current year 9 and 10 students.
Glossop High School principal Emily Griggs described the decision-making process as “relentless”.
“The process has included many deep conversations, analysis of data and consultations,” she said.
“This has included staff, current and future students and families, governing council, the leadership education team from the district office and a range of other key stakeholders.
“The feedback was very heavily one-sided and showed us a clear and defined direction the school community wishes for us to move through this transitional period.”
Mrs Griggs said the merge would have many benefits.
“We decided to have senior secondary students (year 10 to 12) at the Glossop site next year to allow growth of senior secondary teaching and learning in Australian Curriculum and/or SACE subjects,” she said.
“There will be a deeper embedded senior secondary learning culture, more flexible teaching and learning opportunities for students with greater access to teaching staff, and more consistent and greater access of resources and facilities for student learning, including quicker internet speeds.
“The students will also get the ability to farewell Glossop High School and be a part of the 80th celebrations at the traditional Glossop site.”
“In 2021, we would have junior secondary (year 8 to 9 students) at the Berri site, which would allow continued growth of the successful year 8 integrated learning curriculum ran in 2020, positive behaviour learning, and early adoption of safety, wellbeing culture and protocols.
“There will be a reduced use of Berri site facilities through the capital works project and a more purposeful and inclusive transition for year 6 and 7 students from our seven different feeder schools.”