Career Education
Project
Kalbarri, Geraldton, Northampton, Dongara
Evaluation Plan
This plan was written by Carol-Anne White
This plan was endorsed by Linda Moore. It has been distributed to cluster school Coordinators and
cluster school Principals
19.2.05
Cluster Schools
Northampton DHS
Kalbarri DHS
Dongara DHS
John Willcock College
Geraldton Senior College
Years K – 10
Years K – 12
Years K – 12
Years 8 & 9
Years 10, 11 &12
Rural
Remote Coastal
Remote Coastal
(Regional Centre)
(Regional Centre)
Only public school in the town
Only school within the town
Only school within the town
Only public school in the town
Only public school in the town
As we are working within a cluster we have held an initial information and data collection meeting
with other stakeholders (see minutes meeting 7th Feb 2005). At this meeting we discussed the
level and aspirations of Careers Education at each school. This varied considerably, from little or
ad hoc Careers Education, to formal inclusion of a specified Careers Education Program within the
school timetable.
All schools were represented at the meeting, Principals discussed the membership obligations of
the cluster, including financial and reporting responsibilities. Roles and obligations were set out for
practitioners and coordinators for the stages of Career Education at their individual schools. This
has proved very beneficial with all Principals supporting their staff. The concept of networking within
our cluster to improve outcomes for all students has been established over the Midwest cluster.
Goals and Targets shared by the Cluster
Raise the level of awareness of the latest developments in Career Education
 Discuss latest developments at meetings
Wanting to work with other schools within the cluster to try to streamline the delivery of Career
Education Programs to improve student learning outcomes
 Regular meetings to network and map progress
 Improved student learning outcomes
 Regular visits between schools to share expertise and celebrate successes
Share resources and ideas so that we are all aware of where to tap into resources and can access
help from localized teaching staff that have become ‘specialists’ in Careers Education delivery
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Develop a register of staff expertise and qualifications in Career Education
Develop a Careers Education Resource Register
Each school to report on resources held and utilized
Each school gains awareness of specialized teaching staff who are willing to help them
Increase ownership where required, some schools felt that staff need to take on more responsibility
 Raise awareness of Careers Education within such schools and among school staff
 Increase accountability of staff across schools (phases of schooling and learning areas for
improved Career Education outcomes).
Implement The Real Game Series and form a plan where students in the same years at different
schools will have access to the same game.
 CELP funding to supplement purchasing of relevant Real Game for schools requiring game
 Increase number of staff trained in The Real Game series at each school, The Real Game
series delivery to be streamlined to enable all students in the cluster to experience the
advantages of all games
Further develop and implement Careers Education, mainly in Secondary but also in Primary in
DHS’s
 All schools adopt a Careers Overview matrix to develop, record and implement their
programs
Share the findings of our cluster with other schools within our district
Schools Baseline Position
As this varies significantly for each school, it is very hard to generalize for the cluster.
 All school coordinators will be completing the Careers Education Quality Framework within
the next fortnight to establish accurate data about school programs.
 Students will be asked to complete a survey before and after using The Real Game to
establish student baseline data and progress
 We will also monitor schools to measure any increased use of Career Education strategies
Above Networking at first meeting. Right All Aboard
…schools listing what we do now in Careers Education
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Performance Measures
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An overview of planned Career Education strategies will be developed in each school
A collaborative relationship will exist between schools in the cluster with Career Education
networking benefits for all staff that are already or will become involved with this Project.
There will be improved knowledge gained by all students through their access to Career
Education Programs
A Resource Register will be developed and available to all schools
There will be improved participation by school staff at schools where there is little or no
Career Education
Staff at all schools will be offered training in The Real Game series
Students in all schools in the cluster will have access to play a game from The Real Game
Series this year.
All schools will have completed a Careers Overview matrix to show progress over the year
Left
Linda Moore Principal of
Kalbarri DHS
Right
Principals from the five cluster
schools share a coffee after
their formal meeting
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CELSP Evaluation Plan Matrix
Midwest Cluster (WA - Host school Kalbarri DHS)
Goal I: Raise the level of awareness of the latest developments in Career Education
Outcome Expected
Target
Baseline
Milestones and
Achievement
Strategies/Analysis
evidence
monitoring
evidence
Cluster
None
Continual
members are
well informed
People Orgs.
involved
Mike Moore
KDHS
Bridie O’Neill
Midwest VET
Coordinator
Comments
Goal 2: Work within a cluster of schools to streamline delivery of Career Education Programs to try to improve student learning
outcomes
Outcome Expected
Target
Baseline
Milestones
Achievement Strategies/Analysis People Orgs.
Comments
evidence
and monitoring
evidence
involved
Regular
Cluster group
minimum
Minutes
Principals at
Face to face and
meetings to
formed
monthly
need, Project
teleconference
network &
coordinator
map progress
and
coordinator
from each
school
Improve
Student
By term three
Student
The Real Game
Teaching staff ImplementationTimelines
student
survey
survey
survey
may vary between
learning
schools
outcomes
Regular
None
Commence as
All visits will
Encourage
Teaching staff
interschool
soon as
be recorded
schools to
visits to share
possible
and reported
participate in
expertise
in minutes
sharing of
knowledge
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Goal 3: Share Resources (including specialist staff) and Ideas
Outcome Expected
Target
Baseline
Milestones and
Achievement
evidence
monitoring
evidence
Develop
None
End of March
Register
Careers
Resource
Register
Develop
None
continuous
Register
specialist staff
register
Goal 4: Increase ownership among staff
Outcome Expected
Target
Baseline
Milestones and
evidence
monitoring
Raise
Initial meeting
awareness
feedback
within schools
Increase
accountability of
staff across
schools
CEQF
CEQF
Goal 5: Implement The Real Game Series
Outcome Expected
Target
Baseline
Milestones and
evidence
monitoring
Assist with
Schools to
End of March
purchase of
investigate
Strategies/Analysis
People Orgs.
involved
Project
coordinator and
coordinator from
each school
Staff
Achievement
evidence
Increased
participation by
staff
Strategies/Analysis
People Orgs.
involved
Staff meetings, N/L Principals and
articles, talking it coordinator from
up
each school
CEQF
Assertive
communication
All staff
Achievement
evidence
Inclusion onto
Resource
Strategies/Analysis
People Orgs.
involved
Project
coordinator and
Comments
Add Careers
teachers, etc
and teachers
who have
undergone Real
game PD
Comments
Comments
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game as
required
Upskill staff with
Real Game PD
which game if
any they hold
Schools have
varying needs.
All have
requested PD
Register
PD tentatively
planned for End
of March
Inclusion onto
specialist staff
Register
Goal 6: Further develop and implement Career Education
Outcome Expected
Target
Baseline
Milestones and
Achievement
evidence
monitoring
evidence
All schools
Kalbarri only
Week 8 term 1
Hard copy
develop Careers school to have
Overview matrix
started in this
area
Numbers reported
to MidWest VET
Coordinator
Date discussed
Strategies/Analysis
To raise
awareness of level
of importance of
Careers Education
coordinator from
each school
Teaching staff
People Orgs.
involved
Principals and
coordinator from
each school
Comments
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