WAB is a progressive school, and teachers give
much of their time. We have an involved and committed parent
community with high expectations of the school and its staff.
The school expects excellence in teaching, and full involvement
and commitment to the school's development and the extra curricular
activities for all its staff. Candidates considering a position
at WAB need to be aware of these expectations and the time commitment
in addition to normal teaching workload.
At WAB we all work hard for our students and by the end of term, we are all ready
for the holidays, but we always come back charged and sparking to go again. Working
at WAB could be quite demanding in terms of time and energy. A standard workload
is outlined below:
Teaching Load
The schedule is
based on 40 periods of 40 minutes per week. A full teaching
load is generally 30 periods. The 10 non-contact periods
are allocated for grade/department planning and general
meeting time, personal planning, preparation and classroom
management other meetings, catching up with other colleagues
and meeting with parents.
School Life/Development
All teachers are expected to serve on at least 2 committees
or teams throughout the year.
After School Activities (ASA)
These are held
every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon and some inter-school
sporting exchanges occur on Monday afternoons. ASA runs in
two sessions each year as follows:
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After School
Activity Sessions
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Session 1
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9 weeks
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October - December
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Tues/Thurs
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Session 2
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9 weeks
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January - March
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Tues/Thurs
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Session 3
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9 weeks
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March - June
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Tues/Thurs
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Teachers are expected to provide two ASAs
per year (i.e. 18 afternoons per year)
Professional Development
WAB provides
a number of after school professional development programs
throughout the year on Tuesday's and Thursday's including:
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
in the Mainstream
• Info Links - enquiry based learning
• IT
• First Steps
Most staff participate in at least one of these opportunities
each year.
After school Meeting Cycle
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After School
Meeting Cycle
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Monday
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Committee meetings / Interschool Sports
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Tuesday
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ASA/ Professional Development Courses
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Wednesday
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Staff meetings/Whole school Professional Development
activities/ Team planning
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Thursday
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ASA/ Professional Development Courses
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On top of regular teaching duties, WAB
is a fairly demanding pace.
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