From the Principal
Dear NPS Families
We understand that there are a few nasty bugs going around at present that are keeping children away from school. Please remember to let the office know of absences either by phone or text so that the absence is recorded correctly in our system, importantly that we know that your child is not meant to be at school.
External School Review (ESR)
As part of our focus on continuous school improvement, we will be involved in an External School Review this year.
The purpose of External School Reviews is to support schools to raise achievement, sustain high performance and provide quality assurance to build public confidence in government schools. All Tasmanian Government Schools will be externally reviewed every four years. The focus of the Review is to evaluate school performance.
The Review Team consists of an External School Review Leader and trained Principal Peer Reviewers. The review will occur on Monday 12th - Thurday 15th August.
We will find out the effective school practices that have been verified through the Review processes as well as the improvements that we need to make in the future.
During the External School Review some students, families, School Association members and staff will be asked to provide information to the Review Team in a number of ways. These include:
- individual interviews (can include family phone calls)
- group discussions (with students or staff or families)
- meetings (usually School Association, staff meeting)
- visits into classrooms.
We appreciate your support and time in helping us with this External School Review process. We will be in contact via email with some familes from each year level to ask for your willingness to participate. We will also be sending home permission forms for some students who have been identified to speak with the team.
If you would like more information please contact the school office and they will pass on a message to the leadership team to make contact with you.
Kind regards,
Karen Monaghan| Principal