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Year 7 students need to be provided with the opportunity to be explicityly taught independent learning skills. Learning theories and being professionally versed in how young adolescents learn. We need to understand generation Y and how they think. What are the conditions in which young adolescents thrive. Moral, ethical and spiritual coaching and modelling. Provide the opportunioty to be connected, creative, independendent global learners. Global citizen. Skills necessary to be a responsive and skilled educator of 21st century young adolescents. Skilling students for a changing future with creativity, problem solving skills, numeracy and literacy - flexible, entrepeneurs.

Hot Potatoes:

1. Specifics we want answers to..... Who will be involved? Timeline? How to we fulfil on the promises that were made? How do we nurture the children.

2.Fears we have..... Failure. Its not for everybody.(staff) Discipline - being herbal does not mean you do not have boundaries. Are we the right people to be teaching in the 21st century.

3. Things we will be seeking help with........ Curriculum integration Timetabling. skiils, knowledge, time in the timetable to be the mentor coach and support small groups and individuals. Upskilling staff.