Staff and students are reaping the benefits of a nine-day face-to-face fortnight trialled earlier this year at Melton Secondary College. A number of current full time employees were offered the option of one full day or two half days working from home as part of the trial. Said staff have… Read More
We can only know what excellence looks like when we talk about it, see it, hear about it
A new way of tracking classroom performance has been implemented at Melton Secondary College for the first time. This year a points system has been introduced to track student improvement and to show students that expectations aren’t the end goal, but the first step. Students are now graded at the… Read More
Developmental learning model a benefit to students for years to come
Melton Secondary College has introduced a developmental approach to learning for the first time in the school’s history. The new rubric has been taken from the Victorian Curriculum and aims to track a student’s progress up until VCE. Student progress was previously monitored by an old-school test resulting in a… Read More
Communicate, fix it, reset
Melton Secondary College have introduced a new way for students to get the most out of their learning; for themselves and for their peers. In a meeting held at the end of term two, teachers were taken through what a ‘fix it’ room is and the benefits for the school… Read More
Leading Through Engoori sparks progressive leadership discussion in two-day seminar
Melton Secondary College teachers and student leaders were taken through a cultural leadership information session on the final days of term two. Engoori, a three-phase strength-based approach to leadership, was deconstructed by Murri Matters’ Mark Corrie over the course of two days. On day one, Melton Secondary College teachers were… Read More
When Dominique-Dee Jones logged on to check her 2020 VCE results, she couldn’t quite believe her eyes. Along with her fellow 2020 VCE students across the state, the Melton Secondary College school captain had endured a tumultuous year as strict COVID-19 lockdown measures and school closures sent education into an… Read More