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Chantelle and I are continuing to trial a variety of literacy tools to improve literacy across year 9. We are sharing resources with others and modeling in our classes what we would like to see others trial and learn from. We are focussing on one specific group of students who (through anecdotal evidence) appear to have a much deeper understanding of how they learn and the reasoning behind the use of strategies to improve their teaching and learning outcomes. On Demand data (at first glance) also indicates improvements in outcomes. We are also working as part of the schools literacy team with our focus being the development of a new strategic plan for literacy across the college. NAPLAN results are being presented to staff and staff input into what we need to do to across all domains to improve literacy in all areas is being encouraged. An essential component of the strategic plan will be professional learning for teachers.