Introducing Mr Thomas Jones, Head of English and HASS
Mr Jones joins us as Head of English and HASS with curriculum and pastoral care leadership experience from a wide range of schools. Thomas began his teaching career in London and has since worked at Duncraig SHS as Year Coordinator and at Joseph Banks Secondary College as Teacher in Charge of English.
Thomas achieved Level 3 Classroom Teacher status in 2016 and recently completed his Masters of School Leadership qualification at the University of Western Australia. He is passionate about building collaborative teaching teams and providing students with equal opportunities to learn. His experience makes Thomas a valuable asset to Clarkson CHS and we welcome him to the school community.
Year 7 Parent/Teacher BBQ
On Wednesday the 14th of March, Clarkson CHS hosted a Year 7 BBQ to welcome parents & carers of Year 7 students into the school. Deputy Principal Shane Yardley provided some insight into the vision of the school centred on Invitational Education and School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support.
Head of Mathematics & Science Adam Inder gave a presentation on the future of Year 7 Mathematics through the use of the Maths Pathway program. Head of Student Services James Carroll offered some insights into study habits and expectations in high school.
Staff, students, parents & carers enjoyed a sausage sizzle and an informal chat as students were able to take their parents & carers through a tour of the school. Thanks to all Clarkson CHS staff and Student Councilors involved in making the afternoon a huge success.
National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence
On Friday 16 March 2018, Australian schools will stand united in their communities to celebrate the eighth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA).
The National Day of Action is Australia’s key anti-bullying event for schools and in 2018; schools are called to imagine a world free from bullying.
Clarkson Community High School has registered for this event and will be conducting activities throughout the day.
Introducing Mr. James Carroll: Head of Student Services (HOSS) and HOLA Arts
Mr. Carroll joins us an experienced educator having taught at several schools throughout WA. He also has vast experience in roles in Students Services and various Leadership roles bringing much valued experience to Clarkson Community High School.
James’ initial teaching position was 215km north of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia; Teaching Health & Physical Education - K-10 and Mathematics - 8-10. He has also had responsibility for Curriculum Leadership in Health & Physical Education and Mathematics - 4-10 at Leonora DHS.
James held the position of Student Services Manager while at North Lake Senior campus and was the HOLA for the Arts, Technologies and VET at South Fremantle SHS. His experience makes James and extremely valuable asset to Clarkson CHS and we welcome him to the school community.
Year 7 Parent/Teacher BBQ - 14 March 2018
Clarkson Community High School is holding a Year 7 Parent/Teacher BBQ on Wednesday, 14th March 2018 at the school between 3.45pm and 4.45pm. The school will provide a sausage sizzle and drink for parents and students.
The aims of the evening are to:
- Allow parents to meet some of their children’s teachers
- Introduce parents to some key staff members at the school
- Take parents on a tour of the school
- Make parents more familiar with the upcoming NAPLAN testing
- Provide parents with information on school processes, procedures and policies.
The afternoon will be quite informal and is not planned as a ‘Reporting’ session for teachers to provide feedback on student academic progress. There will be a more formal parent report afternoon on Wednesday, 28th March where parents can make appointments with specific teachers to discuss their child’s academic progress. We hope to see you there!
Clarkson Community High School Uniform Policy
Dear Parents/ Guardians and Students
It is important that with the cooler weather approaching that we remind students of the need to adhere to the School Uniform Policy.
Dress Requirements For Students
All students are required to adhere to the Department of Education’s Dress Requirements for Students policy.
Dress requirements for students enhance the public’s image of our school and have a positive impact on a student’s self-esteem. They also enhance a student’s sense of belonging and pride in the school community. In addition, from a safety and security aspect, dress requirements are a useful means of identifying whether an individual on school grounds has a right to be there.
In our school, the School Council has developed a school uniform, in consultation with the students and staff.
- The school colours are navy blue and teal. No jeans or hooded garments are permitted to be worn.
- Changing into the school sports uniform is compulsory when participating in Physical Education activities.
New mobile-friendly website for Clarkson CHS
At Clarkson Community High School we have always aimed to be a technology-focused school with some of the best resources in the state school system. These resources include our school laptop program, media facilities, 3D printers, laser cutter, photographic equipment and of course the school drones to name just a few, but lets not forget our web services too!
You may not know this but we have several websites in addition to our public site. These include a staff portal, our in-house learning management system for students (Moodle), online booking systems for physical resources like rooms, computer labs and school buses and online booking system for parent evenings.
All of these websites are hosted on-site and designed and maintained by our ICT staff. Recently, we undertook major server upgrades to ensure our sites are secure, current, reliable and fast.
We decided to take this opportunity to produce new versions of our public and staff websites that are optimised for mobile devices. No more zooming in and out or squinting, our websites now perform like apps on any smartphone or tablet with easy to read pages.
Year 7 Transition Prospectus
The latest Clarkson Year 7 Transition Prospectus is now available to download for prospective parents.
This document outlines everything a new student to Clarkson would need to know, including information on pastoral care, learning ideology, facilities, technology and school life in general
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.
The Learning Journey Updated
Since the release of the first Clarkson CHS Learning Journey document in March 2011, a number of conditions have changed which impact the school. However, the overall vision that encompasses decision making processes has not changed, as it is founded on what Clarkson CHS's Senior Leadership Team believe are fundamental truths about working with people in an educational setting.
To download the latest Learning Journey 2 document please visit this link
