In today's episode of School Improvement, we're going to hear all about the Questions for Thinking program (also known as Q4T) – the professional learning program in place at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne. We're joined by Gus Humphries, the Q4T lead at the school. Gus is also a Humanities and Politics teacher and has been an educator for 20 years. If his name, or the name of Q4T, sounds familiar to you, it might be because you read the article Gus published on Teacher back in March on this exact topic. In the piece, Gus delved into how and why he developed this professional learning program with the aim to better harness the determination and aspiration of their dedicated teaching staff and support efficient, effective and embedded change in teaching practice. Q4T is a professional learning program that allows teachers to investigate and develop an area of their practice. It's an opt-in, confidential partnership between a partner and a participant that's focused on empowering teachers to meet student learning needs. In our conversation today, Gus expands on the 8 key ingredients the program consists of and the impact it's having on staff and school culture.
Host: Dominique Beech
Guest: Gus Humphries