June 26, 2025

Transforming Teaching Through Catalyst with St Patrick's Primary School

38 minutes

Episode Overview

In this episode, we sit down with staff from St Patrick’s Primary School Bega, a school that has embraced the Catalyst initiative to transform teaching and learning. From instructional programs to leadership strategies, we explore how this school has aligned its practices to create a knowledge-rich, student-centered environment.

School-Wide Impact

Catalyst Learnings

How Catalyst has influenced school-wide practices.

Implementation of instructional programs: Reading Mastery, Spelling Mastery, InitialLit, and CMC supplemented with units developed in partnership with Ochre.

Emphasis on a knowledge-rich curriculum: Teaching deeper, not broader, while meeting outcomes.

Curriculum beyond DI Programs

School Routines & Behaviour

Creating Consistency

Aligning expectations around routines and behaviour.

Tools and strategies: Behaveability (Ian Luscombe), scripted routines

Teaching Practice

Teachers share their experiences and reflections on Catalyst’s impact.

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By Catholic Education Canberra & Goulburn