[Design and Technology] Class Size year 10 wood

[Lisa Walsh]

That's an horrific prospect at year 10 and in Woodwork. I believe it's the
Consultative Committee that consults on class numbers but if you highlight
in writing the occupational, health and safety concerns associated with so
many students working with so much dangerous equipment in a confined space
and the potential detriment to the wellbeing of yourself as the teacher,
they should be compelled to act. The new agreement under negotiation caps
prac class numbers at 18. In the interests of safety, better outcomes for
students and the duty of care that school leaders have to your wellbeing
also, 2 classes of 14 and 13 is in order.

I'm sure that fee paying parents would agree. Good luck!

*Lisa Walsh*
Design & Technology
Avila College




On 13 August 2016 at 13:17, Steve Rogerson <
Steve.Rogerson at flinders.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> I feel your pain Trevor. I think the key here is to insist on involvement
> with the process of student choice a maximum class sizes. I have always
> tried to keep an open communication with the people who are responsible for
> organising student choices and an agreement on class sizes is entered into.
> Any numbers over that should be discussed and agreed to depending on the
> year level and what you are making. Can I also suggest talking to your
> health and safety reps or even Union people if you cannot get satisfactory
> solutions from admin. All the best.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On 13 Aug 2016, at 1:05 PM, Trevor Tippett <tippettt at gmail.com<mailto:tip
> pettt at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> Hi folks!
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> I am the D & T wood teacher at Loyola college. I teach year 8, 9 & 10 wood.
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> My primary concern is the class size for year 10, this year it has been up
> to 27 students.
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> We make a small piece of furniture semester 1 and a coffee table semester
> 2. Managing larger products with a larger class size presents significant
> challenges. The areas in question comfortably accommodate 20 students
> making larger projects, not 27.
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> I have put together a proposal to the senior leadership team to reduce the
> class size to 20 students maximum. This has been based on occupational
> health & safety requirements, past student behavior, which has at times
> been extremely challenging, and the wood room layout.
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> The wood room is large enough to accommodate two year 8 class with 27
> students, but we have a plant room that is linked to one side which
> substantially cuts the visibility to one side of the wood room. See diagram
> below.
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> Side a 27 students
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> Divider in the
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> Plant Room
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> Side b 27 students
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> My proposal is to have the year 10 class, on the same side as the plant
> room (side b) because they pose the greatest challenging behavior’s and
> safety risk, whilst also making the larger products. This area can
> accommodate 20 students comfortably.
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> Could I please get some feedback on class sizes at other schools for
> senior years.
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> Any information my aid my proposal would be much appreciated.
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> Regards Trevor Tippett
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