Principal's whole-school numeracy drive pays dividends

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published November 3, 2022

Numeracy is the responsibility of every teacher at Victoria’s Mount Rowan Secondary College, and student outcomes speak volumes for the strategy.

Principal Seona Murnane says a lot of work has gone into differentiating the maths curriculum so that all students are challenged in "a really safe way".

Principal Seona Murnane has led the whole-school numeracy drive since coming into the role in 2019, and says the move ...

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