Our Strategic
Vision

We are a Christian community seeking to serve God through the education of our children.

We will aim to reflect our core Christian beliefs and values by:

• increasing biblical literacy amongst staff and assisting them to embed this into curriculum and programs.
• providing ongoing Christian worldview training which will help staff and students to interpret the world through a biblical lens.
• continuing to develop a genuine Christian community that is servant-hearted, gracious, loving, safe, and nurturing.
• assisting leaders to undertake theological and Christian education studies to equip them for the challenges to Christian education.
• promoting a culture of parent partnership at ICE schools and ensuring that families from all nations and cultures are welcome.
• ensuring our foundational governing documents accurately reflect our immovable belief in the inerrancy of the Word of God and our commitment to uphold biblical principles in all operations of ICE schools.

Our people are of utmost importance.

Attracting, retaining, developing, recruiting, and sustaining highly effective Christian staff who embody our worldview and culture is critical to our mission.

We will serve our people by:

• honouring, appreciating, and developing them through wellbeing initiatives.
• reviewing administrative support for teaching and non-teaching staff.
• reviewing the staffing and scope of services provided by the Business Centre, including People & Culture, Risk & Compliance, and Project Management.
• providing leadership development and training that incorporates opportunities for the Board, staff, and students.
• preparing a plan for attracting and maintaining highly desirable staff who contribute to the culture and teaching and learning credibility of ICE.
• developing a People and Culture Framework that includes:
  • position descriptions that clearly articulate the inherent requirements test
  • a revised teaching and learning framework, and practices that demonstrate a Christian worldview across all curriculum areas and in every lesson plan
  • comprehensive and focused professional learning programs for all staff
  • performance measures to assess progress for staff and students (particularly from a Christian worldview perspective).

We are firmly focused on initiatives that will allow all our students to flourish as God intends.

Some of the ways in which we might achieve this include:

• thoughtfully and rigorously implementing the new curriculum and pedagogical practices from a distinctly Christian worldview.
• investigating an alternate pathways program (including differentiation) to engage students needing extension, learning support, or alternate programs.
• actively engaging in collaborative partnerships within the school, the organisation, and other like-minded schools to be able to influence and improve teaching and learning across all learning areas.
• improving and increasing co-curricular learning that has a strong Christian worldview embedded in its programs.

We will take intentional and responsible steps to ensure that current needs are met, and the longevity of the schools is adequately addressed.

We will do this through:

• master planning for ICE schools (including a timeline) that includes:
  • buildings planned for the next ten years
  • upgrades to existing facilities
  • overlays for gardens, grounds and play equipment
  • maintenance and upgrade cycles
  • ensuring disabled access is adequately addressed.
• reviewing resource budgets to ensure objectives stated in the teaching and learning framework are achieved.

We will seek to ensure that the biblical understandings and values which drive our mission and visions in respect of good governance and parental responsibility are expressed within a framework of faith, integrity, and competence.

We will do this through:

• a responsive, well-informed, and timely approach to financial investment and risk management (with appropriate reporting and accountability).
• giving attention to the range of skills required on the Board by updating and maintaining the skills matrix.
• developing a plan for increasing association engagement and membership.
• developing a succession plan for Board and School Executive members with a clear skills matrix, assigned responsibilities, and feedback mechanisms.
• ensuring that all Board members have adequate training through Christian providers with an informed Christian worldview.