The Adolescent Success Middle Years School Improvement Diagnostic Tool is a self-audit tool used to gauge the effectiveness of middle years practices in your school, to recognise areas of strength and to target areas for improvement. Upon completion of the audit, the tool enables teams to acknowledge key areas requiring action, to create an action plan and to be able to review and reflect upon progress of that action. 

The Diagnostic Tool is compilation of effective middle schooling practices as outlined in the Adolescent Success Position Paper, which is based upon an analysis and synthesis of recent and current research and evidence. School leaders are encouraged to use the Diagnostic Tool to audit their own practices when considering middle schooling reforms and directions. 

We provide TWO options:

• Option ONE: School Diagnostic Tool and Facilitation (purchase C and D)
• Option TWO: School Diagnostic Tool, Facilitation and Implementation Support (purchase E and F)

For more information view our Diagnostic tool flyer (4).pdf.

Are you thinking of reviewing your Middle Years program? 

In this FREE one-hour session you will learn how the Adolescent Success Middle Years Diagnostic and Improvement Tool can help you and your team reflect on your middle years program and design an improvement strategy.

Three dates:

Thursday 12 October - 3.30pm-4.30pm ASET

Tuesday 24 October - 10am-11am AEST

Wednesday 25th October - 1.30pm-2.30pm AEST

Diagnostic Tool

This session is by Liz Benson, Executive Officer, Adolescent Success and school improvement consultant.

For more information email Liz at exeuctiveofficer@adolescentsucess.org.au

Looking to improve the effectiveness of your primary to secondary transition program? Want to hear what other schools are doing that works?

Then join us for Designing an Impactful Primary to Secondary School Transition Program.

In this session, you will learn the key principles the guide effective transition from primary to secondary schools. These strategies will help you create a program that supports the emotional, social and academic wellbeing of your students. 

This session will suit teachers and leaders in:

• upper primary school
• junior secondary 
• middle school
• primary/secondary school clusters/networks
• P-12 schools
• single campus and multi campus schools.

Understanding Adolescent Development - Free

Join Liz Benson, Executive Officer Adolescent Succes and experience middle years educator, for insight into adolescent development and teaching strategies that are empathetic to adolescent developmental needs. We will explore the social, emotional, cognitive, physical and ethical development of children.

If you are an experienced or new teacher or leader to children aged 10-15years old, this session is for you. This is suitable for teachers of grades 5-9.

This is an introductory session, that provides an overview of these areas and teaching strategies.

Middle Years Leaders Forum - A Conversation About leading in the Middle Years.

(Adolescent Success Members only)

Join other leaders of the middle years for this one-hour conversation about the joys and challenges of leading middle schooling. Meet other leaders from across Australia who are passionate about educating adolescents.

Whilst this conversation will be guided by the needs of the participants, by the end of our session you will:

1) have connected with other leaders;

2) reflected on your leadership; and

3) acquired new ideas for leading in the middle years.

This conversation is for leaders of upper primary school, junior secondary school, middle school (grades 5-9), year level leaders; Heads of Department or Deputy Principals; curriculum, pedagogy and inclusion leaders who work with middle years students.

This conversation will be facilitated by Liz Benson, Executive Officer for Adolescent Success and school leader coach.