News Secondary
4 September 2019
Students and staff at the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ are celebrating LITERACY & NUMERACY WEEK from 2 – 6 September, 2019.
The event started with a grand FOODIE FRIDAY on Friday, 30 August hosted by the English and Mathematics’ Departments. Literacy & Numeracy Week was launched in style with all staff participating in an afternoon filled with fun and happiness. The highlight was the release of the READERS’ CHOICE BOOK AWARDS from Years 7 to 12. The afternoon’s program also featured quizzes, lucky prize draws, unveiling of Literacy & Numeracy program highlights, light debate on Maths vs English and of course – great feasting.
Many lunch time activities are planned for students every day during the week. Great prizes are at stake and winners will be announced through this space next week, inShaAllah.
To start off with, check out the photos of the first day of activities, which was the Secondary School’s Character Parade Day. It proved to be a huge success and everyone enjoyed the day. The march through primary building was something that was really a highlight of the first day event.
The Maths and English Department would like to thank the Principal, staff, parents and students for their amazing cooperation and support.
MEd (Deakin), BEd (USP), GCEdR (Monash), DipHEng (UK), CTESL (USP), DipBusAc (UK), DipCounseling (NSW), DipEdEv (USP), Cert.ITEP (Canada)
Mr Mohammed Azim is currently the Head of English at Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ. He is also the Instructional Coach for teachers in secondary school. Prior to joining Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ, Mr Mohammed Azim was an English Lecturer/Curriculum Developer at Monash University's English Language Centre. He has taught VCE English, Language, EAL & Literature for over 14 years as well. He has been in the teaching profession for the past 30 years and has worked in various capacities like Head of English & Humanities, Counsellor, Senior Coordinator, Head of Teaching & Learning, Curriculum Developer, Educational Leadership and Administration Adviser, Discipline Coordinator and PD Trainer in primary, secondary and tertiary educational sectors. He is also an exam assessor for external exams through VCAA – Assessment Administration Unit.
Mr Mohammed Azim was honoured by the Teaching Australia – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership for National Excellence in Teacher Leadership Award in 2009. In 2011, Mr Mohammed Azim was the first Muslim teacher ever to win the National Excellence in Teaching Awards supported by the Australian Scholarship Group. He was declared as one of the teachers in the Top 10 teachers of Australia in 2011. The awards did not end here as Mohammed Azim was recognised for his outstanding service and contribution in education once again by being named in the 2017 HOT LIST OF TOP 50 AUSTRALIAN EDUCATORS by the prestigious The Educator magazine.
Mr Mohammed Azim has a passion for action research in the areas of teacher quality, discipline, educational administration and leadership, teaching and learning pedagogies, assessment for success and innovative ways of teaching English. Currently, he teaches English at Year 9, 11 & 12 levels. Apart from teaching, he is actively involved in many community initiatives and activities that deals with families and youths.
Mr Mohammed Azim is an advocate of the motto that ‘We rise by lifting others’. This is his passion and mission at Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ.
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