Overview of the 8 Cycles of School Practice

Overview of the 8 Cycles of School Practice

The 8 Cycles of School Practice supports schools to embed practices that enable schoolwide effective teaching.

Each cycle has a set of evidence-based practices embedded across the school and in classrooms. Practices refer to continual actions and routines in which the school engages daily. 

The 8 Cycles of School Practice are highly effective because they: 

• focus on effective teaching and student learning 
• show how practices need to be systematically embedded in cycles to drive continuous improvement 
• illustrate how school-level practices are part of cycles that operate at the classroom level 
• give equal emphasis to the importance of teaching, and parental and community engagement. 

As shown in the diagram, the cycles of practice span the school and classroom domains within the four zones of professional learning, data-driven improvement, peer collegiality and community engagement.  

When embedded with fidelity, the practices in these cycles facilitate improved teaching and maximum learning across the school.