Regional NET Coordinating Team (RNCT)
The Regional NET Coordinating Team (RNCT) is established under the NET Section to provide support and guidance for secondary schools taking part in the Enhanced NET Scheme. The RNCT promotes collaboration between NETs and their English panel colleagues in planning and delivering effective learning and teaching strategies. Regional NET Coordinators (RNCs) are allocated to support schools from four particular regions, namely Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Territories East and New Territories West. Within these regions, RNCs foster networks within and across schools where teachers develop school curricula that address students’ diverse learning needs. RNCs support activities and events in areas such as oracy and literacy development, language arts (including drama, filmmaking, short story writing and storytelling), e-learning, debating and public speaking, as well as offer professional development opportunities to all English teachers, equipping them with innovative learning and teaching strategies. Through these customised support services, teachers are empowered to develop effective strategies and engaging resources suited to students from a range of learning styles and developmental stages.
Vision
The RNCT’s vision is to enable Hong Kong students to become confident and competent users of English and to enjoy the use of English in a variety of situations and for a variety of purposes, equipping them to embrace the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly interconnected world.
Mission
The RNCT’s mission is to create an enriched and effective English language learning and teaching environment in local schools through the implementation of curriculum initiatives, professional development of teachers and the adoption of innovative learning and teaching practices.
RNCT Working within Schools
The RNCT organises regional and territory-wide cluster meetings, experience-sharing sessions, learning hub meetings, professional development workshops and provides school support to build the capacity of English teachers. It also conducts events and competitions that provide a stimulating environment in which students acquire and use English for authentic communication.
Professional Development
- Conduct a programme of centralised professional development workshops for English teachers including NETs
- Organise cluster meetings and learning hub meetings where teachers are introduced to effective, innovative learning and teaching strategies, and share experiences on pedagogical issues
- Support co-planning meetings in schools under the school-based support services where teachers develop their capacity in curriculum implementation focuses such as 21st century literacy development, e-learning, language arts and language across the curriculum
- Observe and/or participate in lessons followed by collaborative debriefing sessions
- Offer current and relevant advice on pedagogical issues and curriculum directions when contacted by schools or teachers
Learning and Teaching
- Advise teachers on good learning, teaching and assessment practices in English Language learning
- Support schools in promoting 21st century literacy development (including foundation, information and multimodal literacies)
- Support schools in developing cross-curricular collaboration and encouraging English teachers and non-language subject teachers to integrate the language learning demands of both areas and help students connect their learning experiences
- Develop teachers’ capacity to apply the creative elements of language arts to students’ oracy and literacy development so as to motivate students to respond to artistic language and employ higher-order thinking and collaboration skills
- Develop and introduce a variety of learning and teaching resources to support the implementation of English Language Education KLA Curriculum Guide (P1-S6) (2017)
- Facilitate the setting up of professional networks for the sharing of ideas and resources among schools receiving support in similar areas of the curriculum
- Plan and organise territory-wide competitions which extend and enrich the environment for students of a range of abilities to acquire and experience success in using English for authentic communication
Curriculum Development
Support schools to develop their school English Language curriculum and resources for learning and teaching English
Building a Supportive Working Relationship
- Keep close contact with teachers through cluster meetings, visits, e-mails and phone calls
- Give advice on NET deployment issues when contacted by schools or teachers
