Learning

At our school, each of our students has a Personalised Learning Plan. Students individualised learning goals are based on assessment using the Passport for Learning. We also teach the NSW curriculum and offer many different subjects to support each student’s learning. We know that development of skills in literacy and numeracy are the building blocks for learning and for everyday life. Our teachers use effective and evidence based teaching strategies to help students achieve their goals.

Every student has a voice

We have a very strong culture of communication and value every student having a voice. The foundation of our entire curriculum, including communication, wellbeing and behaviour support, is the use of our Core and Fringe vocabulary systems which are implemented across the school and differentiated to meet each students needs.

Click here to download our brochure on communication at our school.

Our Culture of Communication

Our Core 80 Vocabulary

Fringe Books to support implementation of the curriculum

Classroom Toolkit

Assessment

At our school we use Passport for Learning to assess and track our students growth in their personalised learning goals.

The Passport for learning is a holistic, formative assessment for students' development in 4 domains (Cognitive, Receptive, Expressive and Social). It was developed by NSW Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs) to ensure learning is scaffolded for all students, especially those needing support to establish strong language skills. The Passport for learning is designed to support students to:

• be calm yet alert
• establish their voice
• actively participate in all learning experiences
• engage in meaningful and relevant activities
• work towards independence.

Assessment is used flexibly and responsively as an integral part of daily classroom instruction. Teachers expertly implement formative assessment, incorporating student voice and agency.

What students learn

Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. They build skills, think creatively and prepare for life beyond school.

Our learning approach

Our school uses explicit teaching. This means we clearly tell students what they are learning, why it is important and how to do it step by step. Explicit teaching helps students understand new ideas by breaking them into smaller parts.

Learning at our school is student-centred, inclusive and practical. We are committed to equity and access. We support all learning styles and needs. Our teachers use proven, evidence-based teaching strategies. They take part in ongoing professional development to stay up to date with best teaching practice.

Our learning approach includes:

• real-world learning: hands-on tasks, group work and exploring new ideas
• technology: to help students learn and build digital skills
• flexible teaching: the right support for each student, with a focus on wellbeing
• community connections: through excursions and local programs.

Helping students progress

We support every student’s academic progress by:

• checking their progress and giving clear and timely feedback
• setting learning goals with each student
• giving extra help with personalised plans and support from specialist staff
• reporting on each student’s learning progress so parents and carers know how their child is doing

• providing targeted literacy and numeracy support in small groups
• making wellbeing part of everyday learning
• working with families to support learning at home and school
• helping students through transitions, like starting school or moving to a new stage of learning.

Learn more about additional learning support at our school.

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