Department of Education Victoria – Carnegie VIC

3d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Carnegie Primary School, founded in 1888, is in the south‑eastern suburbs, approximately 15 kilometres from Melbourne. Current enrolment is approximately 538 students with a high percentage of students having English as an additional language.

Our School Vision

We foster a learning environment where every child is empowered to succeed through explicit teaching and shared routines. We ensure that students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive academically and socially. We believe in setting high expectations for all, supporting each child's unique journey and preparing them to face challenges with confidence and resilience.

Our school values: Respect, Resilience, Curiosity and Integrityare at the forefront of what we embed daily.

We are implementing School Wide Positive Behaviours that reinforce respectful, responsible, and safe behaviours throughout the entire school community to foster a culture of mutual respect and cooperation.

Our comprehensive curriculum is designed to cater for the individual needs of a diverse range of students. We promote and implement evidence‑based teaching and learning strategies. Our school’s focus is Numeracy and Literacy underpinned by a solid wellbeing strategy. We have 20 teachers trained in the multi‑sensory synthetic phonics program (Orton‑Gillingham) and we are focused on training the entire staff, with additional teachers completing the Advanced Morphology training, the study of complex word structures to understand language intricacies. We were part of the Leading Mathematics initiative that involved teachers and leaders investigating,



analysing and strengthening our approaches to mathematics learning, teaching and leadership. Our school wide initiatives are based on the science of learning and acknowledge how our brains work and remember things (Cognitive Load), and the best ways to teach. We are in the process of writing a Carnegie Playbook to ensure that `every year, every teacher is getting better`. We know that we cannot improve practices that are not clearly defined. Our staff are dedicated, passionate and committed to working collaboratively to ensure optimal teaching and learning opportunities for the students.

Specialist programs are offered in Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Science and LOTE.

High expectations are held for every student at our school. We celebrate diversity and advocate and implement intervention to personalise learning and afford opportunities for all our students, making reasonable adjustments always.

We offer
additional Literacy Intervention (Mini Lit and Mac Lit) and to support our students. We run a range of `Student Excellence` programs and challenges as well as providing Education Support Officers in classrooms.

Carnegie Primary School prides itself on recognising the leadership potential of our students and supporting their development in this area. Students are encouraged to participate in a range of additional learning that the school provides in sport, the Arts,



high abilities extension opportunities, and caring for the environment.

The school fosters close links with parents and the broader community and recognises the importance of the partnerships to support and extend student learning achievement and growth, engagement and wellbeing. We see ourselves as partners in the creation of healthy learning environments and excellent educational and wellbeing outcomes. We share a commitment to, and a responsibility for, ensuring inclusive, safe and orderly environments for all staff and students.

Selection Criteria

- SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.
- SC2 Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
- SC3 Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
- SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
- SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

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📌 Classroom Teacher (Melbourne)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Melbourne