Orchard Grove Primary School is committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment that engages curiosity; promotes learning, personal growth, and wellbeing for all students; and strives to develop adaptability and resilience. We want our students to become valued members of the local and global communities and be prepared for future life experiences.

Our school community strives to offer excellence in all aspects of primary education, providing quality learning programs in all curriculum areas. We have a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy, using a synthetic phonics approach to the teaching of literacy skills, and aligning ourselves with evidence-based approaches in our Instructional Models. Our Inquiry units are engaging and allow students to make real life connections, going deeper with the learning areas of interest aligned with the curriculum requirements. We strongly believe that we must teach students at their point of need and use assessments to ensure we support and extend as needed to help all our students achieve their personal best.

Our School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports, alongside our use of Zones of Regulation see us provide a positive and inclusive setting where all students can shine. As and when required we have comprehensive Individual Learning and Behavioural plans to ensure we support our students, working alongside the family and care teams as a valuable partner.

Our core values of Integrity, Respect, Valuing Diversity, Working Together, Fostering Growth and Resilience underpin the expected behaviours and attitudes of the students, staff, and school community.

We are particularly proud of our camping programs which offer excellent opportunities for participation by all our students. Our outstanding Visual Arts,



Performing Arts/ Music, LOTE (Spanish), Physical Education, STEM and Library programs offer students a breadth of curriculum and experience. Our support programs, which include EAL, ensure all students are being assisted to achieve their best.

Parents and volunteers are a feature at Orchard Grove and many parents participate in the life of the school in a variety of ways.

All Orchard Grove Primary School personnel are responsible for supporting the safety, participation, wellbeing, and empowerment of children.

All staff, parent helpers, volunteers, tradespeople (employed on a regular basis) and School Council members of Orchard Grove Primary School are required to observe child safe principles and expectations for appropriate behaviour towards and in the company of children by:

- adhering to Orchard Grove Primary School's Child Protected Policy at all times
- taking all reasonable steps to protect children from abuse.
- treating everyone with respect
- listening and responding to the views and concerns of children, particularly if they are telling you that they or another child has been abused and/or are worried about their safety or the safety of another.
- promoting the cultural safety, participation, and empowerment of Indigenous children (for example, by never questioning an Indigenous child's self-identification)
- promoting the cultural safety, participation,



and empowerment of children with culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds (for example, by having a zero tolerance of discrimination)
- promoting the safety, participation, and empowerment of children with a disability (for example, during personal care activities)
- ensuring as far as practicable that adults are not left alone with a child.
- reporting any allegations of child abuse to Orchard Grove Primary School's Child Safety Officer (Michelle Ogilvie Principal), or to a member of the Leadership Team.
- The above-mentioned Child Safety Officer or member of the Leadership Team will ensure any allegation will be reported to the police or child protection.
- reporting any child safety concerns to Orchard Grove Primary School Child Safety Officer (Michelle Ogilvie Principal) / Leadership
- if an allegation of child abuse is made, ensure as quickly as possible that the child(ren) are secure.
- encouraging children to `have a say` and participate in all relevant organisational activities where possible, especially on issues that are important to them.

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Orchard Grove Primary Schoolis committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment that engages curiosity; promotes learning, personal growth, and wellbeing for all students; and strives to develop adaptability and resilience. We want our students to become valued members of the local and global communities and be prepared for future life experiences.

Our school community strives to offer excellence in all aspects of primary education, providing quality learning programs in all curriculum areas. We have a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy, using a synthetic

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