Department of Education Victoria – Roxburgh Park VIC

3d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

At Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, we're on a mission to empower students to make informed decisions, reach their full potential, and thrive in a global society.

Located in the heart of Roxburgh Park within the City of Hume, our school boasts charming sandstone buildings set against the backdrop of a local historical site. Surrounded by essential community amenities like family day care centres and shopping complexes, Roxburgh Homestead is deeply rooted in a diverse and vibrant community. With over twenty-seven years of educational excellence and a current enrolment of 300 students, we're committed to shaping confident, engaged learners ready to take on the world.

Curriculum Focus and Programs:

Literacy and Numeracy take centre stage in our daily curriculum, fostering a robust foundation for growth and exploration. Our innovative 21st Century Design teaching model integrates STEM, the Arts, Physical Education, and well-being programs, nurturing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

At Roxburgh Homestead, we believe in cultivating active, informed, and healthy children through positive behaviour and values. Our inclusive approach ensures that every child feels empowered to participate, make mistakes, and succeed. With a keen focus on literacy and numeracy, we employ structured learning frameworks grounded in the Australian Curriculum, supported by robust data analysis to track progress and ensure academic excellence.

With a robust array of ICT resources, our school fully embraces technology as an essential tool for integrated learning across all subjects.



We place a strong emphasis on providing comprehensive professional development for our staff and ensuring thorough IT education for students, creating a seamless educational experience that effectively prepares them for the challenges of tomorrow.

Ethos:

Our school community thrives on respect, honesty, pride, and success. We're committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment where every child can flourish. With strong partnerships between students, parents, and staff, we actively engage our community to maximize learning outcomes and foster a sense of belonging.

Future Directions:

As we look ahead, Roxburgh Homestead remains dedicated to continuous improvement and excellence. Our strategic plan guides us in achieving measurable progress in literacy, numeracy, and fostering curiosity. With an unwavering focus on high expectations and quality teaching, we're shaping an environment where every student can shine.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.

SC2 Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.





SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.

SC6 Demonstrated capacity to provide flexible and effective leadership across a range of school improvement portfolios, including curriculum development and Disability Inclusion.

Role

Leading teachers will be highly skilled classroom practitioners and undertake leadership and management roles commensurate with their salary range.The role of leading teachers is to improve the skill, knowledge and performance of the teaching workforce in a school or group of schools and to improve the curriculum program of a school.

Typically, leading teachers are responsible for coordinating a number of staff to achieve improvements in teaching and learning which may involve the coordination and professional support of colleagues through modelling, collaborating and coaching and using processes that develop knowledge,

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