Location Profile

Welshpool & District Primary School is a school formed from the merger of Port Welshpool Primary School and Welshpool Primary School. Located centrally between Foster and Yarram in South Gippsland, the schools enrolment is drawn from the township of Welshpool, the fishing village of Port Welshpool and the rural communities of Hedley, Wonyip, Woorarra, Binginwarri and Agnes. A significant number of our students travel to school on the school bus. At Welshpool & District Primary School our school vision is to empower all students to embrace learning, achieve their personal best while developing their emotional, social, and physical wellbeing, and through this make positive contributions to the community. We do this through the school values of Excellence, Respect and Community. The school values achievement, excellence, curiosity, innovation, respect and responsibility, perseverance, integrity, inclusiveness, respect for diversity, compassion, honesty, and equity. The school also believes in having high expectations for all students and a commitment to hard work. The school is strategically placed around a historic building, which houses an administration area and a classroom. Our main classrooms are located in the new mod 5 building at the front of the school. Other facilities include a full-size basketball court, full sized oval, a large adventure playground, and a multi-purpose hall. The school and its community are actively involved in interesting and challenging activities that enhance the students educational experience. Welshpool and District Primary School sees itself as a friendly and welcoming school with a rural setting. It is integrally involved in the community on a variety of levels ranging from participation in local events to providing facilities and services.



We provide an extensive curriculum within the framework of the Victorian Curriculum. The Victoria Curriculum outlines what is essential for all Victorian students to learn for English, Mathematics, Humanities and Science and Technologies. It provides a single, coherent, and comprehensive set of common achievement standards which our school uses to plan student learning programs, assess student progress and report to parents. The Victorian Curriculum incorporate traditional curriculum areas such as Maths, English, Physical Education, Science, Humanities and Language and use skills such as information technology, design creativity, communications and thinking. Curriculum programs are delivered through specific teaching in the areas of Science, Art, Music, and Physical Education. Our school runs a whole school maths program focusing on the big ideas of mathematics. We also have a whole school focus on phonics with Soundswrite implemented in each classroom. Curriculum enhancing programs include Music Program, Concert, Camps, Sporting participation, Intensive Swimming Program, Mobile Area Resource Centre (MARC), and the IncrediGirls and Wetland Warriors programs.

Role

The classroom teacher classification comprises two salary ranges
- range 1 and range 2. The primary focus of the classroom teacher is on the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.



The classroom teacher engages in critical reflection and inquiry in order to improve knowledge and skills to effectively engage students and improve their learning. As the classroom teacher gains experience his or her contribution to the school program beyond the classroom increases. All classroom teachers may be required to undertake other duties in addition to their rostered teaching duties provided the responsibility is appropriate to the salary range, qualifications, training and experience of the teacher.

Classroom teacher Range 2 Range 2 classroom teachers play a significant role in assisting the school to improve student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school strategic plan and state-wide priorities and contributing to the development and implementation of school policies and priorities. A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice. Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to: – Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students – Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity – Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school qualified learning – Supervise and train one or more student teachers – Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.

Classroom teacher Range 1 The primar

📌 Classroom Teacher (South Gippsland Shire)
🏢 Government schools
📍 South Gippsland Shire