Department of Education Victoria – Noble Park VIC

2d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Noble Park Primary School is situated Southeast of Melbourne, approximately 35.6 kilometres from the Melbourne Central Business District. We are proud of our culturally diverse and inclusive school that serves a community represented by up to 46 language groups with many families¿ recent arrivals to Australia. The current school population is 295 students with a SFOE of 0.5619 serving a large proportion of students with language background other than English.

The school currently comprises of fourteen (14) classes and offers specialist programs in Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Chinese Language, and Science and Sustainability. The teaching staff at Noble Park Primary School comprises a range of levels of experience from recently graduated teachers through to highly experienced teaching practitioners who engage in school improvement.

The School Improvement Team comprises of three (3) principal class officers, three (3) learning specialists, one (1) speech pathologist and (1) business manager. Our middle leaders are developing their capacity to lead the school forward to ensure we are providing students with the best possible learning and wellbeing outcomes.

Our pedagogical approach is informed by evidence-based teaching practice. An explicit, evidence-based synthetic phonics program that systematically teaches children to read (Little Learners Loves Literacy) has been implemented in the Foundation-2 area over the past three years and has resulted in improved student outcomes. Collaborative curriculum planning, aligned to the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0, the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 and the Science of Learning,



is the current focus for strengthening whole school teaching and learning approaches across the school.

Over the past three years, resources have been mobilised to support students' wellbeing and mental health. The School Wide Positive Behaviour support (SWPBS) framework has brought the whole school community together to promote a positive, safe, respectful, and responsible learning culture. Our students are encouraged to have high expectations of themselves and are supported to achieve success every day.

Noble Park Primary School¿s values are:

- Be Responsible: We own our own choices and behaviour.
- Be Respectful: We accept each other for who we are.
- Be Kind: We use our words and actions to show we care.
- Be Safe: We look after each other through the choices we make.

Noble Park Primary Schools vision is:

- We aspire to create an inclusive school community that embraces opportunity, and inspires individual to collaborate, learn and achieve.

At Noble Park Primary School, we celebrate diversity and respect parents as active participants in their child¿s learning and development. We are committed to establishing partnerships with parents and the wider community and working with external organisations to support our families. English classes and Playgroup take place in the Community Room each week. Parents and carers are welcome to attend.





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 skilled learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

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

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