Department of Education Victoria – Rochester VIC

2d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Rochester Primary school is located in the town of Rochester approximately 185 kilometres from the Melbourne. The school was founded in 1872. The school grounds include five main buildings with central open spaces and five separate adventure playgrounds, two basketball and netball courts (one undercover), extensive lawn areas and an oval. School enrolments in 2025 were 179. The staffing profile of Rochester Primary School included a Principal and Leading Teacher, a shared Learning specialist position, 15.0 teachers, 5.6 full time equivalent Education Support (ES) staff, a wellbeing support officer 0.4 and one office administration staff member. Support is provided to the school through School Support Officers including a Speech Therapist, and Psychologist. The school continued to provide a comprehensive curriculum P-6 that was developed in line with the Victorian Curriculum Framework, the English and Numeracy 2.0. launched by the Department of Ed. Towards the end of 2025 the school began unpacking the Departments VTLM 2.0 model, preparing for the design of our new instructional model. In 2025, the school continued to look through the wellbeing lens and to build on the achievements of 2024. Our strategic plan focusses heavily continuing to focus on not just supporting students to develop and enhance their Literacy skills and Numeracy Skills but providing a safe orderly environment conducive to best learning. As a school we will continued to focus on strengthening our links with our community, building teacher capacity, improving student outcomes,



and developing future leaders for our society.

Selection Criteria - Graduates

SC1Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain team-oriented relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5Demonstratedbehaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Role - Graduates





The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.

These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs.Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.
The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice.New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.

Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.

Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

Responsibilities - Graduates

Core responsibilities include:

- Planning and implementing a range of teaching programs or courses of s

📌 Graduate Teacher Program (Rochester)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Rochester