Department of Education Victoria – Tanjil South VIC

13h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Tanjil South Primary School was established in 1887 and is located in the Baw Baw Shire, 120 kilometres east of Melbourne. It draws its students from the small local township and more commonly broader afield within the Latrobe Valley.

The school aims to:

- develop self-disciplined, questioning and caring students
- encourage children to reach their individual potential and experience success atschool
- provide a challenging and stimulating curriculum
- support a positive, safe and friendly environment
- encourage parents, teachers, students, and the community to work together as a team to further develop and improve theschool
- provide equal opportunity for all members of theschoolcommunity
- encourage responsibility, independence, problem solving, leadership, active learning and creativity with all students
- prepare students for future success in learning and life by building on their strengths and experiences

Our primary focus is to provide the best possible learning experiences for all students and enhance their qualities, attitudes and skills which will enable them to adapt to change and have a positive outlook on life.

The school provides a quality curriculum delivered in one composite P-6 class. The students are supported by a generalist classroom program delivered by the classroom teacher in partnership with the principal as well has having specialist classes for Library (MARC Van), Physical Education, Arts, Humanities, Japanese Language, and Science.





Our buildings and on-going planned maintenance and improvements have resulted in a very attractive, comfortable and safe school setting featuring one double open plan classroom, a multi-purpose room for activities requiring more indoor space, art room, music room, basketball court, picturesque oval and spacious well-maintained gardens and grounds. Our new outdoor active learning area has provided not only a more attractive learning environment but provides more activity options for students during their time at school.

For our small size we are well resourced and supported through initiatives such as the Small Schools Program, Small School Cluster PLC, weekly ICT support, part-time administrative support and classroom support staff. We have connections with other small schools in the area and collaborate to support each other to reduce costs, enhance the experiences of our students and provide learning opportunities for staff and students.

Selection Criteria - Graduates

SC1 Demonstrated 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.

SC2 Demonstrated 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.

SC3 Demonstrated 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.

SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5 Demonstratedbehaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professionallearning 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 participat

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