Teaching Pedagogy
PRINCIPLES

Secure relationships which are mutually caring and respectful
- Our teaching faculties are attuned to student’s thoughts and feelings and positively interact with the young students in their learning. Through a widening network of secure relationships, students develop confidence and feel respected and valued.
- Our faculty prioritizes nurturing relationships by providing consistent emotional support to our students.
Positive partnerships with families
- We believe that best learning outcomes are achieved when school and the families collaborate together.
- School parent partnerships are based on the foundations of understanding each other’s expectations and attitudes, and build on the strength of each other’s knowledge.
High expectations and salutary values
- Our teaching faculty is committed to equity and believes in all children’s capacities to succeed, regardless of diverse circumstances and abilities.
- We respond to barriers to students achieving educational success and make curriculum decisions to promote inclusion and equal participation.
Regard for diversity, equality and equity
- Respecting diversity means within the curriculum valuing and reflecting the practices, values and beliefs of families.
- We made our curriculum decisions upholding all students’ rights to have their cultures, identities, abilities and strengths acknowledged and valued.
Commitment to the development of life-long learning and reflection
- Commitment to the development of life-long learning and reflection
- Reflective practice is a form of ongoing learning that involves engaging with questions of philosophy, ethics and practice. Its intention is to gather information and gain insights that support, inform and enrich decision-making about children’s learning.
PRACTICES
- Planned and varied approaches to teaching and learning
- Responsiveness and sensitivity to the needs of children
- Learning through enjoyment
- Safe and inspiring learning environments
- Cultural competence
- Continuity and consistency
- Learning through assessment
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Children have a strong sense of who they are
- Children are responsive to their world
- Children have a strong sense of well-being
- Children are enthusiastic, pro-active learners
- Continuity and consistency
- Children are effective communicators
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