Department of Education - Victoria

Benton Junior College is a Victorian Government primary school located east of the Mornington township. Our school has an enrolment of 560 students.

Opportunities for children to achieve their academic and social potential are developed through a meaningful curriculum that connects with local and global communities. This is encapsulated in our mission statement: 'to motivate to learn; to teach to think; to encourage to imagine; and to show the compassion to care globally'.

Our school has a clear focus to improve student outcomes in English and Mathematics through a culture of collaboration and collective endeavour by all staff. Teachers work in Professional Learning Teams to ensure a strong focus on students learning essential skills in English and Mathematics. Teachers plan collaboratively and use Common Formative Assessments to identify students learning needs and personalise learning. There is a strong emphasis on explicit teaching and PLTs have developed `I can' statements to enable students to identify their current learning and future learning goals. 

The school has developed a meaningful performance and development culture, and all staff commit to a personal professional development plan that links explicitly to the school's Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plans. 

Students are provided the opportunity to participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities which enhance and support our classroom programs. The Peninsula Connections, instrumental music, Japanese, performing, and visual arts, STEM, sport and camping programs extend student learning opportunities. The school is architecturally designed featuring inter-connected open classrooms. The gymnasium provides a wonderful facility for Physical Education and complements our extensive sports grounds, basketball courts and playgrounds. Specialist classrooms for Japanese, STEM, ICT, Visual and Performing Arts also enrich students' experiences. 

Benton Junior College provides a respectful, purposeful, and stimulating learning environment. Classrooms are well equipped and welcoming. A school wide buddy system fosters our strong focus on developing community and supports new students who commence throughout the year with their integration into the school. 

Student Wellbeing and Engagement policies and whole-school behaviour management strategies continue to maintain and promote a consistent and positive approach to respond to the social and emotional needs of our children. 

A copy of our Strategic Plan can be accessed from the school's website at: www.benton.vic.edu.au

 

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