Department of Education - Victoria

Willowbank Primary School opened in 2022 for all year levels, Prep to Year 6 and is located at 385 McGeorge Road, Gisborne. The school has a current enrolment of 375 students and facilities for a long-term enrolment of 475 students. The state-of-the-art school facilities include general teaching spaces and specialist facilities for music, science, food technology and physical education. The outdoor facilities include a soccer field, basketball courts, kitchen garden, a performing arts stage, play spaces and undercover areas. Willowbank Primary Schools vision is to be an inclusive school community where everyone is empowered to achieve excellence. This vision is captured in our motto `Achieving excellence, together'. We provide a safe and inclusive learning environment that inspires and challenges all members of the community to embrace learning and achieve academic, social, emotional, and physical excellence. Willowbank Primary School is committed to:

·     developing a whole-of-school culture of excellence and inclusion.

·     establishing a safe, inclusive, and supported learning environment that is conducive to learning.

·     developing a professional learning community that is focussed on the continuous improvement of teaching and learning and takes a collective responsibility for improving student learning outcomes.

·     implementing high quality learning and pedagogical practices that maximise the opportunities presented in our inclusive and contemporary learning spaces.

·    developing a strategic approach to the professional learning of staff and the ongoing development of the school's culture of inclusion and excellence.

·    delivering a high quality, student focussed, rigorous and relevant curriculum that meets the learning needs of all students.

·    empowering learners to take ownership and be active participants in their own learning.

·    building resilience and supporting students to be happy, healthy, and confident individuals.

·    engaging with parents, carers, and the wider community as genuine partners in learning, striving to achieve the best possible outcomes for students.

·    creating a community hub that links families and children to services and support.

 

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.