Northcote Primary School

Northcote Primary School is committed to ensuring that improved student learning is the highest priority. This is achieved by providing a comprehensive curriculum based on Government Curriculum Framework and guidelines with a focus on personalised learning. By identifying and focusing on the aptitude and interests of each individual student, the sc... hool provides a learning environment that ensures students have every opportunity to reach their potential. The school uses consistent teaching approaches to cater for differing student needs. These approaches are informed by regular assessment of student learning and consist of a combination of targeted support programs; extension of highly abled students; direct instruction; inquiry learning and the use of information and communication technology routinely across the curriculum. The learning spaces have been designed to promote flexibility and support the transformation of the teaching and learning practices in our school, to be far more suitable for today's teaching and learning needs. In recent times, the school has had a sharpened focus on supporting improvement and consistency in teaching practices throughout the school. The pedagogical focus is to provide an inclusive teaching and learning program, with the collaborative teaching approach to best meet the needs of all students. The school achieves this through the use of evidenced based (data driven) approaches and a strong focus on research based, best practice. The main improvement focus is on numeracy and literacy, with all teachers implementing a consistent approach across the school. Targeted strategies in Numeracy have resulted in an improvement in student NAPLAN results in both years 3 and 5. The school believes that its uniqueness lies fundamentally in its sense of community. Belonging to Northcote Primary School whether as a student, parent, family or staff member, means belonging to the Northcote Primary School community.Read More