Focus Area One Success for all Students

WHAT WE WILL DO: Early Childhood is our Focus

What Occurred in 2022:

Embed the ECE philosophy and promote the philosophy with the community including getting it endorsed by the School Board.

A NQS audit was completed by our ECE team in October 2022 and there was a confidence of judgement that the school met all standards within the NQS audit.

The ECE team has requested a NQS verification for Term 3 2023. The ECE committee began preparations for the verification, including beginning to gather evidence of NQS being met at EPS.

ECE team collaborated with local schools in the ECE network.

The ECE team reviewed and identified the need for a consistent FMS program in Kindergarten and Preprimary. The team trialled KIDDO in Term 4 2022.

Recommendations for 2023

• The ECE team will prepare for our NQS verification in Term 3.

• Embed and promote KIDDO program in the Kindergarten and Pre-primary classrooms. Some professional learning to upskill staff in using the resources

• The ECE team will be updating the ECE outdoor learning area with a new nature play area.

WHAT WE WILL DO: A Focus on strong and trusting relationships in every classroom

What Occurred in 2022:

Strong expectations from the Principal for staff to reflect and focus on relationships at all levels of the school, students, staff and community. This was emphasised within staff meetings and LTL meetings weekly where the Tribes Learning Community was referred to regularly with the students being at the centre of our decision making.

Unfortunately, the early year (Term 1) parent meetings had to be cancelled due to COVID. This was a setback to establishing face to face contact and the building of relationships between teacher and parent. To compensate staff agreed to post regularly on Seesaw including classroom policies, student work and regular communication from the classroom to the home.

At times of review of our IEP/GEPs staff were asked to make verbal contact with all parents to communicate the plans, the strategies and the progress that students were making on the adjustments made to their learning. Parents who were unable to be contacted were sent emails and / or paper copies of plans and asked to make contact with the school for clarification of the plans.

Recommendations for 2023

• Returning to face to face classroom meetings in Term 1 will hopefully create strong trusting relationships between home and school.