Location Profile [Enter Free Text Carnegie Primary School, founded in 1888, is in the south-eastern suburbs, approximately 15 kilometres from Melbourne. Current enrolment is approximately 600 students with a high percentage of students having English as an additional language. Our motto of Welcoming, Engaging, Achieving is at the forefront of all we do every day . `Respect¿ is the overarching value we focus on: Respecting oneself as a learner and as a unique individual, respecting others and respecting our environment at school and beyond the school gate. W e are implementing School Wide Positive Behaviours that reinforce respectful, responsible, and safe behaviours throughout the entire school community to foster a culture of mutual respect and cooperation. Our comprehensive curriculum is designed to cater for the individual needs of a diverse range of students. We promote and implement evidence-based learning strategies. Our school¿s focus is Numeracy and Literacy underpinned by a strong wellbeing strategy. We have 18 teachers trained in the multi-sensory synthetic phonics program (Orton-Gillingham) and we will focus on training additional teachers in Advanced Morphology ( the study of complex word structures to understand language intricacies). We are excited to be a part of the Leading Mathematics initiative that involves teachers and leaders investigating, analysing and strengthening our approaches to mathematics learning, teaching and leadership. Our school wide initiatives are based on the science of learning and acknowledge how our brains work and remember things, and the best ways to teach. Our staff are dedicated, passionate and committed to working collaboratively to ensure optimal teaching and learning opportunities for the students. Specialist programs are offered in Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Science and Japanese. High expectations are held for every student at our school. We celebrate diversity and advocate and implement intervention to personalise learning and afford opportunities for all our students, making reasonable adjustments always. We offer additional Literacy Intervention and Tutor Learning to support and extend our students. We run a range of `Student Excellence¿ programs and challenges as well as providing Education Support Officers in classrooms. Carnegie Primary School prides itself on recognising the leadership potential of our students and supporting their development in this area. Students are encouraged to participate in a range of additional learning that the school provides in sport, the Arts, high abilities extension opportunities, and caring for the environment. The school fosters close links with parents and the broader community and recognises the importance of the part
