Location Profile St Kilda Primary School is a vibrant inner-city school of approximately 440 students where life is happy, colourful, energetic, evolving and engaging. We truly believe St Kilda Primary is a magnificent school full of wonderful, enthusiastic, caring people. At our school every child is valued as a special person with extraordinary abilities. Our school embraces diversity and reflects the multi-cultural, artistic and varying socio-economic nature of our local community. Students are provided with a safe, supportive, challenging and nurturing environment enabling them to reach their full potential in becoming life-long learners. Teaching and learning programs reflect the holistic needs of students, recognising and catering for different learning styles and celebrating student achievement. Staff are committed to developing strong relationships with our students and play an active role in assisting them to be responsible and active members of their community. We believe that this is best achieved through strong partnerships between home, school and links with the wider community. Our school truly reflects the cultural diversity of our local and, indeed, our Australian community. Through classroom programs children learn to develop an appreciation of different cultures and deepen their understanding of, and respect for, differences through their friendships with other children. We teach our children about our environment, Australia and its past, inclusive of our indigenous people. Children learn about the importance of behaviours that demonstrate acceptance, respect and understanding of all people who inhabit our land and our planet. Our school¿s Guiding Principles of: Character, Respect, Curiosity, Inclusiveness, Critical and Creative Thinking and Collaboration underpin our identity and beliefs that are important to us at St Kilda Primary School. Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs. SC2 Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. SC3 Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teachin
