Department of Education - Victoria

Dear applicants,

 

Who we are?

The school is often referred to as the `purple and gold school' due to the distinctive student uniform. As a school we have a very respectful and collaborative professional learning culture where high academic achievement sits in a sea of character development. Whilst we have important school values we also strive to live up to the `Be Brave, Be Your Best Self and Be Kind' mantra.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate graduate teacher to start their career at our well regarded school in Eltham.

 

School vision

Eltham East Primary School is committed to providing a safe, nurturing and respectful environment which supports and inspires our children to be actively involved in their learning, to grow in self-awareness, resilience and social responsibility and to contribute in a positive way to the world around them.

School context

EEPS is situated in the heart of Eltham, which is located 22km from Melbourne.  It is a modern, well-resourced school nestled in a treed and sloping site. To ensure all 640 students have a high-quality education a staff of over 50 works collaboratively towards achieving our school's vision. We have 40 equivalent full-time staff: a newly appointed Principal, 2 Assistant Principals, 40 teachers and Education Support staff working with our students. EEPS is about our students; their learning, their welfare and their potential. 

Curriculum focus

Eltham East Primary School is a high-performing school. By implementing a range of innovative approaches as well as proven teaching practices we strive to continuously improve our provision of the very best learning environment for each child.

 

Our curriculum emphasis is on literacy and numeracy and embraces rich and engaging programs in the arts, science, humanities, health, physical education, music and Japanese. 

 

Each classroom is equipped with an interactive whiteboard, desktop/notebook computers and access to i-Pads.

 

The treed and sloping site provides plenty of playing area for students.  A building/refurbishment program has seen new classrooms, administration building, resource areas and OSHC facilities.

 

The school has a recently launched Framework that outlines are values and learner profile.

 

Our EEPS framework

School Motto

Learning and Growing Together

Our School Values- The 3 R's

Eltham East Primary School shared values-

• Respectful: means to be considerate, polite and understanding towards everyone and everything
• Responsible: means to do the right thing and own it if you don't
• Resilient: means to challenge yourself and bounce back when things don't go your way

Our Learner Profile 

Eltham East learners strive to be:

• Curious
• Collaborative
• Persistent and
• Invested

Our Foundations

• Safe: physical, psychological and cultural safety is a given at EEPS
• Inclusive: including everyone underpins our work
• Aspirational: high achievement for everyone at the level that fits each learner

 

We are proud of our motto of Learning and Growing Together, which applies to all of us and is something that we embody in our teaching and leadership approach.

 

More information can be found on our website- elthameastps.vic.edu.au or by ringing the school office on 9439 9793.

 

I wish you all the best with your application.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Warren Lloyd

Principal

 

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.