SOUTH BUNBURY

PRIMARY SCHOOL AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL

BUSINESS PLAN 2013 -2015

Welcome to South Bunbury Primary School

The South Bunbury Primary School has been a feature of the Education of Bunbury students since September

1913, when the original school building was completed. The current school buildings were opened on 7th

September 1948.

South Bunbury Primary School is highly regarded within the City of Bunbury due to the good behaviour and

academic standing of our students. Our staff are long serving and committed to the education of all of our

students. The Administration Team has extensive, collective experience, working together to ensure both

students and staff receive the most out of their South Bunbury experiences.

The school’s main focus is on developing literacy and numeracy excellence in all students. We have a strong

emphasis on using co-operative learning strategies to ensure all students are engaged in and accountable for

their learning, whilst constantly understanding and improving our use of technology to meet our goals.

South Bunbury Primary School is committed to ensuring all students maximise their opportunities to access the

Australian curriculum, which will support their unique learning requirements, ensuring they reach their full

potential.

We are open minded and forward thinking, with a thirst for continuous improvement of educational outcomes

for our students.

In 2013 South Bunbury Primary School became an Independent Public School (IPS). An Independent Public

School is a public school where the principal has been given increased flexibility and responsibility to make local

decisions across a range of school operations.

As an IPS:-

o we have more freedom to make decisions about important matters that impact students’

education such as the student support, staff recruitment, financial management, governance and

accountability;

o we can cater to the specific needs of our students by determining the curriculum and specialist

teachers required that best support them;

o we may work in clusters, which enables us to effectively combine ideas and resources to create

even greater flexibility and opportunities for our school.

More information about this initiative can be obtained from www.det.wa.edu.au

Our commitment to delivering specialist subjects

South Bunbury Primary School acknowledges the important role that specialist subjects play in preparing

students to participate effectively as global citizens in the 21st Century. Specialist subjects have the capacity to

engage, inspire and enrich all students, exciting the imagination and encouraging them to reach their creative,

expressive, physical and cultural potential.

Visual Art Visual Arts includes the fields of art, craft and design. Learning in and through these fields, our students create visual representations that communicate, challenge and express their own and others’ ideas as artist and audience. They develop perceptual

and conceptual understanding, critical reasoning and practical skills through exploring and expanding their understanding of their world, and other worlds.

L.O.T.E The ties between Australia and Indonesia continue to develop, with an increasing

number of Australians (almost one million in 2012) travelling to Indonesia, for

leisure, business and education purposes; numbers of Indonesians visiting Australia

are also increasing. Indonesia currently has Australia’s largest overseas diplomatic

presence, and Australia is the only country outside of Indonesia to host two specialist

Indonesian language and cultural centres, known as Balai Bahasa; these provide

Indonesian language study for the Australian community.

Health & Physical Education Integral to Health and Physical Education is the acquisition of movement skills,

concepts and strategies to enable students to confidently, competently and creatively

participate in a range of physical activities. As a foundation for lifelong physical

activity participation and enhanced performance, students develop proficiency in

movement skills, physical activities and movement concepts and acquire an

understanding of the science behind how the body moves.

Music Music has the capacity to engage, inspire and enrich all students, exciting the imagination and encouraging students to reach their creative and expressive

potential. Skills and techniques developed through participation in music learning allow students to manipulate, express and share sound as listeners, composers and

performers. Music learning has a significant impact on the cognitive, affective, motor, social and personal competencies of students.

PEAC Program The Primary Extension and Challenge program (PEAC) provides opportunities for

talented students in

Years 5 & 6 to:- o socially interact with other gifted and talented children

o enjoy an intellectually rigorous and challenging program

o to interact with practising experts o develop higher order process skills and in-depth investigation skills o work on open-ended activities which encourage choice and negotiation o undergo self/peer evaluation and reflection of performance.

Instrumental Music

Selection into this program is based on musical aptitude testing and

other criteria, and if your child is selected, this outstanding program

will take your child’s love of music to the next level. They will receive free

instrumental tuition and the opportunity to participate in a range

of music enrichment activities.

Our testimonial… “Our strategy is based on the interrelationship of the key elements that comprise what we are and what we want

to be.

We will build on our strengths, acknowledge and address our weaknesses, capitalise on our opportunities and

develop effective responses to threats”.

TEACHER & TEACHING

ETHOS

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

‘Enriching

our lives’

‘Nurturing

conditions

for growth’

‘Life-long

learning’’

PARENTS

& CARERS

RELIGIOUS

AFFILIATIONS

EMERGENCY

SERVICES

LOCAL

BUSINESSES

COMMUNITY

MEMBERS

P&C

COMMITTEE SCHOOL

BOARD

SPORTING

AFFILIATIONS

‘A happy place to

learn, grow & make friends’

Our Values…

- Willing to learn and be the best I can

- Feeling good about myself

- Showing respect and concern or

others

- Being responsible and doing “The

Right Thing”

- Caring for my school & environment

Our Vision…

‘To create and promote A school environment

that allows students to reach their potential

academically, socially and physically’.

DEP’T OF

EDUCATION

EDUC’N

SUPPORT

CENTRE

STUDENT

SUPPORT

SERVICES

OTHER

SCHOOLS

South Bunbury Primary School has an evidence based approach to self-assessment, a key part encompasses the

use of NAPLAN and school report data, which focuses on analysing student performance through the following

broad strategies:-

STRATEGY 1 - STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

School data consistently shows 1:3 students at some time are not actively engaged in some lessons. Therefore, the school will…

Action Target Initiate and support the development of Literacy & Numeracy Teams, to establish and embed whole school practises through the formulation of a Literacy & Numeracy Plan.

To increase the number of students in the top 20% and decrease the number of students in the bottom 20% in NAPLAN testing in Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Maths—when compared to Australian averages.

Allocate adequate and appropriate resources for student involvement in ICT programs.

Students to apply the five elements of the ICT capabilities

Encourage student accountability for their learning by active participation in learning programs.

To increase the percentage of students achieving ‘Always and Consistent’ in Student Report rankings of the Attitude, Behaviour and Effort categories.

STRATEGY 2 - TEACHER & TEACHING

“excellence in teaching is the single most powerful influence on achievement”. Prof. John Hattie. Therefore, the school will…

Actions Target Improve the capacity of teachers to use ICT as a tool for teaching and learning through appropriate training and associated equipment.

Staff to implement, utilise and teach ICT skills and understandings in line with the Australian Curriculum.

Ensure adequate time and resources are allocated to allow teachers to plan, teach and evaluate programs based on the Australian Curriculum and to explore innovative teaching models.

Staff to implement the Australian curriculum in the plan, teach, evaluate cycle, through to reporting to parents in English, Maths, History and Science.

Staff to attend, be involved in and implement the initiatives of the “Kidsmatter” Framework to develop a positive focussed school culture.

Within our Pastoral Care Policy; to develop an action plan to imbed the ethos of ‘Kidsmatter’, to complement current effective, whole-school care practises.

STRATEGY 3 – PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

To create a safe & stimulating environment to aid in student development and well-being. Therefore, the school will…

Action Target Planning for and maintaining active and passive recreation areas for all age groups.

Increase the number of students who are engaged in recreational activities.

Regularly assessing the school buildings to ensure that they are safe, provide adequate ventilation, light and temperature control and retain the historical character of the school.

To conduct twice yearly audit of school grounds. To imbed benchmarks from the National Quality Standards (NQS) Framework.

Ensure that facilities such as toilets, change rooms, undercover areas, seating, pathways, pick up/set down areas and disabled access are regularly assessed to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and student needs.

To conduct twice yearly audit of school grounds. To imbed benchmarks from the National Quality Standards (NQS) Framework.

STRATEGY 4 – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT “…parent and community interest in quality education, is the critical factor in the impact of the

school environment on the achievement and educational aspirations of students”

Prof. Anne Henderson. Therefore, the school will…

Action Target Promote the P&C and School Board as important forums for community input into the operation of the school.

To increase the number of registrations of interest in the P&C and School Board in the year prior to vacancies

Enhance communication processes through the use of the school website & App facility, as well as parent/teacher days.

To upgrade school website and provide an App facility for the community

Continue the strong integration of the Education Support Centre with activities of the school.

Ensure ESC student engagement through Buddy system and school carnival

Maintain and enhance the public occasions of school assemblies, sporting events etc. Celebrate staff and student achievements and successes.

Utilise school assemblies to public acknowledge staff and student achievement & successes

Investigate after hours classes for community members.

Biannual parent/teacher workshops with guest speakers after hours.

The School Business Plan has been collaboratively created by the School Board and staff members.

It is based on parent input, student participation and community consultation.

Thank you to all who have contributed to its development.