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Form of workThe Whorouly Primary School buildings consist of a semi-open plan learning space, with a junior and senior classroom space, a multi-purpose classroom, a large, covered deck, kitchen/staffroom, office, resource room and library/meeting room. Also located on the school grounds is an Art Shed, a kitchen garden, a large, grassed playing area, adventure playground, and a hard court.
Our students come from a wide range of families with diverse backgrounds. We provide a nurturing and challenging environment that empowers students to achieve their personal best, both academically and socially and become optimistic, resilient, creative and critical thinkers. We seek to promote our school values and inspire diversity, achievement, responsibility and endeavour, throughout the curriculum, in co-curricular activities, and in our daily operations.
The following values underpin the beliefs of the Whorouly Primary School community, reflect those of the broader community, and provide the basis for our actions:
Learning: Acquiring academic, social, physical and emotional knowledge and skills.
Relationships: Developing authentic relationships where mutual respect and support are promoted.
Persistence: Cultivating a positive work ethic and managing challenging situations as they arise.
Respect: Building respect for self and others, our community and the environment.
Teamwork: Working co-operatively with others towards common goals.
It is the intent of the school to invest in developing the capacities of all stakeholders to ensure we are actively engaging in a process of improvement by:
- building the capacity of staff to deliver consistent quality teaching practice
- strengthening the school as a learning community.
Whorouly Primary School provides programs in all domains of the Victorian Curriculum and prioritises small learning groups for literacy and numeracy, differentiated to meet student needs. Students also participate in multi-age sessions working as a whole school group; STEAM challenges are an example of this. Specialist teachers present the Library, Art, Italian, Music and Science programs. We facilitate the use of technology to support all learning with every student having access to their own laptop or desktop computer. The classroom programs are enriched through camps, excursions, musical performances, the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program, Bluearth, Sporting Schools funded sports programs and OLC Cluster activities.
Whorouly Primary School places great emphasis and value on being a community school with parents, students, teachers, community members and groups working together to provide a quality education.
We collaborate with Whorouly Preschool to provide valuable transition opportunities for local children. Most of our Foundation enrolments have attended our local preschool. The school works closely with Cluster schools to strengthen professional learning opportunities for teachers, and to provide wider social interaction for students.
This teaching position includes driving the MACC mobile art van to teach at nine small schools across the Ovens Valley. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the school to discuss the MACC Program/position.
