Ed Support Level 1-range 2

Location: North West Region | Central Goldfields

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1452388

**Location Profile**:
Chewton Primary School is at the heart of the local Chewton community, 5 km from Castlemaine. In 2020 we celebrated our 150th year of learning. Our recently renovated heritage building and stunning bush setting make our school both a welcoming and unique learning environment.

At Chewton Primary School, our students are curious, confident, grounded and connected locally and globally, as champions of positive change in the world. Our students are critical and creative thinkers and learners. Our students have a strong sense of self and are responsible, resilient and independent. We care for, celebrate and value everyone in our community and foster a strong sense of belonging for all.

Our school values are Community, Kindness and Respect. We nurture the whole child: social and emotional wellbeing is crucial for learning, so it sits at the centre of our work. We provide a safe, nurturing environment where students are both challenged and supported to be their best. We currently have an enrolment of 50 students.

We are situated on Djaara Country and acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung community as traditional custodians of the land. We recognise elders, past, present and emerging. We have a strong emphasis on Indigenous perspectives in the curriculum and building links with the local Dja Dja Wurrung community.

We are a 5-star Resource Smart School: sustainability is a key focus for our whole school, with each class taking a leadership role for Waste, Energy, Water and Biodiversity. We have chooks, a vegie garden, worm farm and outdoor kitchen. Our sustainability teacher drives this program, running Sustainability classes each week at the school. We recycle paper, and hard plastics, batteries, and have a zero
- waste target.

Our class sizes are small, giving each student a greater opportunity for individual support. Our school is small enough that every child is able to forge positive relationships across a wide variety of age groups, and whole school activities are possible. All staff members are invested in the wellbeing and learning of every student. We value the strengths each child brings with them to the learning environment and celebrate neurodiversity.

We come together with other small schools for activity days, as well as participating in a combined camps program. We have a close relationship with larger neighbouring schools in the Mount Alexander Shire, with students coming together for sport throughout the year as well as participation in artistic and cultural events.

We believe that fostering a positive attitude and appreciation of sustainable environmental practice is vital to the development of our students. Parents, carers and the broader community are integral to all aspects of learning at our school and we are renowned for our strong community connections.

We strive to make our school grounds inviting. They have many facets to explore: a music garden, interpretative play space, outdoor stage, cubby building area, oval, playground equipment, a range of quiet spaces and a wood-fired oven. We make use of the bush behind the school for learning activities, exploring the bush and regular family cook ups.

The teaching and learning model

Chewton Primary provides high quality literacy and numeracy learning. We believe in students having a strong voice and agency in their learning through goal setting, feedback and learning through their areas of interest and passion. Both our indoor and outdoor areas are used as learning spaces.

Chewton Primary has an evidence based instructional model for planning and teaching in all areas of the curriculum, which is being embedded across the school. There is a focus on embedding the Workshop lesson structure for literacy and numeracy. We have a sequential curriculum aligned with the Victorian Curriculum.

Staff use a PLC (Professional Learning Community) framework to inform collaborative planning for differentiated teaching in literacy and numeracy, with an emphasis on using high impact teaching strategies to improve student outcomes.

The curriculum and programs

Our curriculum planning incorporates ethical, intercultural and personal capabilities. We take great pride in our ability to provide individualised learning programs, which cater specifically for the needs of each student. We provide Literacy and Numeracy support through differentiated learning and ensure that Individual Education Plans are in place. Staff work closely with parents and collaborate with each other to provide modified curriculum to support neurodiverse students.

We provide Art, STEM, Sustainability and LOTE (Auslan) as our specialist classes. Individual music tutors also teach guitar, piano and drums. There is 1-1 technology for all students. We are a lead