Learning
At our school, we teach the NSW curriculum and offer many different subjects to support each student’s learning. We know that development of skills in literacy and numeracy are the building blocks for learning and for everyday life. Our teachers use effective teaching strategies to help students achieve their goals.
Evidence Based Practice
Evidence based practice allows our teachers to plan for diversity and ensures our students can authentically respond to the pace of learning and an appropriate level of challenge.
Learning Support
Our learning support team works in partnership with our families and classroom teachers and plays a key role in ensuring we meet the specific needs of our students with additional learning and support needs.
High Potential & Gifted Education
Our High Potential & Gifted Education (HPGE) programme complements in class differentiation and enriches the breadth & challenge of learning for our students.
What students learn
During enrolment, you can choose a special religious education option for your child from the school’s available approved providers. You can withdraw your child from special religious education by selecting alternative meaningful activities, or special education in ethics if it’s available.
You can update your preference by writing to the school or through the online form available at participating schools.
Visit the department’s website for more information about religion and ethics. 0
NSW public schools allow time for Special religious education (SRE) and Special education in ethics (SEE), where authorised teachers of approved providers are available.
At Chifey PS, the implementation of Religion and Ethics reflects NSW DoE policy and procedures for Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) classes.
Chifley PS supports SRE and SEE by:
- ensuring no academic instruction or formal school activities occur during time set aside for SRE/SEE;
- providing adequate learning facilities for the delivery of SRE/SEE during school hours; and
- providing families with access to current information about SRE/SEE.
SRE is delivered on Thursday, 11.30 to 12.00.
The following SRE classes are offered at Chifley PS:
- Catholic SRE
- Protestant SRE
- Greek Orthodox SRE
Students not attending SRE are given supervised alternative meaningful activities.
Our learning approach
Our school uses explicit teaching. This means we clearly tell students what they are learning, why it is important and how to do it step by step. Explicit teaching helps students understand new ideas by breaking them into smaller parts.
Learning at our school is student-centred, inclusive and practical. We are committed to equity and access. We support all learning styles and needs. Our teachers use proven teaching strategies. They take part in ongoing professional development to stay up to date with best teaching practice.
Our learning approach includes:
- real-world learning: hands-on tasks, group work and exploring new ideas
- technology: to help students learn and build digital skills
- flexible teaching: the right support for each student, with a focus on wellbeing
- community connections: through excursions and local programs.
Helping students progress
We support every student’s academic progress by:
- checking their progress and giving clear and timely feedback
- setting learning goals with each student
- giving extra help with personalised plans and support from specialist staff
- reporting on each student’s learning progress so parents and carers know how their child is doing
- providing targeted literacy and numeracy support in small groups
- making wellbeing part of everyday learning
- working with families to support learning at home and school
- helping students through transitions, like starting school or moving to a new stage of learning.
Learn more about additional learning support at our school.
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