Guiding Principles   <  Learning and Life

Vision

Doncaster Primary School will be highly valued as a learning community which strives for excellence in education, purposeful interaction, equality of opportunity, diversity of challenge, and which promotes ethical, moral and personal development

 

Mission

Achievement through our Learning Community Model

Constructivist Learning

Purposeful, relevant, real active; focus on constructing understandings, making connections with important ideas and processes; transfer / application to many contexts

Inquiry

Questioning, investigating, researching; risk-taking, learning from error

Collaboration

Commitment to teamwork, shared responsibility and social – ethical values; skills of working effectively with others

Communication

Focus on real dialogue; multiple ways of accessing / demonstrating learnings

Self-responsibility

Taking increasing control of learning, thinking and behaviour

Human Development

Developing proactive personal qualities, attitudes, beliefs and ethical values

 

Charter Goals and Priorities

Environment

To provide a safe, secure, stimulating, happy, caring learning environment that:

Ensures mutual respect and cooperation amongst all members of the school community

Where success is celebrated, and where the teaching and learning strategies promote each student’s best performance

Promotes attendance and focus on learning.

Resources

To allocate financial resources to enable the achievement of goals and priorities.

To develop, maintain and allocate physical resources and facilities in line with the school’s established goals and priorities.

Management

To ensure the management of personnel and resources support the educational goals and priorities of the school through:

Effective and efficient organisation and planning

Constructive communication and decision making

Relevant professional development

A positive work environment

Dynamic leadership.

Curriculum

To provide a quality sequential consistent educational program in the eight Key Learning Areas.

To ensure that all children are extended and supported to improve their achievement in all Key Learning Areas.

 

Guiding Values

• Honesty and Integrity

• Respect

• Teamwork

• Fairness and Equity

• Trust

Value	This Means	Behaviour
Honesty and Integrity	Being truthful in actions and words where actions are motivated by a sense of what is right.	· Being truthful to others and myself. · Giving and receiving constructive feedback. · Giving my best effort. · Taking responsibility for my actions. · Acting as an effective role model.
Respect	Treating people and property with dignity.	· Accepting differing opinions and outlooks. · Acknowledging positive contributions. · Showing courtesy and consideration. · Caring for the school environment.
Fairness and Equity	Principles of justice apply ensuring equal opportunities for all.	· Considering all aspects before making a judgment. · Consistently applying the school codes of conduct. · Considering individual needs and abilities.
Trust	A belief in the reliability of another.	· Believing the needs of all children will be met. · Feeling confident that all members of the school community are performing their duties and maintaining a safe environment.
Teamwork	Shared effort and responsibility toward common goals.	Teaching common goals requires team members to: · Cooperate · Practice self responsibility · Collaborate · Communicate effectively · Utilise individual strengths · Be accountable · Actively participate in decision making · Meet deadlines · Compromise.