Department of Education - Victoria

Kent Park Primary School is in Ferntree Gully, an outer-eastern suburb of Melbourne.  We currently have 200 students with enrolments remaining steady.  New playgrounds, synthetic turf oval and landscaping in 2025 have added to our already well-equipped facilities.

Our School-wide Positive Behaviour program is the cornerstone of everything we do and has dramatically changed the climate and culture of our school.  In 2024/25 we achieved "Gold" accreditation for our SWPBS program.

To reflect the changing literacy needs of our learners, we started with the Science of Reading approach which has now developed into our own model, linked to the new Victorian curriculum.

We are looking for outstanding graduate teachers to join our teaching team to continue the significant improvements we have implemented over the last 5 years.  Graduates will have access to highly skilled teams, mentors and instructional leaders.

Please contact the school if you would like a tour or a session to visit our classrooms to see what we do and how you might become part of our team at Kent Park.

OUR VISION.  The students, teachers and community of Kent Park Primary School embrace the Values of Kindness, Respect and Responsibility.  We are a collaborative learning environment which empowers all students to reach high standards, take pride in themselves and become life-long learners.

OUR VALUES:  

Kindness - is showing others they are valuable by how you treat them.

Respect - is caring enough to think about others' feelings before you act

Responsibility - is making good choices, doing what is right and taking ownership of your behaviour.

 

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.