Department of Education - Victoria

Lysterfield Primary School values people, relationships and learning over all else. We believe school culture underpins our successes and creates opportunities to build trust and care amongst our school community.

We are passionate about providing explicit direct instruction and a knowledge rich curriculum, to develop students who are curious about the world around them and confident in their knowledge and skills to be successful in the future.

We are guided by the following principles:

• Children are at the centre of everything we do
• Curiosity and a growth mindset fosters lifelong learning
• Social and emotional learning are important to develop the whole child
• The pursuit of excellence drives personal success

Lysterfield PS is located in a relatively quiet residential area on the outskirts of Melbourne's eastern suburbs between Rowville and Ferntree Gully. Our enrolment is currently 487 students in straight grades across the school. We offer a comprehensive curriculum driven by our values of Teamwork, Respect, Aspire, Community & Kindness. There is a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy, underpinned by evidence-based practices, as well as effective development of the `Whole Child' which includes social and emotional learning and positive mental health.

Our programs include:

Curriculum

• Whole school English and Maths programs, taught through the use of Explicit Direct Instruction and daily review
• Knowledge Rich Curriculum
• Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Mandarin, STEM
• The Pegasus Way (explicit teaching of behaviour routines)
• Head Start program
• Whole school wellbeing approach, including Friendology and RRRR

Extra-curricular Programs

• Circles - wellbeing program
• Dance Club, Art Club, Choir, Rubrik's Cube Club, Robotics, Sustainability Club
• Sports training and events
• Whole school Intervention Program (Maths and English) 
• Prep Buddies
• John Monash Science School
• Student leadership program
• Student Voice Council
• Australian Maths Competition

There is a wide range of interesting outdoor spaces with shade for students in grounds that have been designed with active and passive areas to cater for the needs of all students. We also have a synthetic turf play area and a soccer ground. The school has the use of the adjacent Lakesfield Reserve for lunchtime and sport activities.

We promote student wellbeing through programmes such as: Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships, Values, Student Leadership, Friendology and the PERMAH framework.  Our student leaders across the school have a strong sense of community and take responsibility for assemblies, Circles groups, Student Voice Council along with other leadership opportunities.

We offer specialist classes in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Mandarin, STEM and Physical Education. We also have literacy and maths support and intervention teachers for Junior, Middle and Senior school students. We currently have 35 teaching staff and 18 non-teaching staff, including administration and integration aides/first aid assistants.

We have an active and engaged parent community that supports the school through fundraising, support with student activities and being actively engaged with their child's education.

Our staff are committed to improving student outcomes through working in cohesive and collaborative level teams and ensuring our students are fully engaged with their learning through the principles of Science of Learning. Our school values of Teamwork, Respect, Aspire, Community & Kindness are embedded across the school and influence the way we work and the expectations of staff. We have a strong commitment to professional learning for staff and encourage leadership growth at all stages of a staff members career. Staff wellbeing is a priority at Lysterfield Primary School with time allocated to the development of teaching practices, relationships and ensuring a supportive workplace.

 

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.