Manly West Public School

Manly West Public School is a large primary school located in the heart of Balgowlah on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Manly West PS delivers excellent Academic, Sporting, Creative and Performing Arts programs that ensure all students achieve high quality teaching and learning activities in a safe and secure environment. An outstanding partnership has been developed with students, staff, parents and the wider school community. The P&C is actively involved and has strongly supported the many and varied school initiatives including the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program currently in place. All students will reach their full potential to succeed academically and thrive as healthy, active, critical and creative thinkers and local and global life-long learners who connect and contribute to their school community and society.   This vision is promoted in a respectful, supportive and challenging learning environment that incorporates school wide collective responsibility in partnership with staff, students, parents and caregivers. This vision is using shared beliefs and understanding and shared responsibility and accountability of every student.   A school focus has been on High Impact Teacher Professional Learning that links with the School Excellence Plan, the Excellence Framework, the Alice Springs Declaration, Visible Learning including Descriptive Feedback, Literacy and Numeracy Focus, General Capabilities, Curriculum Differentiation and Formative and Summative Assessment practices that promote students to become Assessment Capable Learners. The school is focussed on providing a broad curriculum to cater for a wide range of talents and also to offer extensive opportunities. The school has an outstanding Band and Music reputation and provides a wide variety of extra-curricular Enrichment and Sporting activities. The positive and inclusive school climate is evident through a strong Student Well Being program that includes the Positive Behaviour Engaging Learning (PBEL) program, The Anxiety Project and a very proactive Student Representative Council. The expectations of the PBEL program are Respect, Responsibility and Aspire.  Manly West PS boasts beautiful grounds and outdoor facilities that enhance learning for students. The school has excellent teaching and learning resources and technology facilities to inspire a passion for learning and knowledge and innovative and creative thinking. The school is a member of the Northern Beaches Learning Alliance (NBLA). Website: www.manlywest-p.schools.nsw.edu.au