Rozelle Public School

Rozelle Public School, located in Sydney's inner west dates from 1877 and sits in the heart of the Rozelle community. The school caters for students from preschool to Year 6. Although enrolments have risen in recent years, the school maintains a smaller school community atmosphere. A Restorative Practice framework provides a common language and practice to build respectful relationships and foster effective communication. Wellbeing programs promote students’ resilience, empathy and sense of optimism. This strong social and emotional foundation combines with high quality teaching to create a powerful learning environment for engaged and effective learning. Teaching programs are based on syllabus requirements and a conceptual framework which provides opportunities for rich learning around a central idea or concept. The school is developing more flexible learning spaces to support a flexible pedagogy which enables students to become more agile, collaborative, self–directed and creative 21st century learners. In the past two years the school has opened a flexible open plan classroom for 90 students and an open plan library and resource centre. Collegial and professional teachers are committed to continually improving their teaching practice and use their expertise to create learning programs tailored to the needs of each student. A cohesive Learning Support program assists staff in differentiating and individualising learning programs for all students. Additional staff provide intervention in Literacy and Numeracy for students requiring additional support and an Extension program caters for those students identified as gifted and talented. Specialist programs in Visual Arts and Music and strong extra–curricular programs including Instrumental Music, Chess, Choir and Sport complement classroom learning programs. Many opportunities are provided for student leadership. A high quality Out of School Hours Care service operates on our school site. Productive partnerships with organisations from the wider community further enrich student learning experiences.