Learning

At our school, we teach the NSW curriculum and offer many different subjects to support each student’s learning. We know that development of skills in literacy and numeracy are the building blocks for learning and for everyday life. Our teachers use effective teaching strategies to help students achieve their goals.

Why choose us for your child’s learning?

What students learn

Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. They build skills, think creatively and prepare for life beyond school.

Our learning approach

Our school uses explicit teaching. This means we clearly tell students what they are learning, why it is important and how to do it step by step. Explicit teaching helps students understand new ideas by breaking them into smaller parts.

Learning at our school is student-centred, inclusive and practical. We are committed to equity and access. We support all learning styles and needs. Our teachers use proven teaching strategies. They take part in ongoing professional development to stay up to date with best teaching practice.

Our learning approach includes:

• real-world learning: hands-on tasks, group work and exploring new ideas
• technology: to help students learn and build digital skills
• flexible teaching: the right support for each student, with a focus on wellbeing
• community connections: through excursions and local programs.

Literacy:

At Wyalong Public School we understand how vital literacy skills are to support all learning and we use evidence-based methods to ensure all students succeed and thrive in this area.

Explicit and systematic teaching of fundamental knowledge and skills is the pillar of our approach at Wyalong Public School to provide the best possible environment for all students to develop the ability to read, write and understand the rules that govern the English language.

We have followed what the science states around literacy instruction and have developed an approach that is delivering outstanding results for all students. We are regularly exceeding expected growth across the vital years of Kindergarten – Year 2 where the fundamental skills of reading must be embedded. This leads to sustained improvement and growth through to the later years.

As a result, we explicitly teach using the following key areas, which form the foundation of literacy:

• Oral Language

• Phonological Awareness

• Phonics

• Fluency

• Vocabulary

• Comprehension

Mathematics:

Mathematics at Wyalong Public School is more than just numbers on a page! We're proud to provide our students with rich, hands-on mathematical tasks that allow them to explore mathematics on a deep and meaningful level.

Our students are encouraged to think critically and flexibly to solve problems, and develop their mathematical thinking through hands-on activities and real-world applications where our students are engaged and motivated to learn.

At Wyalong Public School, our students leave their mathematics lessons with a sense of accomplishment and confidence in their abilities.

Helping students progress

We support every student’s academic progress by:

• checking their progress and giving clear and timely feedback
• setting learning goals with each student
• giving extra help with personalised plans and support from specialist staff
• reporting on each student’s learning progress so parents and carers know how their child is doing

• providing targeted literacy and numeracy support in small groups
• making wellbeing part of everyday learning
• working with families to support learning at home and school
• helping students through transitions, like starting school or moving to a new stage of learning.

Learn more about additional learning support at our school.

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