Curriculum - Bakewell Primary School

Curriculum

The 7 Learning Areas

The 7 learning areas are divided into strands which are then divided into Elements. For example, Time (clocks and calendars) is an Element of the Maths Strand ‘Measurement & Data’.
Promoting Literacy and Numeracy is a priority in all lessons.

English	listening & speaking · reading & viewing · writing
Maths	spatial sense· measurement & data sense · number sense
Science	working scientifically · concepts & contexts
Studies of Society & Environment	social systems & structures · environments · enterprise
Technology & Design	designing· producing & critiquing
Arts	creating arts ideas · arts skills & processes· arts responses & analysis
Health & Physical Education	promoting individual & community health · enhancing personal development & relationships · participating in physical activity & movement

The teaching and learning in these curriculum areas are supported by targeted intervention programs and several specialist teaching positions.

Special Education

The school follows the NT DET Special Education Policy – Provision for Students with Disabilities and Impairments in Northern Territory Schools in partnership with Student Services and parents. This partnership involves a balance of rights and responsibilities for all parties concerned ie. student, teacher, Student Services personnel, Special Education Support Assistant and parents.

Students with special needs are identified and assessed and will receive assistance relative to the level of their need. Students who require significant adjustments to the school and/or learning environment may go through the process of an Educational Adjustment Plan (EAP).

In all cases our aim is to maximise the success of each individual in our school community through a collaborative, inclusive approach. A Specil Education Teacher provides a program to meet this aim.

English as a Second Language

Bakewell Primary School has a growing number of ESL students from a variety of ethnic backgrounds including Greek, South African, Vietnamese, Thai, Malay, Cook Islands and Filipino, as well as students from indigenous backgrounds.
These students are supported within their regular classroom setting by the ESL teacher, as well as supported in small groups with reading, writing and oral language.
Programs that run include guided reading and writing, and oral language activities including grammar games, role playing, and barrier games. Oral language is also encouraged in the classroom through think, talk and do and reporting back strategies.

You Can Do It Education

The You Can Do It program is based on Five Foundations - Confidence, Persistence, Organisation, Getting Along and Resilience. It links Academic Achievement and Social-Emotional Wellbeing. The program's objectives are - Achievement, Positive Behaviour and Relationships, Emotional Wellbeing. Implementation of this program across the school commenced in 2010.

Strive and Grow with Respect and Co-operation