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At Wales Street, we believe great teaching is built on high expectations, evidence-informed practice and strong relationships. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School delivering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), we are committed to developing knowledgeable, curious and engaged learners who take an active role in their learning and understand their responsibility to contribute positively to the world around them.

Our approach is underpinned by the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0, Victorian Curriculum 2.0, the WSPS Explicit Teaching Instructional Model and the IB PYP framework. We bring these together to deliver a rigorous, engaging and connected curriculum that balances explicit instruction with inquiry, conceptual understanding and student agency.

We place a strong emphasis on explicit teaching, effective planning and assessment, consistent routines and evidence-informed practice. We value both the Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching, recognising that effective teaching combines an understanding of how students learn with knowing students well, exercising professional judgement and making purposeful, responsive decisions that respond to the needs of every learner.

Our PYP approach encourages students to ask questions, think critically, make connections across learning areas and take increasing responsibility for their learning. Teachers create purposeful opportunities for inquiry and student agency within a structured learning environment that maintains high expectations for all.

Our teachers work collaboratively and are supported …