Brighton Primary School

Melbourne Private Schools introduces Brighton Primary School in Brighton, for all your education and learning for your childs future, We invite you to explore and learn more about the quality 21st Century education with Brighton Primary School.

Brighton Primary School has an enrolment of 750 students. It was established in 1875 and is situated in the Bayside suburb of Brighton, 12 kilometres from the CBD. Brighton fronts Port Phillip Bay. With almost 6 kilometres of coastline within Brighton's suburban boundary, there is a diverse range of attractions and activities for all. Brighton Primary School is internationally accredited as a member of the Council of International Schools and is authorised by the International Baccalaureate (IB) to teach the primary Years Program.

At Brighton Primary School, our priority is maintaining growth across the students’ seven years of primary school.  We have adopted the developmental continuum of the Australian Curriculum that assesses what our students can do and identifies where to go next with their learning. This approach to learning broadens the teacher’s view students’ progress. Assessment is not confined to meeting the indicative targets of each year level. The focus is on growth and moving forward along the developmental continuum.

Brighton Primary School’s guiding statements: the School Strategic Plan, Vision and Mission, curriculum model and pedagogical framework, focus strongly on the development of the whole child; intellectually, socially and emotionally.

We offer a rich program taught by specialist teachers, which includes:

• Visual & Performing Arts, Music, Sport & PE, and an introduction to the Italian and Chinese languages.

Brighton Primary School is well represented in the interschool sports program and district sporting events. There are significant milestones as for our students as they progress through the school: a perceptual motor program in Foundation, Reading Recovery in Grade one, a biennial musical production in Grades four and five, yoga in Grades two, five and six . We have a student leadership program at year six – which is supported by Junior School Council.

Brighton Primary School hosts a regional Hearing Unit. Currently we have twenty students who have a clinically diagnosed hearing loss. The Unit has one teacher of the deaf for every four students. The teachers of the deaf have offices and workspace in the main building. Both the teachers of the deaf and the students from the Unit work in mainstream classrooms and in adjacent withdrawal spaces for one-on-one sessions and small group work.

A culture of shared responsibility for the social and emotional wellbeing and protection of students is promoted by the school leadership and teachers.

The Student Engagement Policy clearly facilitates a culture of shared responsibility for the social and emotional wellbeing of students. We use Restorative Practices to address inappropriate behaviour and facilitate dialogue and discussion about righting the wrong. This is supported by explicit teaching of the positive behaviours that are embodied in the IB learner profile and underpinned by the attitudes of the Primary Years Program.

At Brighton Primary School we have a Student Wellbeing Team. The team is formed each year through an expression of interest. One teacher is timetabled to be released each afternoon to work with students to:

• Facilitate working towards a resolution with students when issues arise - using Restorative Practices
• Work collaboratively with teachers to support students
• Work with and inform parents of incidents (when necessary).

Brighton Primary School has a comprehensive digital landscape. The school is networked and connected to the internet. It has a school intranet and website. A feature of the Brighton Primary School website is My BPS, a password protected parent portal for electronic access to:

• The school calendar
• Upcoming events
• Links through to class specific content including homework, class timetables, permission forms
• Email communication with class teachers
• A dedicated classroom tab for each year level
• A dedicated tab for each specialist program
• Email notification function to send updates to parents.