Middle Swan PS has ‘Excellence and Respect’ as its vision statement which is threaded through every part of school life. It is the catch cry teachers refer to when encouraging students to do their best and it is the name of the School Board Awards that are presented at the end of every term.

Satff use evidence based research and strategies to enhance their teaching and planning. They collaborate in block teams to better plan and set targets for student improvement and they consider the big picture to focus on the goal of whole school improvement. However more importantly Middle Swan staff establish positive working relationships and rapport with both students and parents to bring about greater outcomes.

We have three key foci; Literacy, Numeracy and student wellbeing. The following programs and strategies are implemented to develop our foci further;

  1. Spelling Mastery across Years 1 to 6
  2. Letters and Sounds for Junior Primary years
  3. Oral Language/Language Express for Kindergarten and Pre-Primary students
  4. Speech Pathology screening and individualised programs
  5. Talk 4 Writing and Talk for Reading are whole school programs designed to provide quality and quantity to student vocabulary knowledge and enable their full writing potential
  6. A whole school focus on mental maths strategies
  7. A whole school pedagogy of explicit direct instruction
  8. All staff are training in the Berry Street Education Model – a highly regarded pedagogy for effective classroom management
  9. The implementation of tier 2 and tier 3 behaviour interventions for students who require additional support and learning around self regulation 
  10. Friendly School’s Pus is a whole school social program to counter issues surrounding bullying
  11. Smiling Mind practices

The Child Parent Centre is an invaluable resource to both the school and wider community in the services and agencies it is able to source. Students also benefit from the use of the CPC bus that provides a pick up service for children requiring additional support getting to school in the mornings. 

Over and over again we hear how grateful and appreciative parents are with the manner in which the school has cared for and been committed to their child’s education.

Middle Swan is 'Excellence and Respect'.

Frances Coventry
Principal