Learning at Birchgrove
At Birchgrove Public School, we believe learning should inspire curiosity, build confidence and challenge every student to achieve their best.
From Preschool to Year 6, our students experience high-quality teaching and engaging learning opportunities that build strong foundations in literacy and numeracy while encouraging creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and problem-solving.
Our teachers know their students and use evidence-informed teaching practices to respond to individual strengths, interests and learning needs. We want every child to feel supported, appropriately challenged and excited about learning.
Why choose us for your child’s learning?
Strong foundations
Strong literacy and numeracy skills provide the foundation for learning across every subject. We explicitly teach these essential skills while helping students develop confidence, independence and a love of learning.
High-quality teaching
Our teachers use evidence-informed practices and high expectations to create engaging learning experiences that help students build knowledge, develop skills and make meaningful progress.
Learning that meets individual needs
Every student brings different strengths, interests and learning needs. Our teachers use assessment and their knowledge of each child to provide the right balance of support and challenge.
Challenge and extension
Students ready for greater challenge are provided with opportunities to think deeply, solve complex problems and extend their learning through differentiated teaching, enrichment and our Inspire – High Potential and Gifted Education approach.
What students learn
Birchgrove Public School teaches the NSW curriculum, providing students with a broad and balanced education from Kindergarten to Year 6.
Students develop knowledge, skills and understanding across the key learning areas while building the capabilities they need to become confident and successful learners.
At our school, students can take part in special religious education (SRE) or special education in ethics (SEE) classes, depending on what’s available. These classes are delivered by approved providers.
When enrolling your child, you’ll be able to choose an option from the approved providers offered at our school. Students not attending SRE or SEE are given supervised alternative meaningful activities.
You’re welcome to change your choice at any time. Just let us know in writing or use the online form (if available at our school).
For more information, visit the department’s website or contact us.
Our approach to learning
At Birchgrove Public School, teaching is purposeful, explicit and responsive to student needs.
Our teachers clearly communicate what students are learning, why it matters and what success looks like. New knowledge and skills are taught explicitly and built progressively, giving students strong foundations before they apply their learning independently.
Learning experiences also encourage students to question, investigate, create, collaborate and make connections with the world around them.
Our approach includes:
- explicit and evidence-informed teaching
- strong foundations in literacy and numeracy
- clear learning intentions and meaningful feedback
- differentiated learning, support and extension
- hands-on and real-world learning experiences
- purposeful use of technology and digital resources
- collaboration, creativity and critical thinking
- strong connections between learning, wellbeing and belonging.
Supporting every learner to make progress
We continually monitor student learning to understand what each child knows, where they are progressing and what they need to learn next.
Teachers use assessment, observation and feedback to plan learning, set meaningful goals and provide appropriate support or extension.
We work in partnership with students and families to celebrate progress, identify areas for growth and support successful transitions throughout each child's learning journey.
Students who require additional support can access targeted learning and wellbeing support through our Learning and Support Team.
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.