The Senior Psychologist, Education coordinates and professionally supervises a team of school counsellors/school psychologists to deliver high quality psychological services to schools. They work closely with schools, other members of educational services teams and agencies to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
The Senior Psychologist, Education provides professional leadership in the delivery of psychological services to school communities and has a key leadership role as part of the networked specialist centres.
Faulconbridge Public School (337 students) is located in the mid Blue Mountains. Our school vision is ‘Learning to live in a safe engaging environment, inspiring innovative learners and positive growth for all.’ Our strategic directions are Our Community, Our Learning and Our Wellbeing. The school has a strengthening focus on evidence-based teaching practices and formative assessment. We build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the broader community, and focus on building strong connections for our Aboriginal students. Positive Behaviour for Learning is a key part of our wellbeing focus. The school offers a range of academic, sporting and extra-curricular opportunities for students, including band, choir, student parliament, kitchen garden and music K-6.
Mount Druitt Public School (M.D.P.S.) with an enrolment of over 600 is located in western Sydney and is part of the Blacktown Local Government Area. A large proportion of our new students are of middle Eastern background with a number of families with refugee status. More than 80% of M.D.P.S’ students speak a language other than English. Quality educational programs are provided for children from preschool to year 6.
An Early Intervention Unit is also on site addressing the needs of preschool students with learning difficulties.
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