Tarro Public School is located on the fringe of Hexham Wetlands and adjacent to the Hunter River. The school is located close to Maitland and has an enrolment of 150 students from diverse socio–economic backgrounds including 26% Aboriginal students.
At Tarro Public, a dedicated team of qualified staff is committed to improving educational outcomes for all of its students. Tarro Public is a proud member of the Gateway Learning Community of partner schools comprising of 6 primary schools, 1 School for Specific Purposes and 1 high school. Our FOEI currently sits at 155.
The school has a focus on 'Visible Learning' across all KLA's, encompassing effective feedback, high expectations and creating a culture of learning and growth. Tarro Public also caters for a broad range of activities from performing arts, cultural, leadership, sporting, environmental and academic pursuits. At Tarro Public School our mission is to "Create Opportunities" from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school works closely with all families to discover and develop the potential of every child beginning before students start school with our school readiness transition program - Joeys.
Tarro Public is a member of the Maitland Aboriginal Educational Consultative Group (AECG); is an active participant in Newcastle City Council and Maitland City Council initiatives. The school is proudly supported by both Beresfield and Hexham Bowling Clubs with our Breakfast Club initiative.
The Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction position is a leadership role dedicated to ensuring that literacy and numeracy knowledge and skills are embedded in curriculum and assessment; high quality teaching practices are enhanced; and the capabilities of middle leaders are strengthened in literacy and numeracy instruction. It shares the broader educational imperatives of the Assistant Principal position but with an explicit focus on the leadership of effective, evidence-based literacy and numeracy teaching and assessment practices for improved student learning outcomes across the curriculum.
The Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction provides high support and guidance to enhance teacher growth and development in literacy and numeracy and strengthens schoolwide instructional capabilities across the curriculum for middle and senior leaders.
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