Priorities and Goals

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Our current priorities are:

 

  • Performing Arts, Literacy, Numeracy, Health & PE, Sustainability
  • Structured Teaching (TEACCH)
  • Berry Street Education Model (BSEM)
  • Preschool: NT Preschool Curriculum
  • Movement Opportunities via Education
  • Early Childhood Playground redevelopment
  • Partnerships: Smart Pups, Timor Leste sister school-Aileu, Charles Darwin University, Alawa School, Satellite Schools, Casuarina Education Precinct

School Academic Priorities and Goals

  • Our Mission

    Nemarluk Schools Mission is...

    • To enable celebrations of success, talent and creativity
    • To develop effective communication
    • To support strong family partnerships
    • To provide child centered learning that is connected to place, time and culture and fosters individual identity 
    • To provide positive stimulating learning environments with inclusive challenging programs
    • To develop healthy lifestyles
    • To promote lifelong learning 
    • To develop and promote respect and care of our environment

    Our Community

    Students, staff, families, partner schools, advisors, therapists, service providers, stakeholders and professional networks.

  • Our Values

    What they should look like:


    Safety

    Feeling safe, being safe, working safe, knowing your limits, duty of care, stranger danger, and personal space.


    Respect

    Kind, caring , tolerance, differences, accepting, compassionate, honest, culturally inclusive, asking for permission, no put-downs, assertive, not aggressive, open mind to others, right to pass.


    Learner

    Trying your best, having a go, asking questions, seeking help, offering help, sharing knowledge, and working hard in all our given tasks.

  • Our Vision

    What is Our Vision?

    At Nemarluk School , as a school of excellence for students with disabilities, we will work collectively so that all students achieve their best.

  • Our Beliefs

    This is our overarching belief and the lense to be used when reading these statements


    Our beliefs at Nemarluk School are that: 

    • The diversity of culture and beliefs is reflected in all learning
    • The individual idently of all students and lifelong learning are fostered
    • Positive, engaging learning environments are central to delivering inclusive, individualized programs.
    • Caring for the environment and others is encouraged in class, school, home, and the community.
    • Positive partnerships with families, organisations and agencies are crucial for each child.
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School Strategic Priorities

Our Annual School Improvement Plan is based on our Explicit Improvement Plan, the recommendations from the 2020 School Review, and it is aligned to the Education NT Strategy 2021-2025.


Our focus for 2024 is to strengthen instruction to increase engagement and growth in English and Maths. Student progression is monitored for individual focus outcomes looking at evidence of see, hear, and read.


The whole school data that we collect and analyse is Communication Matrix, ABLES- Speaking and Listening, Reading, and Writing, Meaningful Maths and Read Write Inc.

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