At our school, we teach the NSW curriculum and offer many different subjects to support each student’s learning. We know that development of skills in literacy and numeracy are the building blocks for learning and for everyday life. Our teachers use effective teaching strategies to help students achieve their goals.
What students learn
Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. They build skills, think creatively and prepare for life beyond school.
Our 6 Key Learning Areas:
English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE), Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), and Creative Arts
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
Creative Arts
Uninterrupted Learning Time and Morning Routine
Our Commitment: Every Minute Counts, Every Day
To maximise student learning, we protect and prioritise uninterrupted learning time. This means:
Uninterrupted learning time from 9am to 11am
Only important, time-sensitive interruptions are allowed during this period
No messages, recycling runs, hat or drink bottle collections, or administrative slips during learning time.
Parent support in ensuring students arrive on time and ready to learn helps us make every learning minute count!
Teaching and Learning Non-Negotiables in English and Mathematics
Explicit Teaching Practices
Our teachers use evidence-based explicit teaching strategies that include:
Clear learning intentions: Students are told what they will be learning and why each task is important
Demonstration and explanation: New concepts are modelled clearly and understanding is regularly checked
Time for questions: Students have opportunities to ask and answer questions to deepen understanding
Specific feedback: Feedback is targeted and based on clear success criteria to guide improvement
Systematic delivery: Skills and knowledge are taught in a logical sequence to build mastery step-by-step
Assessment of understanding: Regular checks confirm students grasp the material before moving on
Review and connection: Learning is revisited and linked to more complex skills
Guided and independent practice: Students practise skills with teacher support and then independently to build confidence and proficiency.
High Expectations
Our school culture encourages:
Challenging and engaging students to reach their full potential
Supporting diverse learning needs through curriculum differentiation
Promoting essential learning behaviours such as focus, respect, and responsibility.
Kindergarten students above showing fantastic manners and engagement during our professional learning visit, proudly demonstrating positive learning behaviours.
Spotlight: The ‘Morning Routine’ Program
An educational expert from 24/7 Professional Learning, in collaboration with the school executive team, have led the school in developing effective and efficient explicit teaching strategies in our new structured morning session called the ‘Morning Routine’.
What is the Morning Routine?
A focused, uninterrupted 30-minute learning session
Occurs consistently across the school from Kindergarten to Year 6
Designed to teach new concepts early in the week and revisit them later to support long-term memory.
The Four Quadrants of Learning
Time/Weather
Sentence of the Day
Talk to Learn
100 Days of Learning (Numeracy Fluency)
Within these quadrants, we:
Model high expectations for learning behaviours, like ‘squeezing our knees,’ ‘turning and talking,’ ‘chinning our work,’ and ‘tracking the teacher.’ These behaviours help manage cognitive load and support successful learning.
Provide rich, connected content to foster engagement and retention
Encourage students to demonstrate ‘learning bodies’ — focused posture and active listening
How You Can Support Your Child’s Learning
Ensure your child arrives at school by 9am, ready for the ‘door to floor’ start
Encourage positive learning behaviours at home that mirror our school expectations
Support your child’s understanding of the importance of every learning minute
Thank you for partnering with us in providing a high-quality, consistent learning experience for your child. We look forward to sharing more of our learning journey with you.
STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)
Our school is deeply committed to fostering a strong STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) culture that empowers students with the skills and mindset needed for the future.
As part of this commitment, we successfully completed a STEM Action Research project in collaboration with the University of Sydney through the STEM Teacher Enrichment Academy. This partnership allowed our staff to engage in evidence-based professional learning and academic mentoring, enhancing both teaching practice and student outcomes.
Through this initiative, we have:
Delivered whole-school professional learning in STEM education
Implemented a co-teaching model across K–6 to support integrated STEM teaching
Embedded STEM projects into Years 3–6 Humanities programs to promote real-world problem-solving
Our action research findings highlight the positive impact of this approach on student learning. Students reported feeling more motivated and engaged, demonstrating increased effort, improved critical and creative thinking skills, and sustained attention during STEM learning experiences.
We are proud of the progress we’ve made and remain committed to providing rich, authentic STEM learning opportunities that inspire curiosity, innovation, and lifelong learning.
High potential and gifted education
We are deeply committed to recognising, nurturing, and celebrating the diverse potential of every student. We are passionate about providing high potential and gifted students with the opportunities, support, and challenge they need to thrive.
Through evidence-based teaching, differentiated learning experiences, and a focus on student wellbeing, we create an inclusive environment where talent across all domains—intellectual, creative, physical, and socioemotional—is identified and developed. Our goal is to ensure that every high potential student is empowered to connect, succeed, and flourish both academically and personally.
Concord West Public School offers a comprehensive and multi-level approach to meet the needs of gifted and talented students across intellectual, creative, socio-emotional, and physical domains. The school ensures developmentally appropriate and engaging programs by implementing tailored teaching strategies and learning experiences.
Religion and ethics
At our school, students can take part in special religious education (SRE) or special education in ethics (SEE) classes. These classes are delivered by approved providers for 30 minutes per week.
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, drop in to the office to complete a change of details form, or use the online form.
Approved providers and what they teach
The approved providers for our school and the programs they teach are provided below:
Our school uses explicit teaching. This means we clearly tell students what they are learning, why it is important and how to do it step by step. Explicit teaching helps students understand new ideas by breaking them into smaller parts.
Learning at our school is student-centred, inclusive and practical. We are committed to equity and access. We support all learning styles and needs. Our teachers use proven teaching strategies. They take part in ongoing professional development to stay up to date with best teaching practice.
Our learning approach includes:
real-world learning: hands-on tasks, group work and exploring new ideas
technology: to help students learn and build digital skills
flexible teaching: the right support for each student, with a focus on wellbeing
community connections: through excursions and local programs.
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.
