Wattle Flat Public School, with a current enrolment of 19 students, is a rural and remote school located in the Lithgow Network of Schools, 38 kilometres from our nearest regional centre. School numbers have remained steady over the past five years, with student numbers ranging from 19 to 31. We anticipate that this trend will continue in the future. Our Aboriginal student population is 5.2% of our current enrolment and 12.5% are students with complex needs. Our FOEI is 148, identifying us as a low socio-economic rural school demographic.
There is a focus on embedding quality teaching practices in literacy and numeracy. Targeted professional learning and the implementation of high impact teaching strategies will provide opportunities to improve teacher practice and ensure students achieve expected growth and attainment in their learning. This will be achieved through highly effective self-directed learning opportunities for all students and through staff collaboration to develop feedback strategies to deeply reflect on teaching and learning. There will be a strong focus on whole school community knowledge, understanding and use of effective practices and strategies to support student wellbeing.
We have identified the need to move towards deeper reflective practices based on quality data analysis. We will look to embed reflective practices not just in school planning, but also in all teaching and learning practices. This reflective practice will involve a deeper use of data to inform all processes and practices across the school, emphasising instructional leadership as the driver for continuous improvement in professional standards.
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