North Ainslie Primary School at a Glance

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Vision Statement - The primary years are critical to a child's education, in that they mark the transition from home to school and the wider community. At North Ainslie Primary School (NAPS), parents and wider community work in partnership, to achieve excellent academic and social outcomes for all of our students. Our goal is to provide opportunities for all students to realise their highest potential within a supportive, socially just and equitable learning environment. We strive for congruence of philosophy and curriculum.

Inclusive Environment - NAPS is home to a mainstream primary school, an Introductory English Centre (IEC), for migrant and refugee children and a Learning Support Unit (LSU) for students with autism. North Ainslie Primary School also provides mainstream integration for a number of children with learning disabilities. Our school community covers a broad socio-economic base. We are committed to delivering a high quality education for all our students, providing equal access and participation in all curriculum areas, and addressing the perspectives of gender, different cultures and languages, indigenous concerns and disability.

Philosophy Statement:

North Ainslie is a Restorative Justice school and these words reflect our vision:

Challenge, Cooperation, Commitment and Compassion

• We challenge all members of our community to seek and find answers, and to be accountable for excellent social and academic outcomes
• We foster cooperation between all members of our community to find solutions and work towards excellent outcomes
• We demand commitment of teachers and students to build a strong and safe learning community
• We model compassion for all who enter our doors

North Ainslie Primary operates within a restorative and relational framework.

Our school community agrees that learning environments are needed in which every member, child and adult alike, feels safe, supported, respected and valued. Our goal is to develop a safe, supportive learning environment in which children can grow and learn, and within which all members of our school community are able to build relationships and connections. Our school curriculum, academic, emotional and social, is underpinned by restorative and relational practices.

At North Ainslie, we encourage all members of our school community (staff, parents, students) to have a voice that is heard and to demonstrate a capacity and willingness to:
• Actively participate in the school community (including parents)
• Accept responsibility for addressing issues
• Work collaboratively in response to problems
• Recognise and repair harm when it has occurred
• Respect and trust others in the community
• Reflect and evaluate
• Accept challenge
• Empower others

A wide range of restorative practices are consistently utilised in our classrooms and on our playgrounds (Circle Time, corridor conferencing, informal and formal restorative conferencing, problem-solving circles, evaluation and reflection in learning programs, respectful challenges, affective statements and relational questions).

All curriculum and social skills programs at North Ainslie underpin the restorative practice framework.