Heaton Public School is located in the Newcastle suburb of Jesmond and is the local school for children from the
northern part of Jesmond and the suburb of Birmingham Gardens. The school has a FOEI index of 130. The school enrolment fluctuates between160 - 170 students. Students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds with 11% of students identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 61% from an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) background. Our local area is a vibrant multi-cultural community and Heaton Public School is a truly multi-cultural school. The school enjoys strong links with the Heaton P&C, the local Muloobinbah AECG, and the school is represented in the Callaghan Education Pathways Aboriginal Education Team (CEPAET).

Our school provides a range of high quality extra-curricular opportunities including Sport, Debating, Environmental Sustainability and Creative and Performing Arts, Dance, Drumming and Choir, supporting the diverse cultural groups represented across the school. The school culture is based on the values of learning together with Respect, Responsibility and Inclusion. We have a strong wellbeing program that is consistent across the school, where every student is Ready to Learn.

The whole school community, involving students, staff, parents, and the local AECG Muloobinbah, were consulted in a thorough situational analysis followed by the development of the Strategic Improvement Plan. Through our Situational Analysis, we have identified a need to embed school-wide practices that focus on personalised
learning, one-on-one conferencing and aspirational target setting for all students. A strong emphasis will be placed on exemplary attendance practices and our school-wide wellbeing initiatives will be enhanced and driven across the school with enthusiasm. The success of all students will be celebrated and shared with our community.

The school will continue to develop authentic collaboration and team-teaching opportunities to enhance pedagogy and target student learning at point of need. Learning and Support teachers, English as a Second Language or Dialect teachers and Student Learning & Support Officers will consult regularly with classroom teachers and the Executive to analyse data and collaboratively program to ensure every student is catered for, in order to maximise their learning. All staff will be provided with extensive mentoring and distributed leadership opportunities in order to build capacity across the entire school and to ensure for strong succession planning.

We will consult regularly with our diverse community to enhance and strengthen our school-wide events, so that every single member of the community has the opportunity to support the learning of each and every student.