Location Profile Broadmeadows Valley Primary School (BVPS) originated in 2010 from the merger of four schools. It is located in the City of Hume, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The school is situated in the educational precinct of Broadmeadows, sharing a site with Hume Central Secondary College Yr 7-9 Dimboola Road Campus, Broadmeadows Valley Gowrie Early Learning and Care Centre, Broadmeadows Special Development School and the Collinwood English Language School. A new purpose-built school provides flexible learning spaces, kitchen, multi-purpose hall, digital studio and visual arts room. The school has expansive playgrounds and sporting facilities, Including a climbing tower and new multi-faceted playground equipment station. Our school comprises 3 separate Learning Neighbourhoods housing students in Foundation-2, Gr 3-4 and Gr 5-6. All learning spaces have direct access to outdoor learning areas, including ¿welcome garden¿ housing large outdoor musical instruments. Broadmeadows Valley Primary School is a positive, inclusive learning community that cares for the learning needs of the entire community. BVPS embraces evidence-based approaches to education and teachers work collaboratively to develop their practice in neighbourhood professional learning communities that are dedicated to achieving optimal learning results for all our children. We believe that when teachers work together in effective teams and utalise rigorous processes for establishing, building and reflecting on exemplary practice and content knowledge, student learning and well-being will improve. BVPS is dedicated to developing young people ready with future learning and life-skills, through a strong focus on Literacy, Numeracy and Social and Emotional learning. We offer specialist programs in Spanish through art, Physical Education, Digital Technologies, Music and Play-based learning. We are committed to developing the whole-child, ensuring academic, emotional, social, cultural and creative growth. BVPS provides class sets of ipads and laptops for students to develop technological capabilities. BVPS provides a safe and secure learning environment that embraces the teaching and learning of our values. The values that guide our teaching and learning programs are embodied by the following characters: Matilda: Leadership; Natia: Student-centred Learning; Djinda: Achievement; Gus and Gert: Teamwork; Rafid: Community; Pablo: Creativity; Ava: student voice and agency. These characters are highly visible in the learning spaces and grounds and within the language of the students and teachers when discussing learning behaviours. Our students are recognised for demonstrating these values. Our strong commitment to the Berry Street Education Model informs and guides our practice. We are also guided by the principles of the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program. A dedicated wellbeing team supports the implementation of these programs. Selection Crite