Who We Are
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to help each other better understand the world we live in, to be good citizens and lifelong learners.
Our Vision
Our community chooses Lalor Primary School because it is a great place to learn – learning is of high quality, it is engaging and fun. We are happy, safe and supportive, and everyone is included and involved as we work and learn together.
Our Priorities
- All students engage in high quality learning and demonstrate continual improvement.
- Students feel safe and supported in an environment that builds capacity for resilience and socialisation.
- The school’s stakeholders feel included and involved. There is open and effective communication.
Our Learner Attributes
At Lalor Primary School, we take a consistent and supportive approach to helping students develop positive behaviour and strong learning habits. This framework brings together how we teach, support and report on student behaviour in a clear and structured way.
We explicitly teach students important social and emotional skills through our wellbeing programs. These include skills such as managing emotions, building positive relationships and making good choices. We know these skills are essential for both learning and wellbeing.
Our learner attributes are directly linked to the Victorian Curriculum Personal and Social Capability. This means the behaviours we are teaching and assessing, such as resilience, respect and confidence, are part of a recognised curriculum that supports students to develop skills in self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and building positive relationships. These skills develop over time as students grow.
Our teachers support students by setting clear expectations, building strong relationships and creating positive classroom environments. This means behaviour is not just about following rules, but about learning how to act, respond and interact in different situations.
As students grow, we expect to see these skills develop over time. Our learner attributes and behaviour rubric help us track this progress in a clear and consistent way across the school.
To support this work, we have created a poster that shows what these learner attributes look like at each stage of learning. A laminated copy will be distributed to all families today. We encourage families to display this poster at home and use it as a simple reference when talking with your child about their learning, behaviour and relationships.
You can support your child by:
• Talking about the learner attributes and what they look like in everyday situations
• Encouraging your child to reflect on their behaviour and choices
• Reinforcing positive behaviours such as respect, persistence and kindness
• Using similar language to the school when discussing behaviour
When school and home, work together, students receive consistent messages and support, which helps them build confidence, resilience and positive relationships.
We are continuing to strengthen this work to ensure that what we teach, how we support students, and how we report to families are all closely connected. This helps us provide every student with the best opportunity to succeed both socially and academically.