Deputy Principal
Refugee Week 2025
2025 Theme – Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community
This theme promotes harmony and togetherness. It unites individuals, communities and organisations from many different backgrounds behind a common cause. It’s a reminder that, regardless of our differences, we all share a common humanity.
On Tuesday the whole school gathered in the MPR to pray for Refugee Week. Thank you to the Year 2 students who led the paraliturgy beautifully, reminding us all to love like Jesus did.
Lord, clear our eyes that we may see the suffering of the refugee, asylum seeker and displaced person.
Open our ears that we may hear the cries of those deep in despair.
Release our feet that we may walk on paths where we may spread some comfort. Unloosen our tongues that we might speak your words of hope and love.
Give us open hearts that we may be truly welcome to the stranger in our midst.
AMEN
Learning Diversity at Sacred Heart Kew
At Sacred Heart Kew we know that not every child learns at the same pace. Some children may require extra support or time to master taught skills. Our teachers differentiate and personalise the curriculum each day, catering for the individual needs of each child within their classroom. Our teachers identify and target each students’ interests and abilities across all learning areas, providing engaging and enriching experiences. Our teachers utilise students pre and post testing data, regularly monitoring and reviewing students learning progress during the year. Our students are provided extension and or support based on their individual learning needs.
Our Learning Diversity Leader works in partnership with our classroom teachers to develop Personal Learning Plans (PLP’s) for students who require additional learning support. Personalised Learning Plans are designed to support the academic, social and emotional needs of our children. Program Support Group (PSG) meetings are facilitated throughout the course of the school year, and teachers and parents meet regularly to discuss and develop these plans. Our team of Learning Support Officers (LSO’s) also provide additional support to our teachers and students within the classroom setting.
A Program Support Group (PSG) brings together key people involved in your child’s holistic education. It is a partnership between you and your child, school representatives and, where relevant, invited professionals. The PSG works together to guide the planning and implementation of inclusive educational practices for your child. The members of the PSG meet on a regular basis to develop plans, adjustments and interventions that reflect a common understanding of your child’s needs.
It is fundamental to the success of the PSG that all participants adhere to the following meeting protocols:
• meetings are collaborative in decision-making
• meetings are respectful and positive in tone
• there is an opportunity for all voices to be heard
Thank you for your ongoing support of all that we do here at Sacred Heart Kew.
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)
The NCCD is an annual collection of information about Australian school students who are receiving adjustments because of disability.
- For the NCCD, schools count the number of students receiving adjustments because of disability and make decisions about the level of adjustment being provided for each student with disability.
- Schools provide NCCD information to education authorities and the Australian Government Department of Education.
- For the NCCD, school teams must have evidence to show that they have followed the Standards processes.
For more information about the NCCD, please read the link below.
Building Resilience in Children, Teens and Families Parent Session -Tuesday 29 July 7:30pm
To support the ongoing wellbeing of all our families here at Sacred Heart Kew, we have invited Clinical Psychologist Andrew Fuller to come and speak to our parent community on Tuesday, 29th July at 7:30 pm in the MPR. Please respond to the Operoo that has been sent out. It is great to see so many families already register for the event.
