St Liborius Primary School is thrilled to be implementing the Magnify Sandhurst program, which utilises evidence-based teaching and learning strategies to address the unique needs, strengths, and aspirations of each student. The program emphasises the development of core skills such as literacy and numeracy, fosters supportive classroom environments, and integrates Catholic values into daily learning.
While embracing Magnify Sandhurst, St Liborius remains committed to a child-centred, personalised approach to education that nurtures the unique gifts and talents of every student, helping them to flourish across all developmental domains.
Magnify Sandhurst
Through Magnify Sandhurst, St Liborius is proud to be partnering with global experts in education to ensure that we are providing the best educational opportunities available for our students.
Our staff have been undergoing intensive training in the Neuroscience of Learning, current best practice in literacy and numeracy education, the implementation of low variance, knowledge rich curriculum and the creation of calm classrooms.
The Neuroscience of Learning
Every year, researchers gain deeper insights into how the human brain learns and develops. We must stay attuned to these advancements. Catholic Education Sandhurst is dedicated to prioritizing ongoing, evidence-based professional development for all staff, helping them better understand and respond to the needs of their students. In this regard, through Magnify Sandhurst, St Liborius collaborates with LME Global to ensure our understanding of neuroscience and its impact on our practices remains strong, to optimise student learning.
Leading Improved Literacy Outcomes
Literacy is recognised as one of the most basic building blocks of learner growth. Australia, and Victoria in particular, have been slow to respond to the evidence of how literacy is best taught and embedded across the curriculum. CESL is committed to evidence-informed practice and will implement a system wide Structured Literacy Approach in line with the recommendations of the Grattan Report ‘The Reading Guarantee’
Embedding Low Variance, Knowledge-rich Curriculum
Planning knowledge-rich curriculum, learner activities and assessments is a repeatable process that is an inefficient use of teachers’ time. Providing lowvariance curriculum to CESL teachers ensures that the relevant curriculum is addressed, that activities and assessments are meaningful and quality assured, and that teachers can free valuable head-space and heart-space to respond to individual student needs. We have partnered with OCHRE Education to implement a quality low-variance curriculum across a variety of learning areas.
Assuring Positive Learning Environments
The best curriculum in the world will not be impactful unless our classrooms and schools are calm, ordered and safe. CESL has prioritised the development and implementation of a common, evidence-informed Behaviour Curriculum throughout our learning centres. This will very soon be complemented by a common, evidence-informed wellbeing program.