Inspire – High potential and gifted education

In our classroom

At Urbenville Public School, we acknowledge that high potential manifests in diverse ways among all students. Our approach to Inspire – High potential and gifted education (HPGE) is integrated into daily teaching and learning, driven by a strong emphasis on formative assessment, evidence-based strategies, and tailored differentiation to address the individual needs of each learner.

Outlined below are several evidence-based teaching strategies employed in the classroom at Urbenville Public School to effectively support the learning and development of all students:

Use of Formative Assessment Tools
Teachers consistently utilise diagnostic assessments, observation checklists, and student self-assessments to pinpoint strengths and areas for development across various domains. This timely data supports informed lesson planning and differentiation, fostering ongoing student growth and engagement.

Differentiated Learning Tasks and Flexible Grouping

Learning activities are created with different levels of complexity, enabling students to work independently, in pairs, or in flexible groups according to their interests or abilities. This approach ensures suitable challenges while promoting collaboration, leadership, motivation, and social skills.

High Expectations Embedded in Lesson Planning

Teachers explicitly communicate high expectations by designing learning objectives that foster higher-order thinking, creativity, and problem-solving, encouraging students to set personal goals and reflect on their progress, which promotes a growth mindset, resilience, and self-efficacy, leading to deeper learning and higher achievement.

Student Leadership and Voice

Students assume leadership roles in projects, discussions, and school initiatives aligned with their interests. They actively engage in goal-setting and self-assessment processes, cultivating a strong sense of ownership, motivation, and leadership skills.

Ongoing Professional Learning and Collaboration

Teachers consistently participate in professional development focused on HPGE strategies and collaborate to exchange best practices and design differentiated curriculum units. This ongoing collaboration enhances instructional quality and consistency, ensuring that all students benefit from the most up-to-date evidence-based teaching and learning approaches.

Across our school

At Urbenville Public School, Inspire – High potential and gifted education is an integral component of our core mission. We identify and cultivate the distinctive talents of each student by offering flexible, diverse, and enriching opportunities that promote development across academic, creative, social, and physical domains.

Below are some of the opportunities provided at Urbenville Public School that foster and support the refinement and advancement of individual strengths of our students:

• Music program
• Interschool sport competitions
• Representative sport pathways
• Leadership programs
• Public speaking and debating
• Choirs
• School camp
• Gardening group
• Attendance and Wellbeing programs
• Curriculum-aligned excursions & incursions

Across NSW

ACROSS NSW

We actively engage in statewide competitions and activities, offering our students valuable opportunities to challenge themselves and excel. Through this collaborative and enriching approach, we ensure that each student's unique talents are acknowledged, nurtured, and celebrated.

Below are some of the opportunities provided at Urbenville Public School that foster and support the refinement and advancement of individual strengths of our students:

• Premier’s Spelling Bee
• Premier's Reading Challenge
• Premier’s Debating Challenge
• NSW PSSA School Sport Pathways
• Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC)
• Dorothea Mackellar National Poetry Competition
• Banjo P Poetry Collective Competition
• Oracles of the Bush Poetry Competition
• Byron Bay John West Writers Festival