Our school community's vision is to inspire a passion for learning and a commitment to excellence.

Our Values:

C    CURIOSITY          Demonstrating a positive attitude towards learning and a thirst for gaining new knowledge

A    ACHIEVEMENT    Continuously striving for the best outcomes in all areas

R    RESPECT             Showing courtesy and respect for each other and our College

E    EMPATHY             Creating and sustaining a safe and supportive community that is the basis for learning

At Bannockburn P-12 College student learning is our highest priority. We believe that all students can learn to their fullest potential. Our students will develop their individual talents and be actively engaged in their learning. They will have the opportunity to be curious and creative. We will collectively and collaboratively build a safe, orderly learning environment that promotes high standards. The pursuit of excellence is the shared responsibility of the whole school community. We will provide students with the tools needed for “Learning for Life”. 

Our College is organised into three sub-schools, Early Years (Prep-Year 4), Middle Years (Years 5 – 8), and Later Years (Years 9 – 12).  Within the Early Years there are composite classes in Years 1 & 2, and in Years 3 & 4 to accommodate the individual learning needs of our students. Each student has a Homegroup teacher and belongs to a Homegroup, Year level cohort, House, and Sub school.  This structure is used to strengthen relationships, promote connection to the College and provide well-being and academic support.  We have an extensive Homegroup program for all students, starting each day with a 20 min Homegroup session, which includes explicit teaching of Social-Emotional skills and the Respectful Relationships program.   The focus on relationships, beginning with the student and their Homegroup teacher, extends across the College to strengthen the partnership between the school and family in supporting students as individuals in their achievements.

Bannockburn P-12 College is located in the township of Bannockburn, 19 km west of Geelong, within the Golden Plains Shire, opening at the beginning of 2018. Our College provides education for primary years students in the local Bannockburn area, as there are local primary schools in the smaller nearby towns. Secondary education is provided in a wider area in the Golden Plains Shire including the neighboring townships.  Bannockburn P-12 College is the only secondary education provider in the Golden Plains Shire.  The College is co-educational, currently with 950 students, comprising of slightly more males than females, and growing to a long-term enrolment of approximately 1100. The College currently has a workforce of 104.46 FTE staff. including  86 FTE Teaching staff, 24 educational support staff and 8 Administration staff and 1.2 paraprofessionals.

Bannockburn College is a Public / Private Partnership school.  The buildings are designed with contemporary learning environments that facilitate a student-centered learning approach. Each Learning Community features a variety of adaptable learning spaces with ICT a strong focus in each space. This allows teachers to design learning experiences that encourage students to move between different learning environments and groupings. These spaces include quiet spaces for teacher/student conferencing; tiered theatrettes for presentation style activities; flexible breakout spaces that allow for group and individual inquiry equally and specialist learning spaces to engage in the application of technical skills and competencies.  The College facilities include a two-court, competition standard stadium, food technology kitchens, wood and plastics technology, science, dance, music, and considerable outside areas incorporating playing fields, basketball/netball courts, and play equipment.

The College staff focus their efforts on teaching and learning excellence, high expectations and achieving exceptional outcomes for all students. Teachers plan in teaching teams, using student learning data to inform their planning and teaching. Curriculum and planning documentation is centrally stored and accessible to all staff. The recently revised College Instructional Model encompasses all subjects at all year levels. Curriculum leaders continued to work with teams on implementing our Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum for consistent planning and teaching to the stage where it is used extensively by all teachers and is a common approach.  Compass, Google Classroom and See-saw are used to support teaching and learning with the introduction of textbooks at secondary years levels this year. The Victorian Curriculum is delivered from Prep to Year 10 with French and Auslan languages offered. Both VCE and VCAL units are offered in Years 11 and 12. Our Later Years elective subjects run on the basis of student choice, with Year 9 and 10 electives combined.  Students have the opportunity for acceleration in selecting VCE subjects in advance. Significant effort is placed on our Later Years course selection process to meet the needs of individual students, increasing their engagement in learning.

Students are supported in their learning by teachers catering to individual differences and ensuring we know each student as a learner and a young person.  Students have opportunities for additional support through Well-being staff in each Sub-school, Mental Health Practitioner in Schools staff, Chaplain, or external providers such as Headspace. Our PSD students are supported through ES classroom assistants and closely monitoring progress in order to continually adapt to the students' needs.

The College presents an exciting opportunity for the College Leadership Team and staff to exercise a significant influence on the creation of a contemporary school connected to the community and the future effectiveness of learning outcomes of the students.

The over-arching drivers in our curriculum are personalising learning and increasingly building each student’s capacity to direct, influence and take responsibility for their own learning.

The successful candidate will need to have the flexibility and adaptability to be able to handle the rigours of working in a growing school.

Important information for applicants

• Applications are strongly recommended to address the specified selection criteria. No longer than one page of standard 12 point text is suggested for each selection criterion.
• Personal and other information should not exceed 2-3 pages.
• The applicant’s name, contact details and the position number for which they are applying should be clearly displayed on the front page of any attachment.
• The names and contact details of up to three referees are encouraged to be provided with the application or upon request.
• Application attachments are preferred in PDF format. Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format is also acceptable.
• Compressed files such as .zip files are not compatible with the Recruitment Online system.
• Applicants must make every attempt to lodge applications through Recruitment Online.

In the rare case that applicants are unable to access Recruitment Online, e-mail applications will be accepted at  George.Porter@education.vic.gov.au Hard copy applications are not required or encouraged.