Reservoir West Primary School

INTERPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

RESPONSIBILITY: Miss Barbara Trinchi

This domain is taught by classroom and specialist teachers supplemented by:

• Skills For Growing program
• Life Education program
• Non-denominational Religious Education (optional)
• Regular cross-age days
• Buddy System
• Buddy classes

Learning in the Interpersonal Development domain supports students to initiate, maintain and manage positive social relationships with a range of people in a range of contexts. It is through the development of positive social relationships that individuals become linked to society, develop a sense of belonging and learn to live and work with others. In this domain there is a particular focus on developing students’ capacity to work cooperatively as part of a team as this is widely acknowledged as being a core requirement for success in the workplace and in the community.

Building effective social relationships and relating well to others requires individuals to be empathetic, and to be able to deal effectively with their own emotions and inner moods. It also requires them to be aware of the social conventions and responsibilities that underpin the formation of effective relationships. All social relationships have the potential to create conflict. Students need to develop the skills and strategies to manage and resolve conflict in a sensible, fair and effective manner and not see it as something to avoid or eliminate.

Standards in the Interpersonal Development domain are organised in two dimensions:

• building social relationships
• working in teams.

Building Social Relationships

Learning in the Building social relationships dimension supports students to initiate, maintain and manage positive social relationships with a diverse range of people in a range of contexts. Students learn about and practise the social conventions which underpin relationships and learn how to act in socially responsible ways. Strategies for understanding, managing and resolving conflict are also an important focus.

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Working in Teams

In the Working in teams dimension students develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to cooperate with others to contribute to the achievement of group goals. The focus is not only task achievement, but also on contributing to, and reflecting on, the learning which occurs through being part of a team.

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VICTORIAN ESSENTIAL LEARNING STANDARDS

This table outlines where a student is expected to be at a particular time in his/her educational journey. Most students will achieve the expected standard. Some will achieve to a higher standard. Some may not reach the expected standard.

Click to view a description of the behaviours that a student should display at each progression point in Interpersonal Development at Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4.

A student’s achievement is reported to parents at June and December. Click for an explanation of the Report Card.

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