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Merrylands Cluster

A community approach to values education and home-school consistency

Merrylands Cluster, New South Wales

  • Guildford Public School
  • Guildford West Public School
  • Hilltop Road Public School
  • Merrylands East Public School
  • Merrylands High School
  • Merrylands Public School
  • Sherwood Grange Public School

Project proposal summary

A core team comprising of student leaders, parents and staff from our 7 school communities (with high NESB contributions – up to 82%)  will work collaboratively to develop a sustainable program that ensures alignment and consistency of the National Framework for Values Education (2005) and the 2004 NSW DET values (with our core beliefs) across our schools.  The major focus of this project will be students enhancing their social and behavioural skills though a strong focus on Responsibility, Respect, Right Choice and Resilience. This project aims to see students’ developing and maintaining positive relationships both at school and at home.

At Merrylands Cluster in New South Wales, three surveys were conducted to obtain information about values in the school community: one for students; one for teachers; and one for parents.

Final Report

Stage 1 Of the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project has now been completed. An extract from Implementing  the  National  Framework  for  Values  Education  in  Australian  Schools:  Report  of  the  Values  Education  Good  Practice  Schools  Project  –  Stage  1:  Final  Report  September  2006 for Merrylands Cluster can be downloaded as a PDF document.