Head of Program for Language Acquisition and Cultural Engagement (PLACE)
St Leonard's College
Melbourne
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
Position Purpose
This program enables students from non-English speaking backgrounds, to enrol directly into the College for intensive English language tuition and cultural immersion before transitioning into mainstream classes.
The PLACE program will include a full-time intensive English language program, with the length of enrolment varying according to a student’s initial level of English language competence and their progress during the course. The program will operate within the existing timetable and students enrolled in the program will be supported by the College’s existing pastoral care structures and on the achievement of an appropriate level of English language competence, they will move into the Middle School, Year 10, Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE/VET) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Students who have successfully completed PLACE will also be supported throughout their studies in mainstream subjects within English as an additional Language (EAL).
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About St Leonard's College
St Leonard’s College is one of Melbourne’s leading independent schools for students from ELC to Year 12, and the school of choice for more parents than any other in Bayside Melbourne.
For over 100 years, we have provided young people with an education for life in an unrivalled atmosphere of love and commitment to developing the whole person.
Our students excel academically, enjoying first-class facilities and diverse co-curricular offerings. Our inspiring and caring teachers deliver a modern, relevant and dynamic curriculum in a physically, emotionally and spiritually safe coeducational environment.
We seek for our students to understand that their education is not only about what it can bring to their life, but through it what they might bring to the lives of others. We help them discover talents, interests and values that stay with them for life.
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