Primary & Middle School
The RR Global School, from Years 7, supports students to become active, flexible and responsible learners. Enquiry based learning maintains curiosity and promotes positive risk taking
Stepping Up to Year [7] :
The transition from primary school into Year 7 is a significant step. At RR Global School, the welcoming process commences the year before students enter Year 7, with a meeting with the Head of Middle School and an orientation day. An enjoyable orientation program in Week 1 of Year 7 helps the children to get to know their new environment and make friends. A strong network of senior students and staff is always available for support and advice and to assist with the settling in process
Excitement for Learning :
A spirit of enquiry and excitement for learning is at the heart of what we do at RR Global School. We believe that the middle years are key to expanding students’ knowledge, skills and relationships. Our program is characterised by its strong academic base and enhanced by the wide range of curricular and cocurricular programs on offer. Our extensive grounds and exciting facilities provide endless opportunities for creativity in and beyond the classroom; You just never know where our enthusiastic and innovative teachers will lead you next.
Class Organization :
We actively monitor our class sizes, which vary according to the subject. The Middle School and Senior College come together for weekly assemblies and school events and share most of the facilities and classrooms. Class organisation provides a combination of mixed ability and graded classes. The core subjects of English, Science and Mathematics are streamed in both Middle School and Senior College. This allows the children to work at a pace and a depth that suits their learning needs, while interacting with many others in the year group. The emphasis is on assessment for learning in the Middle School so that assessment tasks are part of an ongoing process.
Academic and Pastoral Care :
Counselling, gifted and talented differentiation, special provisions, learning support and careers information can all be accessed by Middle School students through our Education Services team. Students are members of House groups and meet with their House Tutor regularly each week. Our varied and responsive academic care program complements our approach to learning and growing through experie