Inspire – High potential and gifted education

At Glen Innes Public School, our classrooms are vibrant, inclusive, and future-focused places where every student is encouraged to think deeply, challenge themselves, and pursue excellence.

• Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking​.
• Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning​.
• Advanced learning pathways, including accelerated or compacted content​.
• Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
• Opportunities for abstraction, inquiry, and curriculum depth​.
• Tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking​ including cross-curricular projects.
• Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation​.
• Differentiated movement tasks and skill refinement in PDHPE​.
• Targeted learning goals for coordination, agility, and control​.
• Opportunities to take on lead roles in physical demonstrations or team strategy​.
• Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
• Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.​
• Opportunities for leadership within the classroom​.
• Structured peer collaboration and reflection.​
• Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance​.

Across Glen Innes Public School, Pride, Respect and Success is embedded in everything we do. Our school culture celebrates diversity, innovation, and student voice, creating a community where every learner can thrive and reach their full potential.​

• Debating
• STEM and coding clubs
• Academic competitions
• Critical thinking workshops
• School musicals
• Music ensembles
• Visual arts and drama showcases
• Creative writing groups
• Sport squads
• House competitions
• Performance-based movement groups
• Peer mentoring
• Student leadership (SRC)
• Library monitors
• Wellbeing programs
• Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.

Across NSW and beyond, our students at Glen Innes Public School engage at the highest levels of competition and collaboration. Some of our state-wide engagements include:​

• NSW Premier's Spelling Bee promotes students’ vocabulary development  and attention to detail in a competitive setting. It is an engaging way for NSW public primary school students to expand vocabulary and improve their spelling. Specifically designed for Stage 2 and 3,  however Stage 1 students are welcome to participate.
• The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
• Our STEM Enrichment Partnerships with industry and universities deepen our students’ intellectual curiosity while developing innovation and collaboration.
• Participation in music ensembles (e.g NECOM) hones our students’ musical skills, discipline and ensemble awareness.
• The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC) promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and professional learning.
• The Representative School Sport Pathway such as PSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
• Our mentoring programs connect our students with trusted adults including school alumni to build confidence, motivation, and interpersonal skills.
• ICAS assessments - Students have the opportunity to participate in ICAS assessements each year. These assessments include Digital Technologies, Writing, English, Science, Spelling Bee and Mathematics. Janison and the University of Sydney share a fundamental belief in educaiton for all and a desire to unlock every student's potential.