Welcome to the Learning Engagement Team (LET) Page

At BHNPS this team is all about supporting the inclusion and diversity of our students and the school community. Our focus is on making your child’s wellbeing and learning as happy and as engaged as possible and connecting our families to our wonderful school community. We do this through various avenues:

1. Addressing the learning needs of our students – both Learning Support and High Potential and Gifted students (LaST, HPGE).

2. Looking after health and wellbeing issues for students and their families, supported by our school counselors and senior executive.

3. Identifying, organising and applying personal approaches to learning and engagement for students who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander through consultation and a genuine partnership with Aboriginal students, their parents or carers and teachers.

4. Supporting the learning of the English as Additional Language and Dialect (EAL/D) students, both newly arrived (NAP) and students who speak another language at home, as well as connecting with their families and embracing cultural diversity.

We are a team of specialist teachers and student learning support officers (SLSOs) wholiaise with our school counselors, Mrs Lauren Goldring (Tu) and Mrs Melody Ma (Mon &Thurs) and Mrs Rachael Pendlebury (Wed &Fri). We work hard at differentiating the school program so that all students have access to learning that meets their needs and families have a central place to find resources and support.

Our team is:

(Senior Executive supervisor Mrs Sue Taylor)

Mrs Narelle Lucas – Relieving Assistant Principal Learning & Engagement (APLE) Mon-Fri EAL/D , LaST Specialist Teacher & ARCO
Ms Deb Bowey – EAL/D Specialist teacher Mon-Fri
Mrs Barbara Poredos – LaST , EAL/D & Aboriginal Education Tues-Fri
Mr Gareth Williams – LaST Specialist Teacher Wed-Thur
Ms Thanh Mai – EAL/D & NAP Specialist Teacher Mon-Tue
Ms Rebecca Roberts – COVID ILSP – Intensive Learning Support Program. Mon-Wed mornings.
Ms Maddison McNeill – EAL/D Specialist teacher Thursdays.
Mrs Hei Jin Choi – SLSO Ethnic – Korean Wed-Fri
Mrs Aqela Akbar – SLSO Ethnic – Persian Tues, Thurs & Fri.

We also have a team of Student Learning Support Officers (SLSOs) who, under the guidance of the classroom teacher, provide support for students with diverse learning needs.

We look forward to working with you and your families during your time here at BHNPS.

Narelle Lucas

(Relieving Assistant Principal – Learning Engagement)