Vision:

At BEPS, our whole school Inquiry Investigations approach provides opportunities for students to explore and engage in worldly concepts through hands-on, skills based learning, promoting problem solving, innovative thinking and development of 21st Century skills. 

Teachers facilitate learning guided by students’ prior knowledge, questions and interests to develop global connections and scaffold the core competencies needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Victorian Curriculum:
In Inquiry Investigations, students engage in learning a range of curriculum areas as part of the new Victorian Curriculum. Not only do we, at BEPS, focus on these curriculum learning areas but also provide teaching and learning in the Capabilities such as Personal and Social, Ethical, Intercultural, Critical and Creative Thinking. Learning in Inquiry Investigations incorporates the following areas:

- History

- Science - Earth, Physics, Biology and Chemistry

- Science Thinking Skills

- Geography

- Economics - Yr 5 and 6

- Digital Technologies

- Design and Technologies

Cross-Pollination of Learning:
Inquiry Investigations learning involves skills and strategies across all learning areas. Students are encouraged to draw on other learning to investigate in depth through hands-on, collaborative learning. Teachers facilitate students' thinking through immersing them in a range of activities to draw on all curriculum areas.

Big Ideas:
Inquiry Investigations learning at BEPS allows students to investigate and inquire through a range of real-world tasks and issues. Students are encouraged and guided by teachers to co-create their own learning by developing skills in self-direction, research, critical thinking and problem solving as well as developing knowledge and skills across the curriculum standards. These are linked to:

- The UN Sustainable Development Goals 

- Relevant & Global Connections

- Differentiated Learning for all students

- Catering to cohort of learners, driven by their questions

2026 Big Ideas:
Term 1- I am Me

Term 2- I am a Tourist

Term 3- I am an Engineer

Term 4- I am an Investigator

Student Voice:
Students are at the centre of learning and are co-creators. Student voice is essential in guiding student learning in Inquiry.

- Students are tuned into the topic to gauge ideas about the topic.

- Students ask questions about the topic.

- Teachers facilitate tasks so that students investigate their questions and find possible solutions.

Assessment:
Students are assessed using clear success continuums outlining expectations. These are given to students during the Investigative Challenge. Teachers focus on the process, not the product. Investigative Challenges are worked on by groups of students which are assessed on The Capabilities learning as well as some of the content knowledge as the term progresses.

- Student involvement and co-creation of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

- Students self-monitor their learning and conference with teachers on where to next in their learning