Angle Vale Primary School is located in a growing community 14km west of Gawler and 35km north of Adelaide. Currently student enrolments are close to 400 and increasing due to significant new development in the area. The Northern Expressway was completed in 2011, making both Adelaide and the Barossa Valley more accessible to Angle Vale residents. A relatively new shopping centre has been established, however access to other services in Angle Vale is somewhat limited, with many residents being employed outside of the town. There are currently 34 members of staff including a leadership team consisting of Principal, Senior Leader for the Junior Primary Area and Special Education, Senior Leader for the Primary Area and Counselling, and a Coordinator in Numeracy. There are 21 teachers and nine school support officers including an Aboriginal community education officer and groundskeeper. Our student population includes 8% of students with a disability, 20% holding a school card, 3% Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander and 9% for whom English is a second language. The school grounds are very spacious, well-kept and attractive, and the school community takes great pride in their school. Our grounds and gymnasium are shared after hours with local sporting groups including soccer, football, netball and cricket. Our site improvement plan has three major areas of focus up to 2013 – reading comprehension, numeracy and curriculum, and pedagogies for maximising engagement at school. Staff meet regularly with their professional learning teams to plan, review data, reflect and share teaching and learning practice. The Australian Curriculum drives the content of teaching and learning programs and the Teaching for Effective Learning (TfEL) Framework guides the development of quality teaching and learning. Our language other than English is Italian, which is well established over a number of years. The National Maths and Science Strategy currently supports professional learning for all staff and the development of focussed..