Developmental Learning at Warburton Primary School

At Warburton Primary School, we provide learning environments that recognise and support the developmental needs of all students, particularly in the junior years. We understand that young children learn best through active, hands-on and play-based experiences that allow them to explore, create, collaborate and make sense of the world around them.

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Our junior classrooms include a dedicated Investigation Space designed to support sensory exploration, imaginative play, creative expression and problem-solving. This space provides opportunities for block construction, dramatic play, collage and other creative and open-ended materials that encourage curiosity and engagement.

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Through purposeful play and collaborative learning, students develop essential social and emotional skills, build their capacity to communicate and interact with others, and strengthen their ability to plan, make decisions and solve problems. These experiences are intentionally connected to classroom learning and the Victorian Curriculum F–10, providing opportunities for students to apply and consolidate key concepts in meaningful contexts. Student agency is a key focus, with children encouraged to make choices, take responsibility for their learning and actively engage in their learning environment.

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Perceptual Motor Program (PMP)

In the junior years, students participate in the Perceptual Motor Program (PMP), a movement-based program that supports the development of foundational physical and coordination skills.

PMP assists students to develop essential perceptual and motor abilities, including:

• eye-hand and eye-foot coordination

• balance and spatial awareness

• locomotor and movement control

• visual tracking and focus

These skills support the brain’s ability to plan, organise and coordinate increasingly complex movements and tasks, which are essential for learning readiness and everyday functioning.

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Through structured movement experiences, students build confidence in their physical capabilities while strengthening concentration, body awareness and engagement. Activities include crawling, balancing, hopping and coordinated movement sequences, alongside the development of movement vocabulary such as forwards, backwards, over, under and alongside.

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The PMP program contributes to the development of fundamental movement skills, supporting students to become confident, capable and active learners who are ready to engage fully in all areas of school life.