Head Teacher Human Society and its Environment - Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Hurlstone Agricultural High School has an enrolment of 991 students, including 2 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students and 481 English as an additional language or dialect language students. Hurlstone Agricultural High School is the only NSW Government fully selective, coeducational, agricultural, boarding high school. It is located in Glenfield, 36 km southwest of the Sydney central business district. The school nurtures the whole child in an inclusive environment where high potential and gifted learners are known, valued, and cared for. Student voice is active and dynamic. Students give back to the community in numerous ways including extensive CAPA, Sports and Agricultural Programs, Student Representative Council, Interact, Student Union, Enviro Club, debating, mentoring and other leadership development programs highlighted by an exceptional prefect body. The school is strongly supported by an engaged and active Parents and Citizens' Association, Boarder Parent Welfare, and alumni network. Our staff provide a dynamic, creative, innovative, collaborative, and differentiated curriculum and foster connected partnerships to maximise student engagement. The school is currently formulating its 2021-2024 Strategic Improvement Plan and its three strategic directions are Student Growth and Attainment, Teacher Growth and Attainment, and Confident and Creative Communities.

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Demonstrated ability to lead the development of high impact teaching and learning programs, including assessments, that support a range of diverse learners in achieving growth and attainment.

2. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a diverse faculty to build instructional capacity and staff resilience in a complex setting.

3. Demonstrated ability to work as a collaborative member of the executive team to analyse and interpret a range of data to support school improvement, and lead the effective implementation of the High Potential and Gifted Education Policy.

4. Highly developed skills to create educational opportunities and cultivate parental/carer and wider community partnerships that support the implementation of the Department of Education Strategic Plan 2018-2022.

5. Demonstrated faculty management to implement systems and school processes that support the socio-emotional needs of high potential and gifted students from a diverse range of backgrounds.

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located at https://policies.education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/policies/head-teacher-eligibility-requirements-policy

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits your attachments must be in PDF format.

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines were in effect on positions advertised from Wednesday 10th June 2020. The guidelines are located at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/roles-and-locations/roles-at-education/teaching/addressing-selection-criteria.html