Teacher English/History - Bossley Park High School
NSW Department of Education
Sydney
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 June 2021
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Sam Vasiliou
Closing Date
30-Jun-2021Job Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceBossley Park High School is a large co-educational high school proudly serving the South Western Sydney community since 1988. There are 1400 students in the school, 82% of the student population come from a language background or dialect other than English, 62% of students are learning English as an additional language and 10% of students are from a refugee background. The school has a Special Education Unit catering to students with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.
The school is recognised for its broad curriculum including programs that support the development of talent and high potential in a range of areas, including visual arts, robotics, accelerated mathematics, performing arts - dance, music, and drama, and a selective talented football program for both boys and girls. We also offer HSC Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses in Construction, Business Services, Hospitality, and Entertainment Industry to cater to a variety of career pathways. We foster strong partnerships with universities, businesses, and community groups to provide further opportunities and experiences to strengthen learning and engagement for our students. The school prides itself on outstanding academic success, high-quality teaching, and learning and the inclusion of STEM education across the curriculum.
Bossley Park High promotes Positive Behaviours for Learning to support a safe, respectful learner code. It is well respected in the community for its positive learning environment, strong student wellbeing, leadership initiatives, and engagement programs that nurture students to connect, thrive, and succeed.
- Approval to teach English (7-12), Modern History and a willingness to teach English Extension 1 and 2.
- Evaluated the impact of evidence-based classroom practice, that fosters a culture of high expectations and accommodates for students with a wide range of learning needs through a differentiated curriculum.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a collaborative member of the English Faculty, contributing to programming, assessment, resource development and driving faculty projects.
- Proven highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the capacity to work collegially as part of a team and a willingness to contribute to whole school and extracurricular programs.
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.
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 are 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
About NSW Department of Education
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- NSW Department of Education
- 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta
- New South Wales
- 2150
- Australia
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At the NSW Department of Education, we aim to be Australia's best education system and one of the finest in the world. As the largest provider of public education in Australia, we deliver high-quality educational services to two-thirds of the NSW student population, preparing young people for rewarding lives as engaged citizens in a complex and dynamic society.
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