Teacher Human Society and its Environment - Penrith High School

Penrith Selective High School is an academically selective high school located on Dharug land. It  has a coeducational enrolment of 936 students, including 92.6% of students from a non–English speaking background (English, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali and Mandarin are our main language groups) and four Aboriginal students enrolled. The school has a strong commitment to differentiated teaching and learning to meet the needs of highly gifted learners in addition to supporting students and their wellbeing across all domains of giftedness.

The highly skilled and dedicated teachers focus on quality teaching and learning with an emphasis and understanding of strategies that meet the needs of gifted and talented students, including those who are twice exceptional (2e). We develop students who are innovative thinkers, confident and self–motivated learners who possess strong ethical values. The school enjoys the support of its culturally and linguistically diverse community and has fostered strong partnerships with Australian and overseas universities, cultural institutions, businesses, and community groups and has established in-house enterprise learning.

A strong focus on wellbeing of all students is supported in an atmosphere which provides over 100 Talent Development Opportunities, including co–curricular learning experiences, strong enrichment opportunities and programs for students with interests and passions in sport, creative and performing arts, leadership, and school & community service. It offers extensive student leadership opportunities that contribute to a positive school ethos and a philosophy of social justice. The school values the positive contribution that parents and alumni play in the school's culture.

• Approval to teach History (7-10), Ancient History, Modern History, Geography (7-10), Geography (11-12). 
• Demonstrated ability to differentiate teaching and learning to cater for the abilities and needs of a diverse range of learners and high potential and gifted students.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially to develop and deliver innovative programs, assessments and feedback.
• Well developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills with the capacity to work as a collaborative member of a faculty and the wider school community.

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.
 

About the NSW Department of Education 

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

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