Fulltime Food & Fabrics Teacher required for Avondale College Auckland NZ
Avondale College
Avondale
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- Salary:
- Remuneration will be as detailed in the NZ secondary teachers contract and a one-off NZ Ministry of Education International relocation grant of NZ$5000 may also apply.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 26 September 2019
Job overview
Located in Auckland, New Zealand - Avondale College is looking for a dedicated, soft materials, food & fabrics teacher.
This is a full-time permanent position commencing at the start of the NZ school year in late January 2020. We invite UK trained teachers considering working in NZ to visit the school website. http://www.avcol.school.nz.
The development of a scholarship programme with links to university or post secondary vocational study, in tandem with delivery of the Cambridge International Curriculum, is generating high levels of scholastic and technical achievement resulting in increasing numbers of our students attending degree level study or moving directly into apprenticeships.
We are looking for a great teacher who can spark enthusiasm for their subject and achieve excellent results from their students. As well as managing a full teaching programme successful applicants are expected to be involved in our exciting co-curricular activities programme. Employment conditions will be as detailed in the NZ secondary teachers contract and remuneration will be based on qualifications and experience. In addition, a one-off NZ Ministry of Education International relocation grant of NZ$5000 currently exists (T&Cs apply).
Priority will be given to applicants who are able to attend an interview in person in London (Saturday 28 or Sunday 29 September) with the Principal Mr Brent Lewis. Please forward a CV and cover letter clearly detailing your specific strengths and experience, ie textiles, fashion, food tech, cuisine etc and the academic level, i.e. GCSE or A Levels, you are able to teach, to the Manager (Martin Strang) Oasis Education at: martin@oasis-edu.co.nz
About Avondale College
Avondale College is a mixed, secular state high school situated in the suburb of Avondale, in western Auckland, New Zealand. It is an English language state school that caters for over 2,600 students between the ages of 13-18, 150 of which are foreign fee-paying students. They have a sister school called Daito Bunka High School in Tokyo, Japan, which students travel to every year. It is a school that has both NCEA and Cambridge pathways.
Avondale College was established in 1945 in some buildings that were originally constructed by Fletcher Construction as an American Naval Hospital in 1943. Throughout its changing heads of schools, there have been a number of renovations to the building that, aside from a devastating fire in 1990, has seen the school expand further and further. The school has even been used as a location for films and adverts.
Principal
Lyndy Watkinson
Values and Vision
Avondale College strives to maintain the highest educational standards possible to establish itself as one of New Zealand’s leading secondary schools. There are a wide range of facilities that come with larger school sizes, but it never loses its personal touch where students are treated as valuable individuals.
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“The quality of school leadership and governance have continued to progress well over the past two years. Leadership practices are guided by well-considered strategic thinking and consideration of data. Responding to the needs of priority leaders to increase students’ achievement and future educational and career opportunities has been a strong focus for the school.”
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