Head Teacher English - Hay War Memorial High School
NSW Department of Education
New South Wales
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 September 2021
Job overview
Location
Regional NSWNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Mr Yvan Chambers
Closing Date
29-Sep-2021Job Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceHay War Memorial High School, with an enrolment of 155 students, including 31 Aboriginal students, is a successful comprehensive high school offering a diverse program to rural and isolated students in south western New South Wales. It has a particularly strong tradition befitting a war memorial which commemorates the long record of war service of the town and district. Hay War Memorial High School participates in Positive Behaviour for Learning and Curiosity and Powerful Learning to improve student learning by strengthening teacher practice. The school provides broad ranging programs to meet student needs and has developed a distinctive blend of traditional values and innovative educational practices, including the Compressed Curriculum for the senior students. Further information regarding Hay War Memorial High School, including the annual school report and strategic improvement plan is available on the school's website http://www.haywarmem-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/.
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
- Approval to teach English (Years 7-10) and English (Years 11-12), with demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching practice to foster positive student engagement.
- Capacity to lead a faculty team and build the capacity of the other teachers in the faculty to collaboratively plan, differentiate curriculum and effectively assess student progress.
- Demonstrated ability as a proactive leader, who can work as a member of the school’s executive team to improve student outcomes.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead whole school literacy strategies.
- Capacity to collaborate within the school and across wider communities to support student wellbeing.
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 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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About the NSW Department of Education
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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