Head Teacher Human Society and its Environment - Mount Annan High School
NSW Department of Education
Sydney
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 December 2021
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Ken Bates
Closing Date
08-Dec-2021Job Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceMount Annan High School is a comprehensive co–educational school offering an extensive curriculum for 937 students, including a support unit of four classes and Aboriginal cohort of 5%. Our school motto is 'Be the best you can be' and our core values are: Co-operate, Respect and Strive. Student leadership is constantly supported through the SRC and our students have a very high positive profile in the community. Our school is situated on a beautiful, treed site and was established in 2003. We are very well supported in our community by our parents and local organisations, our P&C continue to work tirelessly to support our students and staff. Over 40% of our staff are new to the school in the past three years including most of the Senior Executive and Executive teams. Whilst we constantly strive for excellence, we test ourselves against our annual school targets and communicate via evaluation and feedback with our community on a regular basis. We aim to build a curriculum path that is as individualised as a student may need, striving to set attainable goals such as Literacy and Numeracy, HSC results, Wellbeing and Attendance, and moving all students forward to achieve these goals Our thorough situational analysis which involved deep consultation with all stakeholders outlined our need to focus on:
- Student growth and attainment in reading and numeracy through high impact professional learning focusing on whole school programs to support development.
- Staff growth and attainment through building quality learning environments and embedding collaborative practice within the school.
- High expectations and creating an aspirational culture within the entire learning community ensuring students connect, succeed, thrive and learn.
Our school is committed to providing rich programs to develop higher order skills in analysing, critical thinking, problem solving and technology enabling all students to 'Be the best they can be'.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to be a proactive leader in leading initiatives that address whole school priorities within the context of the school's strategic directions .
- Demonstrated capacity to lead curriculum development across the broad range of HSIE courses and support staff to develop quality, innovative teaching and learning programs that differentiate learning outcomes and support individual student achievement.
- Highly developed skills in effectively using data analysis to improve student learning outcomes and creating a culture of authentic staff professional learning which builds both the individual and collective capacity to maintain a high performing faculty.
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.
From 8 November 2021 all Department of Education employees undertaking relevant work, including any work conducted on a NSW school site, will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm full vaccination status prior to the Department of Education finalising the appointment of the candidate and entry on duty. Further information on the Department’s COVID-19 response is available at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.
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
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- 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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