Head Teacher Mathematics - Gilgandra High School

Gilgandra High School is an inclusive, culturally diverse rural school residing on Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Wailwan Land, with a student body of 230, of whom 30% identify as Aboriginal. Gilgandra High School has a strong tradition of academic, agriculture and sporting success, with skilled teachers with a broad range of experience who value academic excellence and cater for all student learning styles and abilities. Gilgandra High school has two Multi-Categorical classes and one Emotional Disturbance class catering for students with special needs. The systems for student behaviour and learning are supported through the Wellbeing Framework and Wellbeing Hub (Bundyi Baayay,under pinning the strong student wellbeing ethos in the school. Students consistently achieve their desired post school options, including university placement, apprenticeships and traineeships.

Gilgandra High School has well-maintained facilities, including three trade-training centres, self-sustaining aquaponics unit, relationships with tertiary institutions and Wiradjuri language; providing an inclusive curriculum, ensuring student interests, academic levels and goals are supported. Our school has strong relationships with the feeder primary schools in the area who support our effective transition programs.

We welcome community involvement in our school and have an active parent body who, through their support, enrich our students' learning experiences and school culture. We value the contribution that the Gilgandra school community makes to the future directions of the school and we value feedback from across all sectors of the school community. As such, we have provided opportunities for the students, staff and the school community to engage in consultation and feedback via a number of channels throughout the year.

The situational analysis has highlighted areas of strength in our school. Experienced staff provide stability and depth to the teaching and learning, the support of our students and the administrative and day to day running and care of our school; providing a wealth of experience to our early career teachers who are developing their practice. We have plentiful school facilities and expansive well kept grounds. Focus areas to progress the school include 'Student growth and attainment', 'Wellbeing' and 'Community connections'. 'Student growth and attainment looks toward improvement in student achievement through explicit teaching practice and the analysis of data for student growth. Wellbeing focuses on attendance as a means to ensure that all our students are engaged for the maximum teaching and learning time available and creating an environment that develops a positive learning culture and a positive sense of belonging for all students and members of our school community. Community connections aims to continue to build on the connections we have with the Gilgandra community, ensuring that our school is an integral part of the local community and developing a culture where community members feel welcomed and valued in the Gilgandra High School environment. These strategic directions hope to have outcomes that see increasing improved student performance, opportunity to engage our students in a safe learning environment and increased community engagement.

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 successful applicant may be eligible to receive a one-off recruitment payment of $20,000. Conditions apply.

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.
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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