Head Teacher Personal Development, Health and Physical Education - Alexandria Park Community School

Alexandria Park Community School is a Kindergarten to Year 12 community school. Over the past five years, enrolment has significantly increased, with enrolments surpassing 1200 in 2023. Approximately 42% of students are from a non-English speaking background and 18% are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. The school has an Opportunity Class in Year 5 and Year 6 and a Selective Stream in Year 7 to Year 10. In 2023 an Inclusive Education Unit supporting students with a range of learning support needs was opened in the primary school. We have strong and authentic links with the community. Our families are supportive and engaged in all aspects of the school. Our school receives significant support from Cultural organisations. Evidence from the situational analysis reflects Alexandria Park Community School's long-term, well established commitment to collaboration, professional learning, student wellbeing and positive relationships. It also demonstrates teachers' ongoing capacity to build high expectations for students and to develop and implement quality programs to improve student learning. The analysis showed that some areas for growth include innovative improvement measures to ensure ongoing improvement in literacy and numeracy for all students, (no matter their starting point), continuity of learning from Kindergarten to Year 12, and continuing to build on and celebrate our excellent achievements in a variety of areas.

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria 

• Approval to teach and demonstrated success in teaching PDHPE Years 7-12 with a commitment to achieving strong stage 6 practices for student improvement.
• Commitment to the initiation and sustained momentum of a strong sporting culture in the APCS community.
• Demonstrating the ability to lead and manage a range of opportunities to maximise impact in student learning, fostering successful school sport programs and health initiatives. 
• Demonstrated success in working collaboratively as an effective head teacher member of the PDHPE faculty and member of the school executive team to motivate and lead staff through curriculum reform, build quality teaching practice and lead initiatives that address whole school strategic priorities.

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 here.

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.