Teacher Music - Bowral High School
NSW Department of Education
Illawarra
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 3 August 2021
Job overview
Location
Illawarra & South CoastNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Christine Roberts
Closing Date
04-Aug-2021Job Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceBowral High School has been part of the community at its current site for more than 90 years and acknowledges its location on Gundungurra land. We are a comprehensive, co-educational school, with a virtual selective stream school drawing students from Bowral, Mittagong and northern villages of the Southern Highlands. The school serves a diverse community with a Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) of 109.
Our school offers a broad mainstream curriculum to around 800 students. This includes 49 Aboriginal students and an increasing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students. We provide differentiated, inclusive teaching and learning to all students. Students with additional learning needs are catered for through school-based learning programs as well as specialist placement across 5 Support classes. We also provide enrichment for high potential and gifted students through school-based opportunities, such as our Stage 4 STEAM program. Students who have demonstrated significant academic success are able to attend online classes through Aurora College, NSW's virtual selective school, while still attending classes at our school.
The special interests and needs of students are met through successful performing and creative arts programs, a wide range of sporting, cultural and student leadership opportunities. The school uses the Positive Behaviour for Success (PBS) model to promote prosocial behaviour and the school's three core values.
Approval to teach Music. Approval to deliver VET entertainment industry, or meet the requirements as indicated in the special notes (see below).
Well-developed interpersonal skills to ensure a collegial approach to improving student outcomes.
A willingness to be involved in the broad life of the school and commitment to the ongoing development of the school's extra-curricular creative and performing arts programs.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement innovative teaching and learning programs with a focus on literacy and developing life-long learners.
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.
Teachers from all key learning areas with recent and relevant industry experience and/or qualifications can seek entry to the VET Entertainment Industry teacher training program through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Applications must be supported by primary documented evidence of recent and relevant industry experience and/or qualifications mapped against the competencies to be delivered in schools. Application for RPL is made to and reviewed only by the Application Review Committee (ARC).
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 were 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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- NSW Department of Education
- 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta
- New South Wales
- 2150
- Australia
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