Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction

3 weeks ago

Newcastle, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

**Position Information**:
The Entrance Public School is located on the Central Coast of NSW about 1 and a half hours North of Sydney. The school has 420 students in mainstream, a support class of 9 students for children with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities (IO/IS) and a preschool consisting of up to 40 students who attend five days in a fortnight, in two groups of 20.

The school has initiated a new philosophy of high aspirations and expectations for its students, staff and community.

Our school is supported by a proud and vibrant community with a strong emphasis and focus on Aboriginal Education, Sport and Technology. Our school strives for strong community connections with over 70% in the lowest income quartile and more than 20% of our students identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island backgrounds. The school has seen a recent increase in its EALD (English as an Additional Language) population with 13% of families identifying as such. Over 60% of our students come from a single parent home.

The Entrance maintains strong data driven practices and combine this with an explicit instruction model of teaching so all students are able to access stage appropriate learning. Further work is being undertaken for teachers to successfully plan for and deliver quality differentiated instruction to students who are identified as High Potential and Gifted.

The Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction position is a leadership role dedicated to ensuring that literacy and numeracy knowledge and skills are embedded in curriculum and assessment; high quality teaching practices are enhanced; and the capabilities of middle leaders are strengthened in literacy and numeracy instruction. It shares the broader educational imperatives of the Assistant Principal position but with an explicit focus on the leadership of effective, evidence-based literacy and numeracy teaching and assessment practices for improved student learning outcomes across the curriculum.

The Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction provides high support and guidance to enhance teacher growth and development in literacy and numeracy and strengthens schoolwide instructional capabilities across the curriculum for middle and senior leaders.

**Selection Criteria**:
In addition to the general selection criteria;
- Implementation of evidence-informed literacy and numeracy practices to improve teaching, learning and assessment across the curriculum.
- Demonstrated ability to provide differentiated, high-impact professional learning that ensures the continual development and growth of teacher expertise in the teaching of literacy and numeracy across the curriculum.
- Demonstrated ability to work with colleagues to plan, teach and evaluate the impact of evidence-informed teaching strategies for improved student outcomes in literacy and numeracy across the curriculum.
- Strategic skills to strengthen the capabilities of teachers and leaders to progress schoolwide literacy and numeracy priorities through effective collaboration.

**General Selection Criteria**:

- Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice.
- Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs.
- Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents.
- Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning.
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies.

**Conditions**:
This is a permanent part-time position for two days per week 0.4 FTE (Full-time equivalent).

**Special Notes**:
Information about the Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction positions in the department is available here.

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