Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction

**Position Information**:
Ryde East Public School is a Metropolitan North primary school located in North Ryde, close to Wallumatta Nature Reserve, with a student enrolment of 500. Our student demographic includes 178 (34%) students who identify as having English as an Additonal Language or Dialect, and 7 (1.33%) Aboriginal students. Ryde East Public School has a strong connection to the local community with an active parent community and supportive Parents and Citizens Association.

Our school has strong sporting, creative and performing arts programs. Students represent the school across the metropolitan area in music and dance ensembles and a wide range of sporting activities, with both state and regional representation. In response to community consultation, specialist staff have been engaged to target learning in specific areas, including PE. Students have access to a wide range of extra-curricula activities, such as dance, visual arts, choir, band, robotics, tennis and chess.

Over the past three years, the staff and school community have enhanced the school environment to better support collaborative practices, educational programs and resourcing. The aim has been to ensure students are at the centre of all decision making, and that they have an understanding of themselves as reflective learners. In 2019 and 2020 the school completed a comprehensive review of current practices in line with the High Potential, Gifted Education Policy. This led to the clustering of students based on their potential in the domain of 'Intellect'. In 2021 this process was supported to include the 'Physical' domain.

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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 four days per week 0.8 FTE (Full-time equivalent).

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

**About the NSW Department of Education