Curriculum & Planning Leading Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 25/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1434021

**Location Profile**:
VISION

Epping Secondary College strives to enable and equip all young people to reach their full potential, of being curious and acquiring new knowledge and skills; of forming strong, valuable, healthy relationships; of participating in creative expression; and of building strong mental and physical wellbeing.

VALUES

The College values which underpin our behaviours and practice are:
Respect: we treat all individuals with respect. Our relationships are based on trust and mutual respect. We recognise the differing circumstances and needs of our students and are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for all.

Resilience: we strive to successfully adapt to challenging experiences and tasks through emotional, social, academic, and behavioural perseverance.

Care: we value community, build empathy with each other, and we act with integrity and compassion.

WORKFORCE

The 2024 staffing profile comprises of approximately 125 staff, including 3 Principal class, 12 Leading Teachers, 6 Learning Specialists and approximately 35 Education Support staff. The school workforce currently contains no identified indigenous employees.

LOCATION

Epping Secondary College is a co-educational 7-12 college established in 1976. Epping is a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 20 km north of Melbourne's Central Business District. The City of Whittlesea is the local government area.

SIZE & STRUCTURE

The student population at Epping Secondary College remains steady at 1073. Epping Secondary College is physically organised in year level units to better support students through their different stages of growth as well as provide a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

A critical component of educating the 'whole¿ child at Epping Secondary College involves the implementation across the School of Positive Education, an approach introduced primarily through the "Learning for Life" Curriculum at years 7-9 and the POD Program in the senior years as well as across the school curriculum and culture.

OVERSEAS STUDENT PROGRAM

Epping SC is a safe, friendly and welcoming study destination, offering international students an enviable lifestyle that nurtures success and the confidence to take steps forward in life. In 2024 the school offered places for all year levels (7 to 12) and enrolled a total of 14 international students. Countries represented were India, Sri Lanka, Timor, Pakistan, Vietnam, China and Fiji. The school has capacity for 20 international students. Our international students are here in Australia with their families studying the Victorian Curriculum or Victorian Certificate of Education.

SOCIAL & ENROLMENT CHARACTERISTICS

Epping Secondary College has a diverse and multicultural community with students representing over 35 nationalities. As part of our 2024 enrolment, we had 42 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) students, forty percent of the student population have English as an additional language, providing us with 69 EAL students (funded English as an Additional Language) and 14 international students. The Student Family Occupation and Education (SFOE) Index for the college in 2024 is 0.5157. The college provides support for 22 funded students under the Program for Students with a Disability (PSD).

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.

**SC2** Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

**SC3** Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

**SC4** Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

**SC5** Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.

**Role**:
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