Principal Level P2

**Position Information**:
Drummoyne Public School is a dynamic K- 6 primary school in Sydney’s Inner West and plays a vital role in shaping the lives and learning of its students. The school shares this responsibility with devoted parents, carers and the Drummoyne community. Working collaboratively, they provide outstanding public education committed to developing future-focused learners through employing evidence-based practices.

The school has an enrolment of 494 students including 36 percent from language backgrounds other than English, across 44 different language or cultural groups. To enhance the learning and wellbeing of all students, three core values of resilience, respect, and responsibility (3R's) are embedded across the school through the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) process and rewards system.

Students showcase their talents through extra-curricular programs including choirs, bands, strings, music, dance, chess, debating, and representative sport. The community languages of Greek and Italian further enrich the curriculum.

The school enjoys a cohesive mix of experienced and early career teachers who work collaboratively in grade and stage teams to implement high quality contemporary teaching practice. This is achieved through a carefully planned and resourced professional learning program based on school and system priorities, student performance data, and staff identified need.

Parents are valued partners and are actively involved in the life of the school with high expectations of teaching and learning, and high aspirations for their children.

**Selection Criteria**:
In addition to the general selection criteria,

Demonstrated visible educational leadership that builds the capacity of teachers to collaborate and implement evidence-based practices to achieve improved student learning outcomes through the setting of differentiated high expectations.

An accessible, outstanding communicator who builds strong collaborative relationships with students, staff, parents, and external stakeholders to create a culture of inclusion, involvement, and success.

Demonstrated ability to develop a supportive learning environment that encourages and mentors staff at all stages of their careers to achieve individual, school, and system priorities, supported through quality professional learning and effective evaluation processes.

Proven capacity to identify and implement highly effective student wellbeing and personal development strategies which nurture and empower the whole child.

Demonstrated understanding of the central role that a strong public school plays at the heart of an engaged and involved community.

**General Selection Criteria**:
1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education

2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs

3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community

4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning

5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning

6. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policies and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people

**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:

- Classification Structure for Principals:_

**About the NSW Department of Education