Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction
3 days ago
**Position Information**:
At Carramar Public School we are a caring, innovative and collaborative learning community that embraces diversity. We have high expectations to ensure students are empowered to reach their potential. We are committed to providing quality learning opportunities that motivate, engage and inspire learners to take responsibility for their learning. Carramar PS is in the Auburn Network of schools and has an enrolment of 220 students. Approximately 81% of the students are from a language background other than English including a number of new arrival and refugee students. Arabic 25%, Vietnamese (9%) and other Asian languages are the dominant groups, with Samoan and a small number of African groups also represented. A small number of students (2%) identify as being from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. Currently half of our staff are early career, New Scheme Teachers.
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**:
**Special Notes**:
Information about the Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction positions in the department is available here.
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