Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction

**Position Information**:
Mona Vale Public School is a dynamic, inclusive school where staff, parents and students work together to ensure students have access to high quality teaching and learning; afforded with opportunity to pursue their passions.

Our student population of 863 students includes students in our mainstream, Year 5 and Year 6 Opportunity Class and Support Unit for students with Autism and Moderate Intellectual Disability. Our school's programs are inclusive and celebrate the diversity of our community. We have 173 students who have a language background other than English, representing 37 language groups. Our High Potential and Gifted Education programs allow students to explore their talents in academic, social, cultural and sporting arenas.

Our school currently has a major capital works program which will provide new and upgraded learning spaces and core facilities including a performance space for shared use within the community. Our teaching and support staff work together in the best interest of student learning outcomes and positive wellbeing. The school executive team works collaboratively, ensuring that the leadership of the school is coherent and student focused.

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 our school is available at Mona Vale Public School.

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

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