Head Teacher English

1 week ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

**Position Information**:
St Ives High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school with a current enrolment in excess of 1750 students. Thirty-two percent of students are from non-English speaking backgrounds and the gender balance is approximately fifty-seven percent boys and forty-three percent girls. The school has a Hearing Support Unit, an Intensive English Centre, a long-running gifted and talented program valued by the school community and a substantial learning and support program also valued by the community. The school runs a BYOD program that enables extensive online learning delivery. There have been significant advances in infrastructure in recent years resulting in improved teaching and learning facilities including a new gym which is about to be extended in a joint project with Ku-ring-gai Council. The school’s curriculum structure is based on KLAs and the school runs a substantial student wellbeing program. There is a mix of early career and experienced teachers who have played a significant role in improved HSC results in recent years. The school has an active, supportive and highly engaged P&C and the community has high expectations for student involvement and achievement.

**Selection Criteria**:
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Demonstrated success in teaching English (7 -12) with the capacity to teach Extension 1 and Extension 2 English courses.

2. Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead staff through curriculum reform to successfully embed high-quality teaching, learning and assessment practices resulting in improved student outcomes.

3. Proven ability to lead and manage a team with diverse teaching experience, demonstrating capacity to collaboratively engage and motivate English teachers to improve their professional knowledge and practice.

4. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with a proven capacity to dynamically work as a productive member of the executive team to lead, manage, and analyse data to implement whole-school improvement processes that support the school’s strategic directions.

**General Selection Criteria**:
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice

2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs

3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams

4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents

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

6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies

**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:
The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.

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