Head Teacher Mathematics

3 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NSW Government Full time
Position Information

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School (enrolment 620 students, including 80 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students and 320 boarding students) is situated on a 190 hectare farm 10km from Tamworth. Farrer is a boys' selective boarding and day school with proud traditions in student wellbeing, academia, agriculture and sport. For more information visit

Special conditions cover staff appointments to residential agricultural high schools, including willingness to assist in the supervision and management of the boarding school including involvement in extra curricula activities. Further information is available from the convenor.

Selection Criteria
  • Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria.
  • A demonstrated capacity to be an integral member of the school executive team to lead and manage whole school strategic directions and faculty improvement in a collegial manner.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the development and implementation of curriculum in the mathematics faculty.
  • Knowledge of and commitment to boys education strategies, including extracurricular activities, with the aim of promoting high expectations and improved learning outcomes.
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 policy

Conditions

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

Special Notes

The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

Special conditions cover staff appointments to residential agricultural high schools. Further information may be obtained from the principal.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.

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