Deputy Principal

Blayney High School has a student enrolment of 300 including 18% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school offers a safe and caring environment fostering responsible citizenship. Strong wellbeing supports and leadership programs ensure each child is known and supported as an individual.

Our school vision focuses on success for every student and professional growth for every teacher. The School Excellence Framework will focus on providing every student the opportunity to experience growth in literacy and numeracy to support value-added student outcomes and successful post school pathways.

Our quality academic, sporting and creative arts programs ensure all students have broad curriculum offerings. Exceptional opportunities for success in a wide range of sports, creative and performing arts and vocational areas characterise all students' school years.

We pride ourselves in being a welcoming community school with strong parent support. Quality communication ensures parents are well-informed and able to access the numerous opportunities for involvement. Our staff live and work within the greater community and are strongly involved in all activities.

Blayney High is proud to be a small rural high school set in attractive and spacious grounds. All students are able to pursue their passions, interests and career paths in a quality learning environment.

In addition to the general selection criteria,

• Capacity to promote and strengthen a positive school culture of high expectations and demonstrated collegial leadership to build staff capacity.
• A highly visible and approachable instructional leader with demonstrated experience to effectively manage the daily priorities of a high school.
• Demonstrated ability to work as an executive team member to effectively lead the implementation of the school's strategic directions and whole school programs to improve student outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to actively engage and become an integral part of the community to enhance and support the educational needs of all students with a particular focus on building positive partnerships and relationships with the local Aboriginal community.

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

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.

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

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.