Head Teacher History

School specific context:

Westfields Sports High School (1550 students, including 59 Aboriginal enrolments and a 3-class support unit) includes a special intake of talented sportspersons. The school is committed to providing each student with the educational opportunities and quality resources essential for the achievement of personal excellence in scholarship, citizenship, sport and the arts. The school values innovative curriculum programs, differentiated learning, the creative implementation of technology in teaching and learning as well as accelerated programs for talented students. Westfields Sports is committed to providing each student with a supportive learning environment where they can achieve their best in all areas of their learning. Westfields Sports has been confirmed as an Olympic Pathways school by the Australian Olympic Committee.

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

Specific selection criteria:

• Demonstrated capacity to be a strategic school leader who drives data informed initiatives that support the School Excellence Plan, improve student outcomes, and build strong relationships across the school community.
• Proven ability to lead the development and implementation of curriculum, assessment, feedback, and reporting processes in History, using data and evidence-based pedagogy to continuously improve teaching and learning outcomes.
• A highly visible and approachable leader possessing strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, capable of delivering educational leadership that fosters capacity building and promotes effective staff collaboration.
• A commitment to effectively implement strategies to support the learning and performance High Potential and Gifted students across the four domains.

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.

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.

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.