Head Teacher English

Gosford High School is a selective secondary school that caters to academically high-achieving students, with a current enrolment of 1,074 students from Years 7 to 12. Academic excellence and the pursuit of personal best are central to the school's vision and purpose.

The school community is culturally diverse, with 13 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, as well as approximately 60% of students coming from language backgrounds other than English. This diversity provides a rich cultural context that fosters inclusion, tolerance, and respect for difference.

Gosford High School benefits from a highly skilled and experienced staff whose expertise and passion enrich student learning. Student wellbeing, strong learning partnerships, and active engagement with parents are integral to the school's ongoing success.

The school's vibrant culture is further enhanced through the Cultural Community Team, which actively supports and promotes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and perspectives across the school.

In addition to the general selection criteria, applicants must have approval and demonstrated expertise in teaching English Years 7–12, including Extension 1 and Extension 2. Proven ability to lead an English faculty in implementing the new Stage 6 syllabus, embedding high-quality teaching, assessment, and differentiation to engage high-potential and gifted learners. Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with the executive team by aligning faculty practice with whole-school strategic directions and leading professional learning to embed evidence-informed approaches that improve teaching quality and student growth. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish positive and respectful relationships with students, staff and families.

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.