Head Teacher Personal Development, Health

Willoughby Girls High School (enrolment 1020 students, including 66% students from a language background other than English and three support classes) is recognised as a leader in girls' education with a strong reputation for academic excellence. The school has a highly motivated staff and an engaged parent community who support students' academic, social and personal growth through a focused learning environment and a broad range of extra-curricular opportunities. The school's philosophy is based on achieving individual excellence, enhancing an established culture of learning, encouraging independent, collaborative and lifelong learners, and developing strong citizens and leaders.

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

• Demonstrated capacity in educational leadership, including the ability to support and guide both experienced and early career teachers through curriculum reform processes by fostering a collaborative and inclusive professional environment.
• Proven experience in creating and implementing high-quality, evidence-based teaching, learning, and assessment practices that enhance student engagement and achievement across all courses offered in the PDHPE faculty whilst aligning to the School Excellence Plan.
• Highly responsive leadership, demonstrated through exemplary interpersonal and communication skills, to actively engage staff, students, parents, and the broader community in collaborative strategies that foster a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement.
• Proven commitment to student wellbeing and engagement through fostering an inclusive environment and implementing strategies that support the diverse needs of learners, including actively promoting and supporting girls' participation in sport.

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.