Head Teacher - Teaching & Learning - Ashcroft High School

Educationhq; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashcroft High School is seeking a Head Teacher - Teaching & Learning to lead curriculum, assessment and student welfare within a whole-school improvement framework. The role emphasises equity, inclusion and strong professional learning underpinned by QT practices.

The successful candidate will work with an executive team to design and oversee high-quality teaching programs, support staff development, and foster partnerships with families and the wider school community.

Qualifications

• Educational leadership experience with capability to lead improvement in teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare; ability to lead inclusive programs.
• Educational leadership skills to manage performance of staff and teams.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with students, staff and parents.
• Ability to plan resources to support teaching and learning equitably.
• Commitment to NSW Aboriginal education policy and DoE QT framework.

Skills

Educational leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Resource planning

Inclusive teaching

Policy knowledge

Education

NSW full approval to teach

Job description

Head Teacher - Teaching & Learning - Ashcroft High School

AHS has an enrolment of over 700, including 70% LBOTE and 16% students of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Equity funding assists considerable economic and social disadvantage. AHS has a highly-developed sense of vision and purpose, from which the construct of Place and Space and the Whole Person form the basis to various interconnecting layers. This focus means all aspects of human development are equally acknowledged and developed to assist comprehensive educational outcomes. With the young person at the centre, the core of pedagogical practice is the highly regarded and research-supported NSW DoE Quality Teaching Framework [QT] developed by the NSW Department of Education with the University of Newcastle in 2003. All school programs, all teachers are professionally supported all year round through consistent classroom visits and QT coding, one-hour feedback and coaching. Subsequent comprehensive data – including teacher and student reflections and journals, has been tracked since 2010 and included in whole school analysis, reports and research. The HT overseas the intersection of all related programs, staff and PD.

About this job

Position Information

AHS has an enrolment of over 700, including 70% LBOTE and 16% students of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Equity funding assists considerable economic and social disadvantage. AHS has a highly-developed sense of vision and purpose, from which the construct of Place and Space and the Whole Person form the basis to various interconnecting layers. This focus means all aspects of human development are equally acknowledged and developed to assist comprehensive educational outcomes. With the young person at the centre, the core of pedagogical practice is the highly regarded and research-supported NSW DoE Quality Teaching Framework [QT] developed by the NSW Department of Education with the University of Newcastle in 2003. All school programs, all teachers are professionally supported all year round through consistent classroom visits and QT coding, one-hour feedback and coaching. Subsequent comprehensive data – including teacher and student reflections and journals, has been tracked since 2010 and included in whole school analysis, reports and research. The HT overseas the intersection of all related programs, staff and PD.

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

Specific Selection Criteria

1. To be part of an executive team leading a holistic learning approach to human development [the whole person] and an interconnected community model.
2. To be part of an executive team that supports a wide range of student learning capacities entering the school, while engendering excitement in practice.
3. To see learning as an integrated whole, i.e., awareness of all core elements of contemporary schooling in preparing young people fully for their post-school world.
4. To acknowledge and embrace the NSW Quality Teaching model [2003] at the core of intellectually supported pedagogical practice and whole-school programs and outcomes.

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.

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.