Head Teacher English - Girraween High School

Girraween High School is a fully academically selective, co-educational high school located in Western Sydney, proudly serving a diverse community of 787 students, with 5% from an EAL/D background at the level of Consolidating. Our school community reflects a Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) value of 0. Consistently, 100% of our Year 12 graduates pursue tertiary study at university, demonstrating our focus on educational excellence and future readiness.

Our teaching and learning practices are designed to cater to High Potential and Gifted students (HPG) with high expectations for academic achievement. This is to ensure that high potential learners receive the support they need to excel and reach their full potential. Staff utilise data and assessments in a flexible and responsive manner as an essential component of daily classroom practice. They analyse student progress and achievement data to identify trends at the individual, group, and whole school levels. Our teaching and learning programs are underpinned by a differentiated curriculum which caters for the four Domains of giftedness and also twice exceptional students.

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

• Proven skills and ability to drive improvement in HSC English results with a focus on engaging and challenging HPGE students
• Demonstrated ability to model the successful teaching of high-level English courses.
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills that foster a positive, cohesive and high performing team environment catering for a diverse range of experienced staff
• Proven ability to develop and embed teaching and learning strategies for the new English Curriculum with attention to explicit teaching, differentiation and evidence-based teaching practices
• Proven ability to positively contribute to the school Executive team, engaging with and leading whole school programs and/or activities

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 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.