Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -Teaching Service

NSW Government -Teaching Service

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Sydney, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Description

Position Information:

Holroyd School is located in Merrylands, NSW. It is the largest School for Specific Purpose (SSP) within the NSW Department of Education.

The school has a current enrolment of over 190 students across 30 classes and caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with a moderate or severe intellectual disability.

Every student's disability is diverse and dynamic and caused by a range of conditions including, intellectual, physical, cognitive, sensory, and neurological impairments and mental illness.

Over 86% of the student population have a language background other than English and more than 80% of students have limited literacy in their first language.

Most students have additional conditions that impact their learning and day-to-day participation in school life such as physical disabilities, vision and hearing impairment, autism spectrum disorder and other health conditions.

Many students require individual support throughout the school day to meet personal care needs.

The school has strong partnerships with the community, parents and carers are supported to participate in their child's education including in the development and review of their child's learning plan.

Student learning is driven by individual student need, outcomes, and content in line with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) K-10 syllabus and 11-12 syllabus.

The school is well known in the broader school community for the provision of quality programs and education services.

The Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction position is a leadership role dedicated to ensuring that literacy and numeracy knowledge and skills are embedded in curriculum and assessment; high quality teaching practices are enhanced; and the capabilities of middle leaders are strengthened in literacy and numeracy instruction.

It shares the broader educational imperatives of the Assistant Principal position but with an explicit focus on the leadership of effective, evidence-based literacy and numeracy teaching and assessment practices for improved student learning outcomes across the curriculum.

The Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction provides high support and guidance to enhance teacher growth and development in literacy and numeracy and strengthens schoolwide instructional capabilities across the curriculum for middle and senior leaders.

Selection Criteria:

In addition to the general selection criteria;

Implementation of evidenceinformed literacy and numeracy practices to improve teaching, learning and assessment across the curriculum.
Demonstrated ability to provide differentiated, highimpact professional learning that ensures the continual development and growth of teacher expertise in the teaching of literacy and numeracy across the curriculum.
Demonstrated ability to work with colleagues to plan, teach and evaluate the impact of evidenceinformed teaching strategies for improved student outcomes in literacy and numeracy across the curriculum.
Strategic skills to strengthen the capabilities of teachers and leaders to progress schoolwide literacy and numeracy priorities through effective collaboration.

General Selection Criteria:

Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice.
Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs.
Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams.
Welldeveloped communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents.
Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning.
Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies.

Conditions:

This is a permanent part-time position for two days per week 0.4 FTE (Full-time equivalent).

Special Notes:

Information about the Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction positions in the department is available here.

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