Head Teacher Human Society and its Environment - Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

Permanent full-time job at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School (Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000BDOI
Closing date October 7, 2026, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location 585 Calala Lane, Calala via Tamworth 2340 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact David Gale
02 6764 8777

About this job

Position Information

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School (enrolment 620 students, including 80 Aboriginal students and 320 students living in residential facilities on site) is situated on a 190 hectare farm 10 km from Tamworth. The school is a boys selective boarding and day school with a proud tradition in student wellbeing, academia, agriculture and sport. The school has excellent teaching and learning facilities, outstanding sporting and agricultural facilities and modern dormitories that house the boarding students. Students are involved in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities which are central to development of the whole student.

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
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, 
1. A demonstrated capacity to be an integral member of the school executive team to lead and manage whole school strategic directions and faculty improvement in a collegial manner.
2. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the development and implementation of curriculum needs in a HSIE faculty.
3. Knowledge of and commitment to boys' education strategies, including extracurricular activities, with the aim of promoting high expectations and improved learning 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

Special conditions cover staff appointments to residential agricultural high schools. Further information may be obtained from the convener.

 

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.

 

 

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