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About this job
Position Information
Strathfield Girls High School is a comprehensive secondary languages high school committed to providing an excellent education for girls. We encourage our students to participate actively in their learning and to strive for personal best.
The school offers a well-balanced, holistic curriculum with a wide range of academic, sporting, creative, performing and co-curricular experiences, including volunteering and leadership opportunities. Vitae Lampada (Pass on the Torch of Life), the school's motto, highlights our commitment to inspiring teaching and authentic learning for life beyond school.
The school has 93 staff members who are caring, experienced, innovative and devoted to meeting the learning needs of our 1059 students. Our teachers demonstrate personal responsibility for improving their teaching practice and shared responsibility for the provision of high quality educational outcomes for each and every student.
Staff and students are encouraged to recognise that they are all leaders in their own right. There is a strong focus on leadership capabilities and emphasis on working towards further developing the skills necessary to ensure personal growth and a culture of high expectations inspiring excellence.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
Expertise in the teaching and delivery of Stage 6 Japanese, and demonstrated capacity to lead the Languages Faculty to implement effective pedagogy and a rigorous assessment program driving high student engagement and advanced learning outcomes.
Demonstrated capacity to lead collaboratively, uphold high expectations, and drive effective systems within a diverse Languages faculty.
Ability to lead as a member of an effective and dynamic executive team driving the School Excellence Plan.
Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to provide strong educational leadership, nurture positive community partnerships and promote languages.
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.
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.