0423417751
About this job
Position Information
Established in 1927, Glen Innes High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school (Years 7–12) located in the picturesque Northern Tablelands of NSW, on the traditional lands of the Ngarrabul People of the Gomaroi Nation. Serving approximately 460 students, with 19% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, the school prides itself on a strong culture of support, inclusion, and community connection.
Glen Innes is a rural town situated at the crossroads of the New England and Gwydir Highways. Its economy is centred around sheep and cattle grazing, renewable energy, and tourism driven by local attractions including World Heritage-listed National Parks, the Australian Standing Stones, and popular annual events such as the Celtic Festival and Minerama.
The school fosters high expectations and a culture of excellence, with dedicated teaching staff offering extra tuition through initiatives like Night Library and mentoring outside of school hours. Glen Innes High School supports the development of the whole student through opportunities in leadership, academics, sport, drama, music, and the visual arts. A vibrant Student Representative Council and Prefect body serve as strong role models within the school community.
The Wellbeing Team includes a Wellbeing Nurse, School Counsellor, School Support Officer, and Year Advisors, and plays a pivotal role in ensuring that every student is known, valued, and cared for. Celebrations such as the Dux Ceremony, Valedictory Evening, NAIDOC Week, and Education Week reflect the school’s inclusive and respectful culture.
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.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead the effective implementation of the PDHPE curriculum, including VET Fitness, through evidence-based teaching, quality assessment and differentiated learning to improve student outcomes.
Demonstrated ability to lead a collaborative faculty, build staff capacity and promote high expectations and continuous improvement through the effective use of student achievement data and evidence-informed practices to evaluate teaching programs and drive improvement aligned with school strategic directions.
Demonstrated capacity to lead inclusive and differentiated teaching and learning practices that address diverse student needs, support engagement and wellbeing, extend High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) students, and improve achievement while maintaining high expectations for all students.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and lead comprehensive school sport and physical activity programs that maximise student participation, engagement, wellbeing and achievement, while providing opportunities for skill development and representative sport.
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.