Head Teacher Social Science - Bossley Park High School

Bossley Park High School is a large co-educational high school proudly serving the South Western Sydney community since 1988, on Darug land. There are 1163 students in the school, 81% of the student population come from a language background or dialect other than English, 31% of students are learning English as an additional language and 10% of students are from a refugee background. The school has a Disability Support Unit catering to students with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. The school is recognised for its broad curriculum including programs that support the development of talent and high potential in a range of areas, including visual arts, robotics, accelerated mathematics, performing arts - dance, music, and drama, and a selective talented football program. The school offers HSC Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses in Construction, Business Services, Hospitality, and Entertainment to cater to a variety of career pathways. Strong partnerships with universities, businesses, and community groups are developed to provide opportunities and experiences to strengthen learning and engagement for all students. Bossley Park High promotes Positive Behaviours for Learning to support a safe, respectful learner code. It is well respected in the community for its positive learning environment, strong student wellbeing, leadership initiatives, and engagement programs that nurture students to connect, thrive, and succeed. Initiatives such as evidence-based teaching practices and high leverage HSC strategies focus on effective student learning and attainment. The explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy skills including the use of the learning progressions and formative assessment to monitor progress is integral to driving school priorities. Unearthing student potential, developing the talent and wellbeing programs are initiatives aimed at providing challenge and opportunity for students to flourish. High-impact professional learning for staff that is underpinned by research is key to building the expertise in staff for continuous improvement and leadership.

1. A collaborative and visible leader with demonstrated capacity to work cohesively as part of the executive team, actively leading, implementing, and supporting whole school priorities and strategic directions.
2. Demonstrated ability to cultivate positive relationships with students, faculty, executive and the wider school community, through exemplary interpersonal and communication skills.
3. Evidence of outstanding leadership in managing a dynamic team with a range of experience to deliver challenging, inclusive and high quality assessments, resources and teaching programs that cater for all students in a large comprehensive and diverse setting.
4. Demonstrated ability to build staff capacity in supporting a culture of continuous improvement and high expectations across a broad range of Social Science courses in all stages.