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About this job
Position Information
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus caters for high potential and gifted learners. Students enrolling at our school are selected on the basis of results in the Selective School Test conducted by the NSW Department of Education, High Performance Unit. The student population of 800 is stable, based on this enrolment process. We are one of five campuses in the Northern Beaches Secondary College which provides our students with opportunities to access a wide range of enrichment and curriculum choices, including a comprehensive range of academically challenging HSC subjects. We are committed to creating a unique teaching and learning environment which nurtures the whole child whilst celebrating academic excellence, personal best and giving back to the community within a holistic wellbeing framework. We extend our high potential and gifted students through enrichment and acceleration, and a broad range of extracurricular programs including sporting, cultural and academic opportunities. High Impact Professional Learning for teachers will support all Strategic Improvement Plan initiatives, incorporating a focus on the development of data literacy to support evaluative practices and student outcomes.
The school is also committed to the continued implementation of strategies to support the 2021 High Potential and Gifted Education Policy through the provision of accelerated subjects, as well as broadened extension and enrichment opportunities for all students. To prepare students for life beyond school, they reflect upon their learning attributes through individual Manly Learner Portfolios. These attributes include resilient and self-directed, creative, critical thinkers, reflective, self-aware, organised and efficient, global citizens, communicators and collaborators.
There is a valued partnership between the school and the Parents and Community through collaborative decision making and funding of school-based initiatives. As equal stakeholders we are committed to working together to ensure the best outcomes for all students.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
1. A forward-thinking leader with a demonstrated ability to lead change and develop a clear vision for whole-school teaching and learning, fostering a culture of high expectations, collaborative practice, and sustained academic excellence.
2. Highly successful in designing, planning, and delivering evidence based professional learning for high-potential and gifted students aligned with the school’s strategic directions, building teacher capacity to deliver high-quality teaching and learning programs.
3. A dynamic and strategic instructional leader with proven capacity to successfully lead and manage a faculty across diverse career stages with consistent approaches to student learning, behaviour and wellbeing.
4. A highly visible and approachable leader with excellent communication skills and the ability to build authentic relationships across the school, college and with stakeholders to support student and staff success.
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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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.