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About this job
Position Information
Sydney Distance Education High School is a public school committed to excellence and equity in distance education. We provide flexible blended learning programs, serving students from areas north of Wollongong, south of Newcastle, and west to the Blue Mountains. Close to the central business district of Sydney, we work on the land of the Traditional Custodians, the Gadigal of the Eora Nation.
Students who meet specific enrolment requirements attend our school because they are not able to attend another school on a fulltime basis. We teach courses for fulltime and part program students including students with medical conditions and those with additional support needs. We also teach students studying single courses which they are not able to access at their home schools.
We offer a range of courses in Years 7-10 with our middle school program providing further courses for students who need additional literacy and numeracy support. We teach approximately 40 courses for Years 11-12.The school enrols around 1350 students, including 145 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, with a fulltime equivalent student number of around 840 and employs more than 250 fulltime and part time staff.
We provide flexible blended learning opportunities for quality individualised education. Students may learn in many ways: through online lessons, written materials, web lessons, email and phone. At school, we engage students with individual lessons, study days and open days. We also have virtual assemblies, excursions and a range of peer support activities and student clubs to support student connections with our school. Almost all of our Years 7-10 courses are delivered online.
We have a number of learning hubs across the Greater Sydney Region where students may work with teachers and other students in places closer to their homes. Engagement with creative, challenging and blended learning opportunities is supplemented by inclusive student wellbeing programs and the school's partnerships with communities, families and other schools. We encourage students to take advantage of these opportunities to enhance their learning and sense of connection to their peers, their teachers and their school.
Our high expectations are supported by a caring and nurturing environment with strong commitments to sustainability and social justice.Our website is for communication, collaboration and the celebration of student achievement, showcasing so much of the spirit and success of our school community.
Additional information about the school can be accessed on the school website: https://sydneyh-d.schools.nsw.gov.au/
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
High level capacity to oversee the implementation of School to Work and Careers programs including work experience in a distance education context.
High level leadership and management skills to oversee a faculty that promotes a collegial and collaborative culture and teacher capacity to engage and support the individual needs of students nad their families.
Highly developed capacity to lead VET and Work Studies programs, including reporting, training and compliance and safety standards in a distance education context.
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.