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About this job
Position Information
Tallawong High School is a new school in Sydney’s north west growth corridor, Dharug Ngurra (Country). The school will open with Stage 4 in 2027, growing to full capacity for 1000 students and the first Year 12 cohort in 2031. The school has end-of-trip facilities for staff and is close to public transport. This role is to commence Term 4 2026, with all the preliminary requirements of establishing a team in a new school, including staffing, programming, systems and processes. Our school has close links with local primary schools, particularly Schofields Public School and Tallawong Public School, serving a culturally and linguistically diverse community. An innovative Aboriginal Education Cultural Hub will be established on-site, in partnership with the local AECG and local knowledge holders, and this will inform our central commitment to Aboriginal education across all aspects of our school.
As part of our foundation executive team, Tallawong High School Head Teachers will build the learning, behaviour and wellbeing structures to ensure we are the first-choice school for families in our local enrolment area. Together, we will create a dynamic learning community with rigorous focus on academic excellence through evidence-informed pedagogy, inclusive practice, authentic HPGE programs, university connections, local community links, and a rich program of extra-curricular activities. Student wellbeing structures will focus on high-expectations relationships and trauma-informed practice to ensure students can unleash their full potential through holistic care and support.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Demonstrated ability to lead universal, targeted and intensive wellbeing initiatives that support diverse student needs for wellbeing, behaviour and learning.
2. Demonstrated ability to lead inclusive pedagogies that drive personalised academic excellence and care for every student.
3. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage student learning support processes, such as individual learning plans or access requests, in collaboration with students, parents/carers and teaching staff.
4. Exceptional leadership skills that foster a positive team culture driving professional growth and collective efficacy, including capacity to contribute to our executive team, with flexibility and drive to navigate the complex challenges of establishing a new school delivering excellence for all stakeholders.
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.
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