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About this job
Position Information
Guildford West Public School is an amazing school with a large number of NSEB families. Guildford West Public School has a current student enrolment of 379. This includes 79% of students from a Language Background Other Than English. There are currently 10 students who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. There is a strong emphasis on inclusion across the school with wellbeing being a whole-school priority. As a school K-2 embeds the Walker Learning pedagogy and Science of Reading, whilst in 3-6 there is a strong focus on explicit teaching of literacy. 2025 will see a focus Explicit Teaching in Mathematics, including Daily reviews As a whole school we have a Paddock to Plate program where all students K-6 experience the garden and kitchen as part of their learning.
There is a strong emphasis on inclusion across the school with wellbeing being a whole-school priority. The school is an active Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school that has its journey with Real Schools and restorative practices. Guildford West Public School has a school-wide culture of high expectations and a shared sense of responsibility for student engagement, learning, development, and success.
We encourage all staff and students to contribute to a culture of high expectations by valuing and promoting reflective and responsive practice.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Infants and Primary (K-6) with an ability to implement explicit literacy and numeracy programs using evidence and data to inform practice to support and extend a diverse range of learners.
- Highly developed communication, organisation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work flexibly as part of a collaborative team to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the broader community.
- Capacity to create a positive classroom learning environment and support students through effective classroom and behaviour management skills that enhance learning, engagement, and wellbeing.
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
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 and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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