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About this job
Position Information
Glenwood High School is a 7 - 12 comprehensive, coeducational high school with an enrolment of approximately 1440 students including 57% from a non-English speaking background. Glenwood High School has a Support Unit of 30 students. Established in 2005, the school is a public private partnership with excellent resources and facilities. The school features 48 new flexible learning spaces as a result of a recent school upgrade. These learning environments offer teachers flexibility in teaching methods and provide a variety of opportunities to enhance student collaboration, communication and engagement. The school is driven by a strong tradition of excellence, achieved in an innovative, progressive, and highly structured teaching and learning environment. The school offers a broad curriculum catering for a diverse group of learners with a focus on quality teaching, student engagement, restorative practices and innovative student welfare and leadership within an environment where technology is embedded. Glenwood High School is defined by high expectations of all students in all areas of their life including their conduct, achievements inside and outside the classroom as well as future aspirations. Student leadership is a driving force, and the wider student body has a clear voice through the prefect body, House Captains, SRC, Student Advocacy Team and their student leaders. The school enjoys strong parental and community support and has positive links with partner primary schools.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach Business Studies, Commerce and Economics.
2. Demonstrated capacity to differentiate curriculum and develop innovative, engaging teaching and learning programs, that cater for a diverse range of students' needs, inspiring growth, and improvement in student outcomes.
3. Highly developed interpersonal communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with students, staff and parents.
4. Ability to work as a collaborative member of the HSIE faculty and contribute to designing, implementing and evaluating high quality teaching and learning programs, and assessments.
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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