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About this job
Position Information
Manilla is located 35 minutes drive from Tamworth, 249 students are enrolled at Manilla Central School, with the numbers split evenly between the primary and secondary campus being one of 3 schools in the state that is a split site Central school. 36% of students identify as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. As a K to 12 school, Manilla CS offers students the opportunity to complete their entire school education in their local community. The school has strong relationships with community and families and caters for the individual learning needs of students very effectively.
A whole school literacy program was implemented several years ago with professional learning provided to staff which has changed the culture of the school and equipped students with skills and the resilience to attempt written tasks. Student outcomes have improved and a numeracy program following the same model has commenced this year. There is also a focus on explicit Quality Teaching.
School and community values are reinforced through a system of Pastoral care and Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) and Zones of Regulations programs.
The school prides itself on the success of transitioning students into post schools pathways of their choosing, be that employment, TAFE or University.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach students with learning and support needs and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs in regular secondary classes.
Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.
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
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.