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About this job
Position Information
Fowler Road School is a School for Specific Purpose, Intensive Learning Support (Mental Health), located in the suburb of Merrylands, South-Western Sydney. The school has an enrolment cap of 56 students, Kindergarten to Year12, there is a high representation of equity groups including ATSI and EAL/D students. Collaborative partnerships with our families and wider school community are highly valued. The school maintains an active link with the referring census schools (shared enrolment) of each student. Together we work collaboratively to implement reasonable adjustments, individualised planning and build the skills and capacity for students with a disability to access the curriculum and school life on the same basis as their peers, both at Fowler Road School and in the census school setting. The successful applicant will join a welcoming and supportive team environment.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Emotional Disturbances (Primary) and Emotion Disturbances (Secondary).
Ability to develop, implement and review differentiated Personalised Learning and Support Plans that maximise student growth, foster high expectations, and promote student engagement.
Dedication and proven skill in delivering high-quality, evidence-based literacy and numeracy instruction, with a strong focus on explicit teaching and differentiation.
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to contribute to whole school culture, working collaboratively to build positive relationships with students, the wider school community and external 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
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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