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About this job
Position Information
Killara High School has an enrolment of 1801 students, including 55% of students from a non-English speaking background Killara High School is a leading co educational comprehensive high school with an outstanding reputation for providing opportunities, where all students can excel in academic, sporting, cultural, leadership and community service endeavours. The school is large, diverse, ambitious and innovative. There is a strong proactive focus on student learning and engagement to build critical and creative thinkers. The school's wellbeing program focuses on developing the whole student and includes camps, workshops and the mentor group program. The collaborative leadership team is highly engaged with students, parents and staff who form an articulate and confident community with high expectations. The school has a strong focus on rigorous professional learning which targets the improvement of student learning outcomes. A Bring Your Own Device program operates, and the school is the NSW flagship for the introduction of Compass Education, an online school and student management system. The school values its strong links with its community. The Parents and Citizens Association has a close working relationship with the school. Parents are committed to ensuring that the school has high-quality facilities. The School Plan, Annual School Report, Statement of Purpose and other relevant information can be found on the school's website http://www.killara-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach FTY Food Technology and ITX Technology Mandatory (Years 7-8).
· Demonstrates strong classroom practice, including explicit teaching, high expectations, and effective differentiation to support every student in achieving their personal best.
· Works collaboratively and builds positive relationships, contributing effectively to the TAS team and fostering strong connections with students, staff, and the wider school community.
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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