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About this job
Position Information
Dalton is a small rural school with an enrolment of eight students, situated between Yass and Goulburn. The school has a close working relationship with its students, families and the immediate community. The school ensures students have access to a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Students have strong social networks across the Yass, Gunning and Crookwell districts due to the establishment of various small school initiatives.
The focus for or Strategic Improvement Plan is to develop our formative and summative assessment practices. Personalised Learning Plans (PLPs) will continue to be refined and developed for identified students. Teachers will evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching practices in light of student learning needs through the application of summative and formative assessments. The improvement of student wellbeing and the engagement of families and the wider community remains a priority.
Planning, programming, assessment and using data for teaching and learning are areas of ongoing improvement. The school will develop systems to monitor and review its curriculum provision to meet changing requirements of the students. There will be a focus on ensuring teaching and learning programs are explicit and engaging as well as meeting all requirements of the Department of Education and the NSW Education Standards Authority. The monitoring of student performance data will determine areas of need at an individual and whole-school level to ensure ongoing student and school improvement.
Dalton Public School is part of a Micro Schools Network (MSN) encompassing Dalton PS, Wee Jasper PS and Breadalbane PS as a professional learning community and collaborative leadership team. The MSN strives to enhance student, staff and community wellbeing.
For more information on our school, please visit http://www.dalton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/
General Selection Criteria
1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education
2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs
3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community
4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning
5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning
6. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policies and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead, engage and inspire staff to build a positive team culture focused on continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated expertise to lead evidence based, future focused teaching practices to maximise learning outcomes for all students within and beyond the school context.
- A highly visible and engaged leader who enhances the wellbeing of students and the school community through the promotion of strong, effective partnerships.
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
Classification Structure for Principals:
The Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2017 details the new principal classification structure based on complexity of schools which commenced in 2016. Please view information on the Classification structure for Principals at https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/Salary-and-benefits/salary-and-awards/awards-and-determinations/teachers-award-initiatives/principal-classification-structure-faqs
The classification and remuneration of our school principals is based on school complexity, as measured through each school’s RAM allocation. As part of the ongoing application of the new structure a review of thresholds and outcomes will occur on an annual basis. The principal classification for this school is Teaching Principal Level TP1 for 2024 and also TP1 for 2025.
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, 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.