Position Information Holroyd High School is an HPGE partnership high school with a current enrolment of 558 students 7-12, including 86% non-English speaking backgrounds. As a proudly diverse and inclusive institution, we place a strong emphasis on explicit teaching to build high expectations for all students, and Choice Theory to foster a culture of autonomy, collaboration, and responsibility, creating a safe and nurturing environment where all can thrive. The school has an Intensive English Centre for newly arrived students of non-English speaking background and a support unit for students with an intellectual disability and/or autism. Selection Criteria 1. Approval to teach Commerce and Business Studies. Willing to teach History 7-10 and Geography 7-10. 2. Commitment to quality teaching and the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate differentiated lessons using explicit teaching strategies to effectively ensure that all students, inclusive of HPGE and EAL/D students have meaningful learning opportunities. 3. Capacity to implement effective classroom management strategies with a focus on building and fostering positive learning environments to maximise student growth and promote high expectations for all students. 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 (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.
