Teacher English - Whitebridge High School

About this role

Position InformationWhitebridge is a proudly comprehensive 7-12 high school that offers its 980 students the best educational opportunities, in an inclusive, safe and secure learning environment. The school has an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student population of 9% and a language background other than English of 6%. Additionally, there are three MC classes, three ILSMH classes and one IM class catering to students from Years 7 to12. We are committed to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum that extends students in all areas of learning and develops their skills to be successful in our constantly changing world. The school is characterised by a focus on high expectations of all, and quality teaching and learning in a positive, inclusive and disciplined learning environment. The school delivers a comprehensive accelerated learning program to support student transition and pathways as well as quality opportunities across all high potential and gifted education domains. Whitebridge High School offers quality environments that enrich learning and celebrates positive relationships across the school and its community underpinned by strong positive behaviour for learning programs. We are a proud member of the Wiyellai Koa Community of Schools fostering high quality education from Kindergarten to Year 12. Our school values are Learning, Respect and Responsibility, we recognise, acknowledge and celebrate personal achievement as well as providing opportunities for students to develop citizenship and community responsibility. Selection Criteria * Approval to teach English 7-10, English Years 11 & 12 and English Extensions 1 & 2. Demonstrated capacity to applying literacy and numeracy data as well as evidence-informed teaching strategies to meet individual student needs, with an emphasis on elevating excellence and maintaining high academic expectations. Ability to implement effective positive behaviour for learning and design differentiated learning programs that promote student engagement, support progress and foster academic excellence. Demonstrated commitment to collaborating within a professional and cohesive teaching team to contribute positively to the school’s learning and wellbeing culture supporting student and community success. ConditionsAn 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 NotesApplicants 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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage. Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here. To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.