AddressGlenbrook Public School, nestled in the picturesque village side of Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains. With a student enrolment of 373 our school embodies a vibrant community ethos where diversity thrives.
At Glenbrook Public School, we celebrate cultural diversity and prioritise personalised learning pathways. Our Aboriginal students receive tailored support through active consultation with families, teachers, and the local Aboriginal Educational Consultative Group, ensuring inclusive and effective educational practices.
Driven by high expectations, Glenbrook Public School excels academically, consistently performing above the state average in Literacy and Numeracy as evidenced by NAPLAN results. Our Opportunity Class, with biennial intakes, provides enriching opportunities for High Potential and Gifted Students.
We are committed to ongoing improvement, with a strategic focus on enhancing explicit teaching practices. Through targeted initiatives and professional learning, we prioritise differentiation, high expectations, and data-informed instruction to optimise student achievement.
In line with our vision of strengthening student development, Glenbrook Public School offers a rich variety of extracurricular activities, including music programs, debating teams, and sporting competitions. Our well-equipped classrooms leverage the latest technologies to create engaging learning environments.
Our school endeavours to cultivate a nurturing and challenging atmosphere where every student can flourish academically, socially, personally, and physically. Guided by our vision statement, we are dedicated to empowering students to excel across all facets of their educational journey.
Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary;
1. Demonstrated capacity to work as part of the executive team and balance exemplary classroom practice with the complexities of a leadership role.
2. Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and empower staff within a collaborative team to improve student learning outcomes. 3. Demonstrated ability to interpret and analyse stage and whole school data to lead and implement evidence-based best practice.
4. An open, approachable and visible leader with a demonstrated ability to build and strengthen positive relationships with students and the wider community with demonstrated experience and capabilities to strategically enhance student wellbeing, agency and engagement across the school.
General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
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.
