AddressWinston Heights Public School has a student enrolment of 321 and is located in an established residential area in North West Sydney. Our school enjoys a rich diversity of cultures with 49% of families from a language background other than English and 0.5% (2) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school has an excellent reputation within the community and is highly regarded for its caring, supportive, and inclusive culture. Students, staff, parents and the wider community work in collaboration to foster high expectations for student learning, achievement, and wellbeing; and are committed to the pursuit of continual school improvement and excellence.
There is a strong focus on the continuation of implementing the new curriculum K-6, along with initiatives to support student wellbeing through PBL, and other programs. The collaborative team at Winston Heights PS features a range of staff from beginning to highly experienced teachers, who are committed to developing a deep understanding of individual student needs and using data to inform differentiated teaching and learning programs.
Winston Heights PS students have opportunities to participate and excel in many extra-curricular programs that deepen their knowledge and broaden their understandings of arts, dance, band, technology, sport, numeracy, public speaking, debating and leadership.
An involved and supportive parent body, led by a dedicated P&C has high expectations and contributes to the inclusive culture that supports all students to strive for success.
Selection Criteria- In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary with demonstrated capacity to balance exemplary classroom practice with the complexities of a leadership role in a small school setting with a collaborative executive team.
- An approachable, collaborative and visible leader with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to foster enhanced outcomes for students, staff, parents and community.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the executive to drive continuous school improvement through whole school strategical planning and evaluation.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor and build the capacity of teachers to implement curriculum change and utilise data driven practices, that foster differentiated teaching and improved learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy.
- Demonstrated ability to enhance student wellbeing and engagement through extra-curricular opportunities and wellbeing initiatives.
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 (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.
