AddressAbout Frensham
Established in 1913, Frensham is one of Australia’s most respected boarding and day schools for girls. Frensham inspires its students to be critical, ethical and flexible thinkers, equipped to be future leaders in a complex and rapidly changing world.
Frensham is an outward-looking and forward-thinking school. Our passionate and dedicated staff work as a highly professional team that takes the time to consider and support each girl’s individual learning, growth and development as independent, empowered young people. Our belief is that students rise to the intellectual life around them, which creates a culture designed to inspire intellectual and emotional growth and maturity, helping every student to thrive.
In a stimulating living and learning environment, surrounded by an abundance of natural beauty, girls are challenged and supported to develop the skills and the motivation to contribute positively to their local and global communities. They are taught to value kindness, resilience, empathy and compassion, and to carry these attributes with them for life, alongside the School’s core values.
Role Overview
The Head of English is a leadership position offering an exciting career opportunity for a highly experienced educator and scholar of English with significant, relevant leadership experience to join Frensham on a full-time basis from Term 4, 2024.
Frensham’s English Faculty works collaboratively to promote English as a challenging and exciting course of study. The number of students pursuing Extension courses at Preliminary and HSC level is extremely high, and individual mentoring is core to the process through which students are supported. The English Faculty is well resourced and our teachers are engaged in supporting students both in and beyond class. At Frensham, the differentiation of programs, assessments and teaching strategies is highly developed.
The Head of English will be a passionate, inspirational and energetic classroom teacher with the proven ability to improve student learning outcomes. The Head of English will also be an experienced leader and manager of colleagues who is emotionally intelligent and who will be able to generate high quality team effort amongst those with whom they work.
All teaching staff are committed to a professional learning program focused on improvement in professional practice as part of a school-wide pursuit of excellence in teaching.
Leadership
- Leading the teachers of the English Faculty to deliver lessons of the highest quality.
- Liaising with the Director of Studies to ensure faculty administration is of the highest standard.
- Supporting and managing English Staff to improve practice and accountability.
- Acting as a key member of the Head of Faculties team, ensuring a literacy focus across all areas of the school.
Role Requirements
- Possesses the appropriate teaching and tertiary qualifications relevant to the position.
- Experience in teaching HSC English Advanced, Standard and Extension 1. Experience in teaching Extension 2 English would be advantageous.
- Dynamic and effective classroom practitioner.
- Ability to differentiate instruction and cater for a range of learning abilities and needs.
- Thorough understanding of the learning process, including the role of assessment and feedback.
- Understanding what ‘best-practice’ and ‘next-practice’ look like for English teaching.
- Experience in managing staff, encouraging, mentoring and supporting them to excellence and building a culture of ongoing improvement and responsiveness.
- Ability to share responsibilities associated with leadership from a whole school perspective.
Personal Capabilities and Characteristics
- Commitment to the values and ethos of Frensham Schools.
- Enthusiasm for working as part of a highly professional and motivated team.
- Willingness to contribute to the full life of the School, including weekends, evenings and non-term time.
- Possesses the ability to integrate and utilise technology to enhance teaching and learning.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Open-minded, flexible, collaborative, enthusiastic and optimistic.
- Personal integrity, honesty and fairness.
- Creative and well-organised.
Please note: The provision of accommodation on campus may be available to the suitable candidate.
Commencement: Term 4, 2024 (or by negotiation)
Applications: Applications should be addressed to the Head of Frensham, Mr Geoff Marsh and must include a statement of educational philosophy, curriculum vitae, university transcripts and the contact details of three referees.
Please email applications to: **@frensham.nsw.edu.au
Please do not apply through Seek.
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 28 July 2024.
Early applications are appreciated to assist the interview process.
Further information: Call Victoria Hindmarch, +61 2 4860 2000.
All staff at Frensham Schools take an active role in ensuring our Child Protection programs, policies and processes are at the forefront of all that we do. A Working with Children Check Clearance Number must be provided to the School prior to confirmation of the appointment.
The successful applicant will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or other diseases (as advised by the School) and provide the School with evidence it considers satisfactory regarding vaccination. Being fully vaccinated may include additional doses and booster injections.
