AddressRobert Townson High School (FOEI 125) services the communities of Raby, Bow Bowing, Varroville and St Andrews. Our school celebrates diversity, including approximately 30 students within our Hearing Impairment Unit as well as students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. We have approximately 800 students with 42% of the school population from English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) backgrounds and 50 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.
We have students represent Robert Townson High School across the local and regional areas as well as occasionally across the State in sporting, cultural and academic competitions. The school undertook external validation in 2023 and through collaboration and consultation, developed a new Strategic Improvement Plan which commenced in Term 2 2024. Our strategic directions are Student Growth and Attainment, A Culture of High Expectations and Aspiration and A Highly Effective Professional Learning Community.
Selection Criteria
Approval to teach English (7-10) and English (11-12)
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the English faculty to design and implement inclusive, differentiated teaching and learning programs that meet the needs of all students.
Ability to promote and facilitate learning environments that support the wellbeing of 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.
