Position Information
Liverpool Boys High School is a comprehensive boys school in the south west of Sydney. It has 515 students, 88% from a language background other than English representing nearly 60 cultural groups. The school values are Respect, Responsibility and Learning. The school slogan is "We Choose our Success" drawing on the key principles of choice, personalisation and achievement. The school has a strong commitment from staff to a culture of innovation including our vertical senior school, Project Based Learning and the Big Picture Education Australia academy. The school has received significant equity funding for many years. The school won the Australian Education Awards for Best Government Secondary School in 2019 and was a finalist in the 2020 awards for Principal of the year and Teacher of the year. In 2020 we also received the Excellence award for School of the Year and Curriculum Innovation of the Year for our Take Over project in partnership with the Sydney Opera House. The school has won the secretaries’ award for outstanding school initiatives 6 years in a row. Over the next 3 years the school will merge with Liverpool Girls High School to become one co-ed school catering for up to 2000 students in a new build.
Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach to Visual Arts
- Demonstrated ability to provide engaging and differentiated lessons and programs to cater for student diversity.
- Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of students from a low socio economic area and from a language background other than English.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and contribute to a team or faculty.
Conditions
Special Notes
Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.
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 ([email protected]) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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