James Busby High School is a diverse and inclusive co-educational comprehensive high school located in south-west Sydney with an enrolment of 540. Our setting includes a large and dynamic Inclusive Education Unit comprising 10 classes, with 96 enrolled students. We celebrate our multicultural student body that includes 42 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, as well as 78% of students from a language background other than English.
At James Busby HS we are committed to delivering outstanding leadership, teaching and learning through our strong commitment to excellence and equity within Learning, Teaching and Leadership. We commit to practices that transform the learning lives of our students and to growth and attainment in literacy and numeracy and the Higher School Certificate by providing a curriculum that is rich, authentic and responsive to individual student needs. Our extensive support structures for students and staff guide us in meeting the complex learning needs of our diverse student body.
Underscoring our philosophy is our approach to trauma-informed practice and our core values that greatly enhance the wellbeing of our students and behaviour management. We continue to build the capacity of staff empowering them to maintain safe inclusive learning environments that deliver quality learning experiences enriching students' ability to connect, succeed, thrive and learn.
We continually strive to create opportunities to grow the potential of our students and recognise their strengths and capacity across the academic, social/emotional, physical and creative domains. We deliberately support student potential through a significant number of curricular and extra-curricular offerings. Excellence underpins these programs, which remain a central focus for our school.
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
Demonstrated successful experience teaching English Years 7–12 with a proven ability to improve student achievement through high-quality teaching and assessment.
Expertise in leading the implementation and evaluation of innovative, high-quality teaching and learning programs with a thorough understanding of the 7-12 English syllabus requirements, promoting high expectations, engagement, and equity for a diverse range of students inclusive of High Potential and Gifted learners.
Highly visible and approachable leadership skills, fostering a culture of teamwork, trust, and shared responsibility within the faculty and across the school to drive excellence in teaching and learning.
Proven capacity to be a collaborative and dynamic member of the executive team to lead whole-school continuous improvement, including explicit teaching and literacy instruction in a complex and diverse high school setting.
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
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.
The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
Additional Information
This position oversees LOTE within the school.
