Head Teacher - Creative & Performing Arts - Ashfield Boys High School

Ashfield Boys High School has an enrolment of 779 students. The school has a commitment to ensuring that every boy reaches his full potential through a focus on personal excellence and holistic education. The dedicated staff deliver a dynamic curriculum that develops resilient, connected and innovative learners. The school enjoys strong parent support, a positive reputation in the community and attracts significant demand for enrolment. Connections to local community groups and programs is a feature of the school and assists with linking learning to the outside world. The school is a high performer in the HSC and achieves very high valued add for student learning from Year 7 to Year 12. The creative and performing arts are a core pillar of the school’s culture. The school has a combined CAPA and TAS Faculty which works collaboratively under the leadership of the CAPA Head Teacher.

Ashfield Boys High School has an enrolment of 779 students. The school has a commitment to ensuring that every boy reaches his full potential through a focus on personal excellence and holistic education. The dedicated staff deliver a dynamic curriculum that develops resilient, connected and innovative learners. The school enjoys strong parent support, a positive reputation in the community and attracts significant demand for enrolment. Connections to local community groups and programs is a feature of the school and assists with linking learning to the outside world. The school is a high performer in the HSC and achieves very high valued add for student learning from Year 7 to Year 12. The creative and performing arts are a core pillar of the school’s culture. The school has a combined CAPA and TAS Faculty which works collaboratively under the leadership of the CAPA Head Teacher.

1. Demonstrated ability to effectively lead a large faculty with high level support to guide new curriculum reform and professional development for teachers of varied experience.
2. Demonstrated ability to lead quality teaching and learning which maximises student achievement.
3. Capacity to lead collaborative and strategic planning processes which respond to priorities for whole school improvement as a member of the wider executive team.

1. Demonstrated ability to effectively lead a large faculty with high level support to guide new curriculum reform and professional development for teachers of varied experience.
2. Demonstrated ability to lead quality teaching and learning which maximises student achievement.
3. Capacity to lead collaborative and strategic planning processes which respond to priorities for whole school improvement as a member of the wider executive team.

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.

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.

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.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

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.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.