Assistant Principal in Sydney

Location: Sydney Region

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at $168,946.00. This position attracts a base salary of $149,059.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation.

School Name: Prairievale Public School

Prairievale Public School is a P3 school located in Bossley Park on Dharug Land. The school has an enrolment of 402 students, with 92% of students from a language background other than English, representing 39 different language backgrounds and 19 Aboriginal students. Our school community is culturally and linguistically diverse, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive, supportive and high-expectations learning environment where every student is known, valued and cared for.

The school has seven Diverse Learner Classes catering for students with Autism and moderate intellectual disabilities, with inclusive practices embedded across all aspects of school operations. Prairievale Public School is also preparing for the establishment of a public preschool, anticipated to open in 2027. This significant development will strengthen early learning opportunities and support continuity of learning, wellbeing and development from preschool through to Year 6.

Prairievale Public School has a strong commitment to High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE), ensuring students have opportunities to discover, develop and demonstrate their potential across the intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical domains. Through strategically funded and targeted initiatives, enrichment programs and differentiated learning experiences, the school actively promotes talent development and equitable access to challenging and engaging opportunities for all students.

Student wellbeing is a key priority, underpinned by a strong welfare framework that promotes proactive and preventative approaches to behaviour support. As a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school, Prairievale Public School embeds trauma-informed practices to foster a safe, respectful and supportive environment for students, staff and families.

The school maintains a strong focus on continuous improvement, evidence-informed teaching and high expectations for student learning and achievement. Classrooms are characterised by culturally responsive practices, rich dialogue, explicit teaching, visible learning strategies and the purposeful use of formative and summative assessment to inform differentiated and challenging learning experiences. Digital technologies and STEAM are integrated into teaching and learning to develop students’ creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and problem-solving skills. Prairievale Public School is committed to developing confident, capable and successful lifelong learners.

Students benefit from a broad range of extracurricular, enrichment and leadership opportunities, supported by strong partnerships with families, community organisations and our Community of Schools. A collaborative and improvement-focused staff culture, underpinned by shared responsibility for student growth, wellbeing and achievement, is central to the school's ongoing success.

Specific Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated excellence in classroom practice, with strong knowledge of evidence-informed, explicit and inclusive teaching practices, and the capacity to lead improvements in teaching and learning that promote high expectations, equity and improved outcomes for all students.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead effective teams, build staff capability and foster a collaborative culture of shared responsibility and continuous professional improvement.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead consistent whole-school approaches to wellbeing, behaviour and engagement that promote inclusion, student voice, belonging and success.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead and support high-quality teaching and learning across P–6, with an understanding of early childhood education and the ability to strengthen educational practices, support effective transitions and build strong connections between preschool and the wider school community.

General Selection Criteria:

• Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice.
• Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs.
• Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams.
• Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents.
• Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy.

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.

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.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.