Position Information
The Meadows Public School, established in 1890 and located in the suburb of Seven Hills, is part of the Bungarribee Principals Network in Western Sydney. The school has an enrolment of approximately 340 students, including 11% Aboriginal students and 69% of students from a Language Background other than English.
The school continues to work in partnership with its Schools as Community Centre (SaCC) to support early childhood learners and their families and serves as the base school for the Itinerant Support (Hearing) Team, providing specialist support to students and schools across the network.
Our teaching staff includes both experienced and early career teachers who share a strong commitment to evidence-informed teaching, with a focus on literacy, numeracy, and student engagement. Analysis of school data and evidence highlights ongoing priorities in reading, numeracy, attendance, wellbeing, and teacher collaboration. These priorities guide professional learning and classroom practice to ensure consistent, high-quality teaching and improved student outcomes.
The school implements Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) and provides a range of co-curricular and leadership opportunities supported by an active and engaged Parents and Citizens Association. The Meadows Public School maintains strong connections within the Blacktown Learning Community, participating in shared programs that enhance student voice, leadership and high potential and gifted education.
The Meadows Public School is a welcoming, inclusive, and culturally responsive community that values respect, wellbeing, learning, improvement, and cultural diversity, and works collaboratively to ensure every student is known, valued and cared for.
Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience, skills and knowledge to teach students with complex needs, including autism, intellectual and challenging behaviours to promote positive learning and inclusive practices.
2. Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum through the development and implementation of personalised support plans that caters for diverse learning needs, maximises student growth and fosters high expectations.
3. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with staff, students, families, and external agencies, to build an inclusive and supportive school culture.
4. Demonstrated skills and experience in using a range of classroom management and flexible teaching strategies that engage and cater for the academic, communication, sensory, social and emotional needs 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 ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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