Position Information
This position sits within the AgSTEM FTE allocation within Richmond Agricultural College. The College has two campuses – Richmond HS and the Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education. Richmond HS is responsible for delivering educational programs to its mainstream and support stream students and delivers of the AgSTEM Selective and AgSTEM Specialty educational programs. The Centre of Excellence is responsible for delivering educational programs to the College’s AgSTEM Selective and AgSTEM Specialty streams and delivers of the AgSTEM programs on its campus. AgSTEM students in Years 7-10 spend 3 days a week at the Centre of Excellence campus and 2 days a week at the Richmond HS campus.
This position is substantive to the Richmond HS campus but is a College position. The 2024 allocation for AgSTEM delivery of Agriculture/Primary Industries is ( FTE) at the Centre of Excellence Campus. In 2024, seven AgSTEM classes will operate in the College, engaging in a transdisciplinary, partnered learning curriculum. In 2024, student enrolment will be capped at 210 students across Years 7 to 10, with a full capacity of students up to 600 college students when at full operation.
The Centre currently operates from TAFE/WSU facilities on the Hawkesbury campus, awaiting the move into our purpose built facility. The Centre also delivers high quality, transdisciplinary AgSTEM programs utilising design thinking and partnered learning experiences to students K-12 across NSW and teacher professional learning. The successful candidate in this role will have access to engagement in these programs. Richmond HS currently delivers programs to students in Stages 4-6 to a population of approximately 700 students, With 13% of the student body identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.