Are you an experienced educational leader passionate about strengthening curriculum, teaching and learning? As Head of Department (Curriculum), you will play a key role in leading curriculum priorities, supporting high-quality teaching practice and contributing to a shared vision for positive student outcomes.

Working collaboratively with staff, students and the wider school community, you will help foster a culture of high expectations, professional growth, inclusion and continuous improvement.

If you are ready to lead meaningful curriculum initiatives and contribute to whole-school improvement, we encourage you to apply.

This role is offered on a temporary full-time basis, until 05 October 2027, unless otherwise determined.

About Us

Our purpose at Logan Reserve State School is students' engagement and achievement in learning. We value learning that is flexible, challenging, dynamic and is the result of a consistent and continuous focus on effective planning, teaching, monitoring and assessment practices.

We provide a learning environment that is welcoming, caring and supportive of each individual child. The school views the child as a whole person and will provide opportunities for intellectual, social, emotional and physical development to enable each child to fulfil his/her potential both as an individual and as a member of society.

At Logan Reserve State School, we respectfully acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners and ongoing custodians of the lands on which our school is built and where learning takes place. We pay respect to Elders, past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connection to Country and ways of learning over thousands of years.

Your Prospect

This role is responsible for:





- Leading three levels of planning - supporting teachers to plan at the whole-school, year-level and classroom levels, ensuring curriculum alignment, consistency and appropriate differentiation.
- Leading the implementation of literacy blocks - supporting teachers to translate the school's agreed literacy approach into consistent, high-impact classroom practice, with a strong focus on explicit instruction, modelling, guided practice and responsive teaching.
- Leading Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) - facilitating collaborative, purposeful PLTs that use student achievement and progress data to identify needs, plan targeted responses, monitor impact and drive measurable student improvement.
- Building teacher capability - working alongside teachers to strengthen curriculum knowledge, instructional practice and the effective use of assessment to inform teaching.
- Monitoring impact - using student and school data to identify trends, evaluate the effectiveness of teaching practices and ensure improvement strategies result in improved outcomes for students.

Interested? To Apply:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
- Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Occupational group Education & Training

📌 Head of Department (Curriculum) - Logan Reserve State School (Beaudesert)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Beaudesert