Location: Loddon Mallee - Macedon Ranges

Reference: 1548516

Location Profile

Wallan Secondary College: Learning for Life in Melbournes Northern Growth Corridor

Wallan Secondary College (WSC) is a dynamic government school catering to Years 7 to 12, located 50 kilometres north of Melbourne in the fast-growing Mitchell Shire. Since opening in 2006 with just 110 students, WSC has grown to over 900 students, reflecting the schools strong reputation for academic care, student support, and community connection.

At the heart of the College is a dedicated team of more than 120 staff, including five Principal Class members and 11 Leading Teachers. Staff are supported through clearly structured teams, targeted professional development, and collaborative planning time. This framework enables staff to deliver high-quality teaching while also nurturing student wellbeing and engagement.

WSC places strong emphasis on student support, offering a range of wellbeing services that include a dedicated wellbeing team, access to counselling, and proactive wellbeing programs delivered through a structured pastoral care model. Programs like breakfast club, homework club, and targeted intervention in literacy and numeracy ensure that every student receives the support they need to succeed.

With a sustained focus on learning, support, and wellbeing, Wallan Secondary College continues to build a safe, inclusive, and high-achieving school culture, one that fosters success for every student and empowers staff to thrive in their roles.

Selection Criteria

SC1Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.





SC2Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.

Role





Leading teachers will be highly skilled classroom practitioners and undertake leadership and management roles commensurate with their salary range.The role of leading teachers is to improve the skill, knowledge and performance of the teaching workforce in a school or group of schools and to improve the curriculum program of a school.

Typically, leading teachers are responsible for coordinating a number of staff to achieve improvements in teaching and learning which may involve the coordination and qualified support of colleagues through modelling, collaborating and coaching and using processes that develop knowledge, practice and professional engagement in others.

Leading teachers are expected to lead and manage a significant area or function within the school with a high degree of independence to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program.

Leading teachers will be expected to make a significant contribution to policy development relating to teaching and learning in the school. A leading teacher has a direct impact and influence on the achievement of the school goals.

Leading teachers are usually responsible for the implementation of one or more priorities contained in the school strategic plan.

Responsibilities

In recognition of the importance of leadership and management combined with exemplary teaching practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the leading teachers may include but are not limited to:

- Leading and managing the implementation of whole-school improvement initiatives related to the school strategic plan and school priorities
- Leading and managing the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery;
- Leading and managing the provision of professional develo

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