Position Details Padbury Catholic Primary School is a double-stream, co-educational Catholic primary school that provides a welcoming and inclusive learning environment for students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. The school combines high academic expectations with a robust commitment to student wellbeing, fostering a close partnership between staff, students and families. Guided by Catholic values, Padbury CPS seeks to nurture the spiritual, social, emotional and intellectual growth of every child, ensuring that all learners are known, supported and challenged to achieve their personal best. Our primary school is seeking an experienced, high-calibre educator to lead and manage our Gifted and Talented/Extension program. In this key role, the educator will lead high-ability student enrichment, drive data-driven identification and manage external competition pathways.

Key Responsibilities
• Advanced Curriculum Leadership: Design and execute high-level learning programs focused on advanced conceptual models, philosophical inquiry, critical thinking, and complex problem-solving.
• Competitions & External Pathways: Lead and manage student entries, preparation, and participation in premier WA, national, and international primary competitions in Mathematics and Literacy.
• Systemic Identification & Testing: Oversee the school-wide identification framework, administering and interpreting multi-faceted testing criteria (including cognitive, achievement, and teacher nomination tools) to identify gifted learners.
• Data Evaluation & Tracking: Analyse standardised and psychometric assessment data to monitor growth, evaluate program efficacy,



and guide targeted classroom differentiation.
• Staff Mentorship & Parent Engagement: Coach classroom teachers in advanced differentiation techniques and partner with families to support the academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted students. Essential Selection Criteria & Qualifications
• Professional Registration: Current registration (or eligibility to register) with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) and a valid Working with Children Check.
• Proven Program Leadership: Demonstrated success in leading, managing, and evaluating a dedicated Gifted and Talented program or specialised extension initiatives within a primary setting.
• Competition Coordination: A proven track record of managing and mentoring student cohorts in WA-accessible national and state academic competitions (e.g., Olympiads, ICAS, Have Sum Fun, Future Problem Solving).
• Identification & Assessment Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in applying multi-faceted identification frameworks (e.g., AGAT, CogAT, Gagné's DMGT model) and analysing complex standardised test data to select and track students.
• Advanced Pedagogy & Curriculum Design: Demonstrated mastery in designing and delivering curriculum featuring philosophy for children, higher-order inquiry models, and specialised problem-solving frameworks. Desirable
• Formal post-graduate qualifications in Gifted Education (e.g., Certificate of Gifted Education/ COGE or equivalent). Qualifications Required Relevant Four Year Tertiary Qualification.
• Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School or willingness to attain

📌 Teacher (Gifted and Talented Education) (Padbury)
🏢 Catholic Education Western Australia
📍 Padbury