Position Title: Head of Teaching and Learning – Primary
Employment Type: Full-Time
Commencement Date: Term 1, 2027
Location: Minarah College, Sydney NSW

About Minarah College

Minarah College is a co-educational Islamic school located in Sydney's South West, committed to providing a high-quality education within a supportive Islamic faith-based environment. The College fosters a collaborative, respectful and productive culture for staff while providing students with a strong academic, Islamic, sporting, extracurricular and wellbeing experience.

Guided by its core values of Respect, Opportunities, Care, Knowledge and Service (ROCKS), together with faith, integrity, perseverance, leadership and teamwork, Minarah College is committed to continuous improvement, strong academic outcomes, student wellbeing, professional development, effective governance and strong partnerships with parents and the wider community.

The Opportunity

Minarah College is seeking an experienced, dynamic and highly motivated educational leader to join the Primary School as Head of Teaching and Learning – Primary.

The successful applicant will provide strong instructional and academic leadership across the Primary School and play a central role in improving teaching practice, student achievement and learning outcomes.

The position is primarily focused on teaching and learning, academic improvement, curriculum implementation, staff development and student outcomes. The successful applicant will work closely with the Deputy Principal - Primary, Primary teaching staff, relevant Year Level Advisors, and the Islamic Studies and Arabic Departments to ensure a cohesive, high-quality educational program aligned with the College's Vision,



Mission, Islamic ethos and Strategic Plan.

The successful applicant will demonstrate high expectations of students and staff, strong curriculum and pedagogical knowledge, effective leadership and communication skills, a commitment to continuous improvement, and the ability to build positive and collaborative professional relationships.

Key Responsibilities

1. Academic Leadership and Improvement

Provide strong instructional leadership across the Primary School and lead initiatives designed to improve student academic outcomes.

Analyse student achievement data, identify areas requiring improvement and support targeted intervention and extension programs.

Contribute to the development and implementation of academic improvement priorities.

Promote a culture of evidence-based teaching, high expectations, professional accountability and continuous improvement.

2. Teaching and Learning

Lead and support the development and implementation of high-quality teaching and learning programs across the Primary School.

Promote effective pedagogy, differentiation, assessment and classroom practice.

Support consistency in curriculum delivery and assist teachers to implement engaging, innovative and evidence-informed teaching strategies.

3. Lesson Observation, Student Work and Teacher Development





Conduct regular lesson observations and develop a system to review and monitor student activity books and work.

Provide constructive feedback to teachers and support the development of professional goals and classroom practice.

Identify professional learning needs and contribute to the development and delivery of professional learning initiatives for Primary teaching staff.

Promote a culture of reflective practice, collaboration and qualified accountability.

4. Professional Learning and Collaboration

Lead effective teaching and learning meetings and professional learning activities.

Encourage the sharing of effective practice and support teachers in using student data to inform planning and instruction.

Contribute to mentoring and developing both beginning and experienced teachers.

5. Islamic Studies and Arabic Integration

Work closely with the Islamic Studies and Arabic Departments to strengthen the integration of the College's Islamic ethos and Arabic language learning across the Primary educational experience.

Foster meaningful collaboration between classroom teachers, Islamic Studies teachers and Arabic teachers.

Support opportunities for students to connect their academic learning with Islamic values, character development and Arabic language learning.

Ensure that the pursuit of academic excellence is balanced with and strengthened by the distinctive Islamic identity and mission of Minarah College.

6. Curriculum Planning and Assessment

Support the development, implementation and review of Primary curriculum programs and ensure alignment with relevant NESA requirements and College expectations.

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📌 Head of Teaching and Learning (Sydney)
🏢 Minarah College
📍 Sydney