Department of Education Victoria – Kensington NSW

21h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Kensington Community School (KCHS) is a small secondary school with the capacity to enrol approximately 100 students, enrolled across 5 classes between years 7 and 12.
KCHS is a special-purpose setting designed for the inclusion of young people who have experienced difficulty in their previous educational settings. The school specialises in providing significant learning and wellbeing supports for the needs of these students. Many of the young people who choose to enrol at our school have not experienced learning success, or a sense of connectedness, to mainstream schools for a range of reasons.

The school's ethos is centred on five key values: Community,Achievement, Respect, EffortandSafety (CARES). Working collaboratively, staff and students have developed specific expectations for each value that are the basis of teaching and learning, with participation in and around the wider community.

In our school we endeavour to build positive relationships between adults and our young people so that they might flourish and realise their potential. To facilitate these relationships, we run smaller class sizes and utilise a co-teaching to ensure our students learning and wellbeing needs are fully supported.

At our school, pastoral teachers and education support staff assist young people to set personalised learning goals based upon their passions or interests. Staff strive to enable student voice, encouraging young people to exercise as much choice as possible in their learning. Pastoral teachers also ensure that the teaching and learning program as a whole meets the standards of the Victorian Curriculum F10,



and that it enables the reporting of student achievement against the achievement standards. At Year 11 & 12, the school offers the VCE Vocational Major (VM), or the Victoria Pathways Certificate (VPC), formerly known as VCAL for students.
From year 10, students complete a VET course as part of their VM or VPC studies. We have partnered with AIE & AIET registered RTOs to deliver a range of Certificates in Visual Arts, Outdoor Education, Hospitality, Hair & Beauty, and Creative Industries. The certificates are taught on campus at KCHS.

The wellbeing of every student at KCHS is our highest priority. The KCHS wellbeing model is a multi-tiered system of support, which is a systematic improvement framework whereby continuous data-based problem-solving and decision making is practised at the school.
It is a strengths-based approach, implementing early identification and intervention strategies, thatutilises high-impact, evidence-based pedagogical and wellbeing practices. This ensures every student receives the appropriate level of support, instructional intervention, and adjustments to be successful.

Through School-Wide Positive Behaviour System (SWPBS) the school creates positive relationships to provide opportunities for our students to develop connections with their communities, and an understanding of the world around them. We commit to providing accessible, authentic,



and ongoing learning for all within our school community.

The school is currently beginning the implementation of the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM), a trauma-informed practice approach to student-centric learning and wellbeing. BSEM promotes wellbeing in the school and supports teachers to meet the individual needs of each student.

The school acknowledges that some students may need extra social, emotional, or educational support at school, and that the needs of students will change over time as they grow and learn. We commit to resourcing a highly skilled wellbeing team to support young people and their families to engage with education.

We are seeking exceptional educators and support staff to join our highly qualified and dedicated team to transform learning and wellbeing. If you believe that an innovative approach is needed to engage students and improve outcomes, while better preparing them for a rapidly changing world, then I encourage you to apply to join our dynamic team.

To find out more about our school, we invite you to peruse our website (Kensington Community High School (https://www.kchs.vic.edu.au)

Selection Criteria

Head of Junior School:

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.

SC3Demons

📌 Junior School Coordinator (Sydney)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Sydney