Permanent full-time leadership position | 0.40 FTE teaching commitment | Commencement by negotiation

Lead with purpose. Teach with curiosity. Help every child flourish.

Brisbane Montessori School is seeking an accomplished and inspiring Montessori leader to become our next Head of Primary School.

This is an opportunity for an experienced educational leader to shape the future of our Primary School while remaining meaningfully connected to our children, our Montessori prepared environment and our community.

The Head of Primary School will provide educational, operational and people leadership across our Lower Primary and Upper Primary programs. The position includes a 0.40 FTE teaching commitment in a cover capacity, ensuring the successful applicant remains connected to classroom practice without carrying the responsibilities of a full time Class Director.

We are looking for a leader who combines deep Montessori knowledge with warmth, sound judgement and the confidence to lead people through growth and change. You will support our Class Directors and education teams, strengthen consistency across the Primary School and help create an environment in which children and adults can do their best work.

Established in 1981, Brisbane Montessori School is an independent, co-educational school located approximately 12 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD.

Set within a beautiful natural environment overlooking the Brisbane River, our school provides children and young people with an authentic Montessori education in thoughtfully prepared learning environments.

Our community is inclusive, connected and committed to respecting each child’s individual developmental journey. We encourage intellectual curiosity, independence, creativity,



responsibility and a genuine love of learning.

Our programs extend from early childhood through to secondary education:

Children’s House Lower Primary Middle School Senior School

The Montessori National Curriculum is mapped to the Australian Curriculum and provides the foundation for an educational approach that supports academic growth alongside each child’s social, emotional, ethical and physical development.

As Brisbane Montessori School enters its next stage of growth, the Head of Primary School will play an important role in strengthening educational quality, staff capability, family partnerships and continuity of learning across the school.

About the role Reporting to the Principal, the Head of Primary School is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team which provides leadership across the 6–12-year developmental plane, working closely with our Head of Children’s House and Head of Secondary and our Director of Inclusion Support.

The role holds responsibility for the quality, consistency and development of the school’s Lower and Upper Primary programs. It brings together educational leadership, staff development, student wellbeing, curriculum oversight, operational coordination and authentic Montessori practice.

The Head of Primary School will work collaboratively with the Executive and Senior Leaders within the school.





The successful applicant will:

Be the first point of contact for Primary staff and families, providing proactive and meaningful support;

Provide visible, relational, proactive and values-led leadership across the Primary School;

Inspire, mentor, coach and support Class Directors, Assistants and Specialist Teachers;

Actively contribute to a culture in which children, families and employees feel safe, respected, included and heard.

Protect and strengthen the integrity of Montessori philosophy and practice in our School;

Lead the delivery of the Montessori National Curriculum as mapped to the Australian Curriculum;

Maintain high expectations for teaching quality, student engagement and learning progress;

Take on teaching responsibility equivalent to two days of classroom teaching across the Primary environments each week;

Promote consistency and collaboration between and across Lower and Upper Primary environments;

Support curriculum planning, assessment, moderation, reporting and record-keeping;

Monitor student learning, attendance, engagement and wellbeing;

Work closely with the Director of Inclusion to support and contribute to the support planning and behaviour guidance for students ensuring inclusive practice and appropriate adjustments;

Support the enrolment funnel from Children House to Primary and Primary to Secondary, including facilitating effective transitions between developmental stages and Planes;

Build respectful and constructive partnerships with parents and caregivers;

Effectively lead Primary staff meetings, wider school professional learning and collaborative planning;

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📌 Head of Primary School (Brisbane)
🏢 Montessori School Of Tokyo
📍 Brisbane