Leading Teacher Range 3 - Excellence In Teaching and Learning

Department of Education Victoria – Broadmeadows VIC

21h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Broadmeadows Valley Primary School (BVPS) is located in the City of Hume, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The school is situated in the educational precinct of Broadmeadows, sharing a site with Hume Central Secondary College Year 7-9 Dimboola Road Campus, Broadmeadows Valley Gowrie Early Learning, Broadmeadows Special Development School and the Collingwood English Language School. Our school comprises of Learning Neighbourhoods. Learning Neighbourhood 1 (F-2), Learning Neighbourhood 2 (Year 3 and Year 4) and Learning Neighbourhood 3 (Year 5 and Year 6).

Students can reach their full educational potential only when they are happy, healthy and secure and when there is a positive school culture to engage and support them in their learning. Our school acknowledges that student wellbeing and student learning outcomes are inextricably linked. Broadmeadows Valley Primary School provides a safe and secure learning environment that embraces the teaching and learning of our values.

The staffing profile of the school includes: a Principal, an Assistant Principal, Leading Teacher and a Learning Specialist, 10 classroom teachers and specialist/support teachers. Our students and our community are supported by our Wellbeing Team, including a full time Student Counsellor, a Disability Inclusion Co-ordinator and a Mental Health in Schools Co-ordinator.

Collaborative planninghas a focus on the identification of student needs through data, the sharing of best practice and the evaluation of teaching and learning. All curriculum programs are based on the Victorian Curriculum 2.0.





The daily timetable is arranged around 5 teaching sessions of 60 minutes each. Students have one 60-minute session each week in the following specialist subjects: Visual Arts, STEM and Physical Education.

Broadmeadows Valley Primary School has a diverse population. The school caters for the EAL and Koorie students through classroom programs and targeted teaching where necessary.

Our school also operates a Community Hub. Our Community Hub provides a range of activities and programs for all members of the community. Broadmeadows Valley Primary School is a positive, inclusive learning community that cares for the learning needs of the entire community.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to attend a tour of our school, scheduled at 9.15am on November 4th. Please RSVP via the office.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated 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.

SC2 Demonstrated 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.

SC3 Demonstrated 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.

SC4 Demonstrated 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.

SC5 Demonstrated 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 professional 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

📌 Leading Teacher Range 3 (Melbourne)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
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