Principal, Gordon Primary School

ACT Education Directorate (see more jobs from this school)

Canberra, ACT 


Principal / Head of School

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 13 February 2024


Gordon Primary School is a unique and contemporary P-6 school located in the Tuggeranong region of the ACT and has a current enrolment of 515 students. The school provides a safe and inclusive learning environment with a strong focus on literacy, numeracy, and enquiry skills.

<p><b>How to apply:</b> For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.seek.com.au/job/73441767" rel="nofollow">www.jobs.act.gov</a><b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Details:</b> Gordon Primary School is a unique and contemporary P-6 school located in the Tuggeranong region of the ACT and has a current enrolment of 515 students. The school provides a safe and inclusive learning environment with a strong focus on literacy, numeracy, and enquiry skills. The school’s current cycle of school improvement includes the development of learner assets, aligning to national and international research and applied within the local school context. </p><p>The staff at Gordon Primary School are a dedicated and professional team who nurture and encourage student agency through co-constructed, innovative, and authentic learning experiences. The educators explicitly engage children in the process of inquiring into how they learn and the purpose of what they are learning. Staff are supported with ongoing professional learning to maintain the implementation of evidence-based, high impact instructional practices. Students learn about ‘big ideas’ that foster the dispositions of creativity, compassion, curiosity, and confidence. </p><p>Gordon Primary School utilises the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) framework including the school wide expectations to be safe, be respectful, be responsible and be a learner. The school is inclusive and differentiates learning experiences to enable every child to participate and supports each learner to understand that ‘personal best is valued and achieved’. The school prides itself on creating strong community links, including a supportive School Board and Parents and Citizens Association (P&amp;C). These collaborative partnerships create the warm, caring, and positive tone generated at the school. </p><p><b>Eligibility/Other Requirements: </b></p><ul><li>Prior to commencing in this role a minimum of four years full time (or equivalent) tertiary study leading to the award of a recognised school teaching qualification </li><li>A current full teaching registration with the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) (or eligibility for teacher registration with the ACT TQI) </li><li>A current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Working with vulnerable people (WWVP) registration (act.gov.au) </li></ul><p><b>Contact Officer:</b> Rose Godwin on <a href="mailto:EDU.DSIOffice&#64;act.gov.au" rel="nofollow">EDU.DSIOffice&#64;act.gov.au</a> or (02) 6205 8219<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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