POSITION INFORMATION

Loftus Public School is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney, with a current enrolment of 358 mainstream students and 21 pre-school children accessing the Early Intervention Unit. We have 21 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students. We are committed to educating for excellence through developing a culture of high expectations and the provision of a respectful, inclusive and engaging learning environment. All students access rich and diverse educational programs within a varied and balanced curriculum. Our dedicated, highly skilled staff are committed to an ethos of life-long learning where collaborative and collegial practices contribute to a positive school learning environment with quality teaching and extra-curricular programs. We aim for continual improvement in our evidence informed practices to ensure student growth, resilience and attainment.
Student wellbeing is central to what we do at Loftus Public School. The core values of self-confidence, honesty, responsibility, excellence, cooperation and kindness underpin all facets of school life, with Positive Behaviour for Learning and Restorative Practices providing scaffolds for respectful relationships. Our school has a highly interested, dedicated and supportive parent body with whom we work side by side for the students at our school.

ABOUT THE NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.

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