POSITION INFORMATION

Ashcroft Public School is a vibrant P-6 school located in Southwest Sydney in the Liverpool Principals Network. The school has an enrolment of 302 students, including 43 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students and a diverse population from over 30 different cultural
Ashcroft Public School has a high mobility factor, which is supported through the use of intensive transition programs.
The school is dedicated to providing positive and meaningful parent and community engagement opportunities with its diverse community, as well as rich extra-curricular opportunities for students that further support learning and wellbeing. Ashcroft Public School hosts a Schools as Community Centre program that provides quality Early Intervention programs for families and young children, from birth to 4 years and a preschool which supports our transition to school processes.
Our school has been working on establishing a wellbeing hub Mirrung which supports early intervention, student enrichment programs, family connections and health. Our hub aims to integrate education, social services and health. We value a culture of high expectations relational trust which has strengthened partnerships between school and home.
Ashcroft Public School has strong partnerships with the 2168 Community of Schools and to fostering productive programs and initiatives with its partner high schools.
Our future directions have been defined through deep evaluation and community consultation, including the LLAECG, in order to ensure every student’s needs will be strategically supported through our equity funding.
We continue to work on further developing a culture of high expectations, where feedback is a valued tool for continuous development. Our aim is to embed evaluative practices that are regular, responsive and systematic and will drive future direction and school improvement.

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
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