Head of Teaching and Learning - Secondary
- Hume Anglican Grammar
- Craigieburn VIC, Australia
Job Description
Hume Anglican Grammar – About the school:
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Hume Anglican Grammar is a multi-campus co-educational Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne.
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Hume has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.
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The School aspires to develop young people who are kind, creative, inquiring, socially and emotionally at ease, and who strive to achieve their personal best in all their endeavours.
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With campuses already in Mickleham, Donnybrook and Kalkallo, the School has announced its acquisition of a 10-hectare parcel of land in Wollert for its fourth campus planned to open in 2033. This campus will comprise another two Primary schools and a Secondary school and when it reaches its capacity, will enrol over 2,500 students. In all, Hume Anglican Grammar will ultimately educate over 6,000 students.
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As one of Victoria’s fastest growing schools, it is expected to be one of the largest non-government schools in the state, with plans for further expansion.
Hume provides its students with an education that prepares them for the challenges of life, equips them to contribute to the community in an environment based on Christian values and at a cost affordable to as many families as possible. By establishing high standards in all that we do, every student is encouraged and supported to discover and fulfil their unique potential.
It is not by chance that we have young people who readily display warmth, humour and respect for one another and their teachers.
About the role:
The teacher role is ongoing (1.0 FTE) and the position of responsibility is fixed term, commencing on Monday, 25 January 2027 and will conclude in January 2031. This position will be based at our Freier Campus, with a leadership allowance at level 6. This role has a 0.5 time release, (and homeroom or equivalent).
The Head of Teaching and Learning - Secondary is responsible for implementing the School’s Vision for Teaching and Learning, and its realisation of creating a learning culture within the Secondary school. They drive the scope and sequence of the academic program, provide expert advice to teachers, and play a key role in delivering a relevant, progressive, and effective teaching program.
With knowledge of contemporary curriculum, teaching and learning practices, the Head of Teaching and Learning - Secondary is responsible for creating a stimulating and challenging learning environment, raising student achievement, improving quality teaching and learning, and promoting the School's philosophy, policies and procedures.
All teachers share a significant responsibility in preparing young people to lead successful and productive lives. The quality of the teacher is the single-most important in-school factor influencing student achievement. Teachers can be a source of inspiration and, equally importantly, provide a dependable and consistent influence on young people as they grow and flourish, and ultimately make choices about their future. All Teachers are expected to actively engage in the co-curricular and pastoral care program.
Requirements of the Role:
- Bachelor of Education degree or higher
- Breadth and depth of understanding in curriculum design and teaching and learning practices
- Demonstrated experience in leading teachers in the development of their pedagogy
- Leadership experience within the academic domain
- Ability to devise, implement, enhance, and evaluate teaching and learning programs
- Far-reaching knowledge of the Australian curriculum
- Proven experience leading others in the implementation of teaching practices and developing the capacity of teachers and curriculum leaders
- Current registration, or immediate eligibility for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching
Why work with us?
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Hume Anglican Grammar is an independent, multi-campus, co-educational and Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne. We aim to provide our students with an education that prepares them for the challenges of life, equips them to contribute to the community in an environment based on Christian values and at a cost affordable to as many families as possible. It is our fundamental belief that young people who are genuinely happy will engage, aspire and thrive within our learning community. By establishing high standards in all that we do, every student is encouraged and supported to discover and fulfil their unique potential.
Hume Anglican Grammar has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities. It has a strong sense of inclusivity and a community-minded focus. We are a progressive school, not just in the development of buildings and grounds, but also in innovative thinking and advancements in our approach to teaching and learning. This is led by a group of dedicated and expert teachers who practise their craft with skill, and by building the strongest of relationships with our students. It is not by chance that we have young people who readily display warmth, humour and respect for one another and their teachers.
Since 2011, the School has occupied the Mt Ridley P-12 campus of 10 hectares, this site will ultimately have 1,428 students. In 2019, it opened an 8-hectare second campus in Donnybrook. Currently numbering 840 students, it will ultimately have an enrolment of 1,596 from Prep to Year 12. At Donnybrook, the Secondary school commenced last year so now has 280 Year 7 and 8 students. Each year as additional classes and year levels are added, it will progress to offer Year 12 in 2028.
In 2023, the School opened its third campus in Kalkallo, as a Primary (P-6) school and as feeder to the Mt Ridley and Donnybrook Secondary schools, it will follow a similar growth pattern to Donnybrook with eventually 588 students.
This year, the school has 2,678 students and employs some 270 staff - 185 teaching and 85 non-teaching. Currently, the student enrolment at each campus is at Mt Ridley 1,418, Donnybrook 868 and Kalkallo 392.
The school is on a growth trajectory and in 2025 is projected to increase to 2,912 students (Mt Ridley 1,428, Donnybrook 1,008 & Kalkallo 476) and ultimately have some 3,612 students (Mt Ridley 1,428, Donnybrook 1,596 and Kalkallo 588) with a corresponding cohort of teaching and general staff on its three campuses with plans for further expansion.