Position Information Blakehurst high school, is a dynamic co-educational comprehensive school. The student population is approximately 1033 students, with 86% coming from a non-English speaking background. We have 842 LBOTE students, 555 of whom have English as an additional language or dialect, the EAL/D 18, Aboriginal students, and 16 international students. Blakehurst high school has a strong student voice and offers a variety of leadership and extracurricular opportunities, including interactive clubs. The school boasts, a history of strong academic excellence, through the delivery of outstanding, future focused, contemporary teaching, and learning programs. Selection Criteria Approval to teach 7-10 History, Modern History, History Extension Demonstrated capacity to plan, implement and deliver quality and innovative teaching and learning programs to differentiate and engage students in their learning. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to contribute to faculty planning, whole school programs, and community engagement. Conditions An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity. Special Notes Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application. 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 ( dandidet.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 .