Assistant Principal - Toukley Public School

Toukley Public School is located on the NSW Central Coast and proudly serves a diverse community of 541 students from Preschool to Year 6. Our school community upholds high expectations where respect, responsibility, and excellence are demonstrated by all. We provide a supportive and inclusive environment, reflected in our significant equity loadings for socio-economic status (FOEI 149), Aboriginal background, and students with disabilities. We have 7 multistage support classes catering for 60 students with additional needs, supported by specialist staff to foster their learning and development.
Kooloora Preschool, our designated Aboriginal preschool, offers 40 part-time places to families from across the Central Coast. With 35% of our whole school population identifying as Aboriginal (187 students), we maintain strong partnerships with the Muru Bulbi Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and have a dedicated Aboriginal Education Officer to support our students’ cultural and educational needs.
We are proud to offer the ASPIRE Targeted Sports Programs, IGNITE Targeted Dance Program, and the SHINE initiative, which cater to high potential and gifted students across all learning domains. Our school’s commitment to explicit teaching ensures quality learning experiences for every student.

Toukley Public School is located on the NSW Central Coast and proudly serves a diverse community of 541 students from Preschool to Year 6. Our school community upholds high expectations where respect, responsibility, and excellence are demonstrated by all. We provide a supportive and inclusive environment, reflected in our significant equity loadings for socio-economic status (FOEI 149), Aboriginal background, and students with disabilities. We have 7 multistage support classes catering for 60 students with additional needs, supported by specialist staff to foster their learning and development.
Kooloora Preschool, our designated Aboriginal preschool, offers 40 part-time places to families from across the Central Coast. With 35% of our whole school population identifying as Aboriginal (187 students), we maintain strong partnerships with the Muru Bulbi Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and have a dedicated Aboriginal Education Officer to support our students’ cultural and educational needs.
We are proud to offer the ASPIRE Targeted Sports Programs, IGNITE Targeted Dance Program, and the SHINE initiative, which cater to high potential and gifted students across all learning domains. Our school’s commitment to explicit teaching ensures quality learning experiences for every student.

1. Demonstrated understanding of evidence-informed teaching practices and the principles of explicit instruction, with the ability to support their effective application across the school.
2. Demonstrated ability to foster a positive school culture that promotes student engagement, participation and a strong sense of belonging for all.
3. Understanding of early childhood education and the Preschool to Year 6 learning continuum, with the ability to support quality educational experiences, effective transitions and continuity of learning as children transition through school.

1. Demonstrated understanding of evidence-informed teaching practices and the principles of explicit instruction, with the ability to support their effective application across the school.
2. Demonstrated ability to foster a positive school culture that promotes student engagement, participation and a strong sense of belonging for all.
3. Understanding of early childhood education and the Preschool to Year 6 learning continuum, with the ability to support quality educational experiences, effective transitions and continuity of learning as children transition through school.

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.

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.

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.