St Mark's Anglican Community School - APPOINTMENT OF THE HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL A School of The Anglican Schools Commission (Inc.) - AISWA
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St Mark’s Anglican Community School APPOINTMENT OF THE HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL A School of The Anglican Schools Commission (Inc.)
THE ANGLICAN SCHOOLS
COMMISSION AND ST MARK’S
Established in 1985, the St Mark’s is a K-12 Anglican school, the foundation
Anglican Schools Commission’s school of the Anglican Schools Commission (Inc.), that
mission is to found and support aspires to be the leading school in Perth’s Northern
low-fee systemic schools that corridor.
provide a comprehensive,
Our School is a centre of excellence in teaching and
inclusive, caring, and
learning, pastoral care, worship, and service, providing
supportive Christian education
a high quality, inclusive, caring, and accessible
in the Anglican tradition.
Christian education.
For further information on the
Anglican Schools Commission, Anglicanism underpins all aspects of life at St Mark’s.
visit Participation in Anglican faith and worship is offered
https://www.ascschools.edu.au/ to the School community - students, families, and staff
- for personal exploration, study, and conversation.
Our community is important to us. Each student and each family is supported to feel safe
and to have a sense of belonging to the School community beyond their time as a student.
Our School enables every student to be who they are and to engage in pathways
appropriate to them, as they grow in an environment of high care and high challenge.
St Mark’s provides all students with opportunities to learn, grow and succeed through:
• relevant and personally meaningful curriculum;
• learning in both the classroom and through external partnerships; and
• group activities and service learning opportunities to discover more about themselves
and others.
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College
APPOINTMENT OF THE
HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
The Principal is seeking to appoint an outstanding educator to become the School’s Head
of Middle School. The Head of Middle School will think strategically and innovatively in
their approach to teaching and learning, curriculum, pedagogy, wellbeing, and staff
development. The Head of Middle School will be committed to continuous improvement
and growth of St Mark’s people - students and staff - and educational programs and be a
strong and successful educational leader.
Applications are sought from suitably qualified and experienced educators.
The position will commence at the beginning of Term 1, 2022.
Applications close at 4.00pm (WST) on Monday 4 October 2021.
Further information about St Mark’s is available from the School’s website:
www.stmarks.wa.edu.au
School Motto: Seek Truth and Wisdom
School Values: Respect; Knowledge; Confidence; Responsibility;
Community
ST MARK’S ANGLICAN
COMMUNITY SCHOOL
St Mark’s was established in 1986 in the thriving northern beachside suburb of Hillarys,
20km from the CBD and 1km from the beach. The School’s demographic is drawn
mainly from northern coastal suburbs, well supported by public transport systems. The
School is the educational home of approximately 1,790 students from Kindergarten to
Year 12 across three sub-schools: Primary School, consisting of Early Learning
(Kindergarten to Year 1) and Junior School (Year 2 to Year 5); Middle School (Year 6 to
Year 8); and Senior School (Year 9 to Year 12).
Key entry points for students are Kindergarten, Year 2, Year 4, and Year 6.
Life at St Mark’s is a wonderful mix of enthusiasm, learning, outdoor pursuits, and
cultural, music and sporting activity. The School’s well-respected reputation for
student achievement is matched by its reputation as a caring community.
St Mark’s was the first Anglican Community School to be established in Western
Australia and its success provided the impetus for the establishment of further
schools within the Anglican Schools Commission system, providing accessible co-
educational Christian education in the Anglican tradition.
The School’s Christian ethos and values promote a positive work environment and a
culture which attracts and retains high-quality staff by fostering professionalism,
commitment, loyalty, and strong pastoral care.
The vision of St Mark’s is to grow good people who are lifelong learners, striving for
excellence and equity in all they do. This vision is supported in practice by the School’s
Strategic Plan and frameworks for teaching and learning, pastoral care, use of
technologies, addressing the needs of diverse learners, and the St Mark’s learner
attributes.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT The Principal is responsible for implementing the Strategic Plan and governing policies of School Council and the ASC, and for the day-to-day leadership and management of the School. The Principal is assisted by an Executive Team that includes the Heads of each of the sub-schools (Primary School, Middle School and Senior School), the Head of Teaching and Learning (K-12), the Senior Chaplain and the Business Manager. The School employs over 200 full and part-time teachers, Education Assistants, Music Tutors, Administration, Facilities, Cafeteria and Uniform Shop staff. Each of the Anglican Schools Commission schools within Western Australia operates under the Anglican Schools Commission Enterprise Agreement. The School is a member of the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA), and Anglican Schools Australia (ASA).
ANGLICAN IDENTITY St Mark’s is a Christian school grounded in the Anglican tradition. The Head of Middle School is expected to be supportive of the Anglican faith and to take a leading role in the nurturing, modelling and development of a faith-based school community. Christian values and the teachings of Jesus Christ are at the centre of the School’s Christian ethos. They permeate every aspect of School life and relationships between members of the School community, through a dynamic Chaplaincy and Christian Education program. St Mark's aims to foster growth in character and to develop a set of values and skills, by teaching and example in a Christian setting, through all aspects of School life. The Whitfords Anglican Parish shares the Chapel of St Mark and St Luke situated on the School grounds. There is a genuine partnership between the local worshipping community and the School community, with the parish priest also being a member of School Council.
PURPOSE AND VALUES
St Mark’s values the unique qualities that each individual brings to our learning
community but understands that our success is largely dependent on how we
work together as a team. Each individual works as part of a team to enable all
staff and students to flourish.
The School aims to ‘grow good people’ through a diverse and enriching set of learning
experiences, together with distinctive programs in the arts, sport, outdoor education, and
service to the community, and an emphasis on student wellbeing and character.
The School supports a vibrant cocurricular program across the school and the academic
program offers a wide variety of courses and programs which lead, in Senior School, to
achievement of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE).
St Mark’s aims to develop students who will be typified by their compassion, their
resilience, their pursuit of excellence, and their sense of community and responsibility
to others. The School endeavours to provide a rich learning environment that builds on
the foundational literacy, numeracy and skills needed to thrive in our modern society
and in our students’ future.
Educational Focus
Early Learning K-Y1 Discover and Inquire
Junior School Y2-Y5 Consolidate and Grow
Middle School Y6-Y8 Explore and Flourish
Senior School Y9-Y10 Challenge and Enrich
Senior School Y11-Y12 Succeed and Fulfil
The Middle School
The middle years of schooling are a significant and special time of rapid physical,
cognitive, and emotional development for each child. The St Mark’s Middle School is a
safe, nurturing environment in which each student can flourish. Its design - from buildings
and facilities to subjects and cocurricular offerings - is built on deep knowledge of the
needs of young adolescents. We have a focus on nurturing positive relationships, creating
routines and rituals that provide consistency, and building the skills of all learners.
In the Middle School, students explore and flourish in a learning environment that enables
them to experiment, discover and create. Students are provided with opportunities to
develop their academic skills as well as be part of a supportive transition program in which
they can develop lasting friendships and experience personal growth.
The Year 6 program provides a supportive transition for all students, whether coming from the St Mark’s Primary School or another school. The Floreat building is the ‘nest’ or home base for the Year 6 students, where much of their learning takes place. Students in Years 7 and 8 move between classrooms in the Cottesloe building and other key locations. All Middle School students have the opportunity to access the dedicated facilities the Secondary School has to offer, including Science laboratories, Art rooms, Physical Education and Outdoor Education facilities, the Barbara Godwin Performing Arts Complex and the Tony Stopher Library and Information Centre. The Middle School precinct gives students access to social and play spaces such as playgrounds, plenty of shaded seating, outdoor chess, outdoor games, and the popular table tennis tables, all designed to meet the physical and social needs of students at these year levels. The St Mark’s Middle School provides students with a learning environment that is age appropriate; with enough challenge to excite and enough nurture to encourage safe risk taking. Students are provided with opportunities to develop their academic skills with a robust curriculum, and they are also presented with opportunities for experiential learning through our discretionary curricula, ‘Learn’ and ‘Explore’. These lessons, which are taught throughout the Middle School, prioritise what we think is important and build skills in students that will transfer into the Senior School and life beyond school. Our pastoral care program, ‘Flourish’ is taught weekly and is age and stage appropriate, addressing protective behaviours, resilience, friendships, social media, and bullying, to name a few. This curriculum is facilitated by the students’ pastoral care tutor, supporting, and building the connections between staff and students. Most important is that St Mark’s Middle School focuses on safety, belonging and the wellbeing of each young person. St Mark’s is educating students for the future to be: • Resilient, possessing a growth mindset • Confident and creative • Skilled in learning and in demonstrating their learning • Principled and purposeful • Lifelong, independent, autonomous learners
STRATEGIC PLAN
The School’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 focuses on four strategic focus areas:
1 Lifelong Learning
Our community is characterised by individual and collective commitment to lifelong
learning that embraces knowledge, skills, curiosity, authenticity, connectedness, and
reflection.
2 Holistic Wellbeing
Our community is characterised by its support and development of the holistic
wellbeing of all.
3 Rounded Character
Our community is characterised by an aim to ‘grow good people’ who are ethical,
respectful, honest, empathetic, confident, capable, and concerned citizens of the
world.
4 Stewardship and Sustainability
Our community is characterised by responsible management and forward-looking
leadership.
More detailed information about the Schools Strategic Plan may be found on the website
at www.stmarks.wa.edu.au.
PARENT PARTICIPATION
St Mark’s is known for its strong sense of community and high level of parent
engagement, maintained by strong and effective links between the School and parents
through the Parents and Friends’ Association.
The Parents and Friends’ Association is well established, supporting the School through
involvement in curricular and cocurricular activities.
Active support is both a precondition and a continuing condition of enrolment –
families of enrolled students contribute to the School ten ‘parent commitment’ hours
each year. This fulfils a foundational ethos that parents share responsibility to assist the
School in achieving its spiritual and educational goals.
FACILITIES Early Learning (K- Year 1) The Early Learning Centre is a self-contained facility with its own classrooms, play spaces and amenities. The play areas include sand and water play, a sensory garden, grassed open space, climbing frames, nature play areas and imaginative play spaces, as well as their own edible garden. Junior School (Years 2 – 5) The Junior School Precinct was rebuilt in 2011, and additional facilities opened in 2017 to cater for increased enrolments. The two larger buildings have six classrooms in each, all connecting to a generous open space. The open space is very flexible, and is used in a variety of ways, from working in small groups, to gathering all Junior School students together for meetings and activities. The Junior School precinct has specialist facilities for Art and Physical Education, including a sports oval and equipment to encourage creative and structured play. Students also make use of the School’s shared amenities, such as the Barbara Godwin Performing Arts Complex, the Ken Fairfield Hall, and the Len King Sports Pavilion. Middle School (Years 6 – 8) Outdoor play equipment caters for the physical needs of Year 6 students. The equipment is designed to encourage upper body strength, while ‘nests’ in the structure provide places for social interaction. The Year 7 and 8 zones incorporate a number of large-scale games, such as outdoor Connect Four. New seating and shaded areas provide plenty of opportunity for social interaction, while also providing places to play. The ever-popular outdoor chess and table tennis tables add another social element to Year 6, 7 and 8 zones. The Middle School precinct is the ideal place for our adolescent children and provides distinct areas designed to cater for the social and physical needs of students and their desire to play.
Senior School (Years 9 -12) A purpose-built facility is the focus of Senior School life. The Alan Cadby Senior Academic Centre, which opened in 2018, is the most significant capital project in St Mark’s 36-year history. It has quickly become a hub for creativity and academic development for Senior School students. As a three-storey structure, which replaced some of St Mark’s oldest facilities, the modern, spacious design allows for flexible, glass enclosed learning areas and breakout spaces that give teaching staff the ability to easily adapt the space to suit a variety of learning styles. In addition to the 22 general learning spaces, the building features two Home Economics facilities, a staff room, a Cafeteria, a presentation space with flexible seating for up to 200, preparation rooms and offices. A bridge connects the Senior Academic Centre with the upper floor of the Library, providing a direct link to the Secondary School Library resources.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF APPOINTMENT
• The position will commence at the start of Term 1 2022.
• The Head of Middle School will be employed under the Employment
Agreement of the Anglican Schools Commission.
• The initial term of appointment will be five years. Further terms may be offered,
subject to performance review and appraisal.
• The remuneration package will be commensurate with comparable schools and
the successful candidate’s experience, and include provision for salary packaging.
St Mark’s prioritises the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young
people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.APPLICATIONS Please see the Role Description and Attributes for the Head of Middle School position located on the St Mark’s web site at www.stmarks.wa.edu.au. Applicants for the position of Head of Middle School should include the following information in their applications: • Full Name • Address, contact telephone number(s) and email address • Relevant biographical information (at the applicant’s discretion) • Academic and professional qualifications and publications • Current position and areas of responsibility • Prior teaching and leadership experience • Church membership and activities • Cultural and recreational interests • A statement on the applicant’s educational philosophy • A statement addressing generally the applicant’s suitability for this role, referring to the role description and attributes for this position • Professional memberships • The names and contact details of four referees (including current employer) who may be approached in confidence about the applicant The successful applicant must have, or have commenced study towards, a master’s degree in educational leadership or another relevant discipline and be registered with the Teacher Registration Board of WA (TRBWA) or be eligible for TRBWA registration and provide a Working with Children Clearance and National Police Clearance. Applications close at 4.00pm (WST) on Monday 4 October 2021. Applications should be addressed and emailed to the Principal, Mr Steven Davies, at principal@stmarks.wa.edu.au. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. The Principal reserves the right to fill the position by invitation or to re-advertise the position, or to review and alter the terms and conditions set out in this and any associated documents at any time prior to an appointment. Privacy Statement In applying for this position, you will be providing the School with personal information. The School is committed to ensuring that the privacy of the applicants is respected. The School will retain all written information gained from interviews and referees and resulting from any other enquiries. This information will be kept temporarily and will only be used for the selection process.
St Mark’s Anglican Community School P.O. Box 231 HILLARYS WA 6923
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