Newington College is looking for an inspired educator to lead our Drama department and spearhead Drama at the College.
Newington College is looking for an inspired educator to lead our Drama department and spearhead Drama at the College. Your role as Head of Drama would be to lead your already excellent team to teach as well as they can, stretch the boys through exciting classroom and co-curricular opportunities, run an effective department and inculcate a love of Drama as far as possible. Newington College is, we think, a great place to teach. It is a community of educators who take their vocation seriously, work hard, are respected and get the resources to make the most of their lessons. Our boys are (usually) curious, open-minded and engaging, and the Drama students are passionate young men who enjoy collaborating, taking creative risks and exploring all that Drama and theatre have to offer.
About the Position:
The College is seeking to appoint a full-time Head of Drama to commence at the beginning of 2021 to lead Newington’s innovative and popular curriculum and performance programs. The position becomes vacant after the long-serving and highly-successful incumbent has accepted a senior pastoral role at the school.
Based in the specialist Duckmanton Drama Centre building the Drama department has a strong presence as an academic discipline and a co-curricular pursuit. In Years 8 – 10 the Department delivers the elective Drama course, and school-developed electives in contemporary satire (Revue-ing The Situation) and from 2021 in Dance. In Years 11-12 Higher School Certificate Drama attracts a strong candidature and IB Theatre will see its first graduating cohort in 2021. The Department has a tradition of supporting students to deliver quality individual and group projects, with students nominated for inclusion in NESA showcases each year.
The curriculum is balanced by the popularity of Drama in the broader school life.
An annual program of co-curricular productions and ensemble performances is combined with a biennial musical production that draws links with girls’ schools in the inner west. The College has a growing tradition in improvised performance, with popular after-school groups and participation in a variety of Theatresports competitions.
For further information on this role please copy and paste the link below into your browser for a detailed position description
https://www.newington.nsw.edu.au/head-of-drama-2021/
About you:
About Newington College:
Newington College, a boys' school with 2040 students and four vibrant campuses across Sydney, is committed to developing young men who learn with curiosity and rigor, who have open minds and who strive be their best in everything they do. Preparing boys for the complexities of the future is at the heart of the College's vision: To provide an internationally respected education that encourages boys to become men of substance and resilience who make an active and positive contribution to society.
Newington was founded in 1863 and is a member of the GPS Association of NSW. We are associated with the Uniting Church and pride ourselves on our inclusive and diverse community. We are a comprehensive school and offer the Higher School Certificate, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and VET pathways to boys in their senior years. Our prep schools at Lindfield and Stanmore are inspiring, energetic environments with programs designed to excite young minds.
Through its wholehearted commitment to the best in education for boys, the school is devoted to the pursuit of excellence in all that a boy does and achieves. Each boy is valued for his unique capacity to contribute to the life of the College. Newington’s tradition of individuality, excellence and community are trademarks of our boys; it is the cornerstone on which our College was built and the heritage for its future.
To Apply:
To apply for this position you must be eligible to work in Australia, e.g. hold an appropriate and current Australian work visa, be registered as a teacher with NESA and hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check (WCC).
a) Applications should be submitted in one attachment of no more than 6 pages. This document will include your cover letter and CV
b) Applicants must apply electronically for their application to be considered. The online application form can be accessed at: https://www.newington.nsw.edu.au/about-newington/careers/
c) Applications close on Friday 6 November 2020.
