Paxton Public School is located on large grounds in a semi-rural setting, approximately 10km from Cessnock in the Hunter Valley and operates with strong support from the Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools. Paxton Public School has a current enrolment of 71 students with four stage-based classes; ES1, S1, S2 and S3 and a FOEI of 119. 24% of our students identify as Aboriginal and we have strong connections with the Korreil Wonnai AECG. Our two Strategic Directions of Student growth and attainment and Student engagement and wellbeing underpin our school vision; 'Paxton Public School aim for excellence by providing a safe and inclusive learning environment that promotes high expectations and strong connections to community and culture'.
The Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction position is a leadership role dedicated to ensuring that literacy and numeracy knowledge and skills are embedded in curriculum and assessment; high quality teaching practices are enhanced; and the capabilities of middle leaders are strengthened in literacy and numeracy instruction. It shares the broader educational imperatives of the Assistant Principal position but with an explicit focus on the leadership of effective, evidence-based literacy and numeracy teaching and assessment practices for improved student learning outcomes across the curriculum.
The Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction provides high support and guidance to enhance teacher growth and development in literacy and numeracy and strengthens schoolwide instructional capabilities across the curriculum for middle and senior leaders.
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