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NANKIVELL JULIA SOUTTER POSITION DESCRIPTION March 2021 DEPUTY PRINCIPAL THE ESSINGTON SCHOOL CONTENTS ORGANISATION DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 2 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 KEY ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL .................................................................................................................................... 3 STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE .................................................................................................................................. 5 FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND KEY DRIVERS ....................................................................................................................... 7 FURTHER INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................... 8 POSITION DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................... 9 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES .................................................................................................................. 10 CANDIDATE PROFILE .............................................................................................................................................. 11 REMUNERATION, CONTRACT PERIOD & OTHER CONDITIONS ......................................................................................... 11 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ........................................................................................................................................ 12 APPENDIX 1 ................................................................................................................................................... 15 WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF THE SEARCH AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS .............................................................................. 15 APPENDIX 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 18 LIVING IN THE TERRITORY ........................................................................................................................................ 18 DARWIN CITY ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 THE TERRITORY AND ITS REGIONS ............................................................................................................................. 19 CLIMATE .............................................................................................................................................................. 21 LIFESTYLE ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 ECONOMY ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 HOUSING ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 www.penrhyn.com AALBORG AARHUS AMSTERDAM BUENOS AIRES CALGARY CANBERRA COLUMBUS COPENHAGEN DALLAS DÜSSELDORF EDMONTON LA PAZ LONDON LOS ANGELES MANILA MELBOURNE MEXICO CITY MILAN MONTEVIDEO MONTREAL MUMBAI MUNICH NEW DELHI NEW YORK OTTAWA PARIS PORDENONE PUNE SAN FRANCISCO SANTIAGO SAO PAULO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO VANCOUVER VERONA VIENNA WARSAW WINNIPEG ZURICH ORGANISATION DESCRIPTION Background The Essington School Darwin recently celebrated 30 years since first opening as a Montessori Preschool. The school took its name from the pioneering efforts of the first Northern Territory settlers at Port Essington on the Coburg Peninsula. From humble beginnings it has evolved into a vibrant, multicultural community in Darwin’s coastal suburbs, offering a seamless education program from Long Day Care and Preschool through to Year 12 and undergraduate and/or nationally accredited Vocational Education and Training programs. Currently enrolling 876 students PreK-12, Essington is realising the vision of the parents who founded it. Inspired by the tagline ‘Global thinking, Territory spirit’, and powered by the pioneering spirit of the Northern Territory, Essington aims to fuel students’ creativity and imagination, motivate students to be the best that they can be, and to be an inclusive community where everyone can belong. The School is parent-led, non-denominational and co-educational, with a reputation for high-quality learning outcomes at a national and international level. Students achieve outstanding academic results. The Essington ethos is built upon high expectations and a commitment to excellence. There is an expectation that every student will learn and achieve positive outcomes. A snapshot of the school’s 2020 results appears on the right. At the heart of Essington’s ethos are its values: Respect We are considerate and actively recognise the needs of others, modelling respectful behaviour for all. We value achievement, effort and appreciate a passion for learning. Inclusiveness Diversity is celebrated within our vibrant Essington family, where everyone belongs. We are committed to bringing people and cultures together within our inclusive environment, facilitating connection with the wider community. Kindness At the heart of our caring school there is warmth and a generosity of spirit shown to everyone. Responsibility We are responsible individuals, accountable for ourselves and our actions. We believe in being courageous and dependable. This means keeping our promises. Uniqueness Our learning philosophy is fuelled by creativity and imagination. With a reputation for innovation and as pioneers at heart, we celebrate individuality and uniqueness. The Essington School currently enrols 876 students – 126 in Early Years, 312 in Junior School (Years T-6), 216 in the Middle School (Years 7-9) and 222 in the Senior College (Years 10-12). About 1% of students are Indigenous, while about 30% of students have a language background other than English. There are over 40 different nationalities in the school, with over 70 languages and dialects Fish & Nankivell 2 spoken by families. The School employs 132 staff, including 68 full time equivalent teaching staff. Most staff have served for more than 10 years at Essington. Total revenue in 2020 was $19 million. The Year 12 tuition fee in 2021 is just over $11,000. The School’s ICSEA value is 1087. Key Aspects of the School History The concept for the school originated in 1983 when a group of Darwin parents got together with a view to forming a play group for children. The group was to embrace the educational philosophy of Italian educationist, Dr Maria Montessori. Originally located at the Pan Hellenic Cultural Centre in Nightcliff, the school enrolled around seventy students initially. The Essington School moved to its current facilities in late 1991 into what was previously the Rapid Creek Primary School which had closed down after Cyclone Tracy. The school operated as Darwin's first private primary school for eight years, upon which time the school received formal registration to proceed into secondary schooling in 1997. In 1998, the new secondary building for the Middle School, the Webb Building, was officially opened by Dr Grahame Webb. The school went from strength to strength, and in 2011 the Senior College for Years 10, 11 and 12 was established at the nearby Charles Darwin University. School learning structure Essington offers childcare, preschool, early childhood, primary and middle school programs to Year 9 on its main campus in the coastal northern suburbs of Darwin, and senior secondary programs at the Essington Senior College, situated at Charles Darwin University. The Senior College opened in January 2011 and offers classes from Year 10 to Year 12. The Preschool and Early Years programs at Essington build on the school’s origins in the Montessori program. The philosophy behind Modern Montessori is that children are engaged in 'action learning'. The Preschool classrooms are a prepared learning environment that include specialised Montessori equipment for the children to navigate, explore and learn under the guidance of their teachers. The Junior School builds on the strong foundations of the Modern Montessori-based Preschool and Early Learning Years educational programs. The Australian Curriculum is enriched by the international Cambridge Curriculum. Core subjects include mathematics, English, science, humanities, music, health and physical education, visual art, digital technologies, and Indonesian language. Teaching philosophies are underpinned by a growth mindset