<p><strong>About Frensham</strong></p> <p>Established in 1913, Frensham is one of Australia’s most respected boarding and day schools for girls. Frensham inspires its students to be critical, ethical and flexible thinkers, equipped to be future leaders in a complex and rapidly changing world.</p> <p>Frensham is an outward-looking and forward-thinking school. Our passionate and dedicated staff work as a highly professional team that takes the time to consider and support each girl’s individual learning, growth and development as independent, empowered young people. Our belief is that students rise to the intellectual life around them, which creates a culture designed to inspire intellectual and emotional growth and maturity, helping every student to thrive.</p> <p>In a stimulating living and learning environment, surrounded by an abundance of natural beauty, girls are challenged and supported to develop the skills and the motivation to contribute positively to their local and global communities. They are taught to value kindness, resilience, empathy and compassion, and to carry these attributes with them for life, alongside the School’s core values.</p> <p><strong>Position Overview</strong></p> <p>The <strong>Head of Mathematics</strong> is a leadership position offering an exciting career opportunity for a highly experienced educator and scholar of Mathematics with significant, relevant leadership experience to join Frensham on a full-time basis from Term 1, 2026.</p> <p>Frensham’s Mathematics Faculty works collaboratively to promote Mathematics as a challenging and exciting course of study. Students are encouraged to undertake mathematics at the highest level and individual mentoring is core to the process through which students are supported. The Mathematics Faculty is well resourced and our teachers are engaged in supporting students both in and beyond class. At Frensham, the differentiation of programs, assessments and teaching strategies is highly developed.</p> <p>The Head of Mathematics will be a passionate, inspirational and energetic classroom teacher with the proven ability to improve student learning outcomes. The Head of Mathematics will also be an experienced leader and manager of colleagues who is emotionally intelligent and who will be able to generate high quality team effort amongst those with whom they work.&nbsp;</p> <p>All teaching staff are committed to a professional learning program focused on improvement in professional practice as part of a school-wide pursuit of excellence in teaching.</p> <p><strong>Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Leading the teachers of the Mathematics Faculty to deliver lessons of the highest quality.</li> <li>Liaising with the Director of Studies to ensure faculty administration is of the highest standard.</li> <li>Supporting and managing Mathematics Staff to improve practice and accountability.</li> <li>Acting as a key member of the Head of Faculties team, ensuring a literacy focus across all areas of the school.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Position Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>Possesses the appropriate teaching and tertiary qualifications relevant to the position.&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience in teaching junior and HSC Mathematics including Extension.</li> <li>Dynamic and effective classroom practitioner.</li> <li>Ability to differentiate instruction and cater for a range of learning abilities and needs.</li> <li>Thorough understanding of the learning process, including the role of assessment and feedback.</li> <li>Understanding what ‘best-practice’ and ‘next-practice’ look like for Mathematics teaching.</li> <li>Experience in managing staff, encouraging, mentoring and supporting them to excellence and building a culture of ongoing improvement and responsiveness.</li> <li>Ability to share responsibilities associated with leadership from a whole school perspective.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Personal Capabilities and Characteristics</strong></p> <ul> <li>Commitment to the values and ethos of Frensham Schools.&nbsp;</li> <li>Enthusiasm for working as part of a highly professional and motivated team.</li> <li>Willingness to contribute to the full life of the School, including weekends, evenings and non-term time.&nbsp;</li> <li>Possesses the ability to integrate and utilise technology to enhance teaching and learning.</li> <li>Commitment to ongoing professional development.</li> <li>Open-minded, flexible, collaborative, enthusiastic and optimistic.</li> <li>Personal integrity, honesty and fairness.</li> <li>Creative and well-organised.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Please note:</strong> The provision of accommodation on campus may be available to a suitable candidate.</p> <p><strong>Commencement: </strong>Term 1, 2026.</p>