Assistant Head of Department – History

• Permanent position
• Full time
• Commencing Term 1, 2027

Ravenswood School for Girls is a Uniting Church Prep to Year 12 day and boarding school for girls located on Sydney’s North Shore. Ravenswood offers both the HSC and the IB Diploma Programme as well as the PYP in the Junior School. It is a school where staff enjoy a range of benefits that foster health and wellbeing, and students achieve outstanding academic success supported by innovative teaching practices that are underpinned by a whole school approach to Positive Education.

We are seeking an Assistant Head of Department and History and Legal Studies Teacher, commencing Term 1, 2027. As the Assistant Head of Department, you will be responsible for supporting the Head of Department in the continuous improvement and delivery of the History, Legal Studies and Society and Culture curriculum across Years 7 -12, including the Higher School Certificate (HSC) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.

At Ravenswood, we wish to excite students’ interest in pursuing their studies both in the classroom and through co-curricular experiences. The successful applicant will be an excellent and engaging classroom practitioner, who demonstrates creativity and rigour in the delivery of curriculum and enjoys working in a committed and professional team.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience teaching Year 7-10 History
• Experience teaching HSC Legal Studies
• Experience teaching HSC Modern History, Ancient History, or Society and Culture (desirable)
• The ability to integrate digital technologies and…