Head of Languages (P-12)

The Opportunity - Languages at Redlands

Redlands is an independent Anglican coeducational school of around 1,800 students in Cremorne, Sydney. Following a comprehensive P-12 Languages Review, we are appointing our first Head of Languages (P-12): one leader, one faculty, one story, from a student's first Spanish words in Pre-School to the IB Diploma and HSC examination halls.

Languages at Redlands will follow a single progression: Foundation in the early years (P-4), where the quality of language input matters more than the quantity of content; Choice in the middle years (Yrs 5-8), where every student studies a language and finds the one they want to keep; Commitment in Yrs 9-10, where depth and purpose sustain engagement; and Mastery in the senior years, with the IB Diploma as the visible summit. The Review was clear about how to deepen engagement and learning in Languages at Redlands this appointment exists to enable that vision.

There is a defined pedagogy to build on: fluency treated as a discipline, with deliberate, spaced, low-stakes practice that builds automaticity, paired with communicative, task-based learning in which students use the language for real purposes in every lesson. Redlands is a Round Square school, and Languages sits at the centre of what that membership makes possible: exchange, immersion, overseas tours and genuine international partnerships.

As an academic leader, the Head of Languages (P-12) will take part in Catalyst, the School's academic leadership program developed with the Independent Schools NSW, this is a deliberate investment in their…