Head of the Centre for Innovation & Research, PLC Melbourne
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Independent
Teaching level
Primary
Closing date
26 November 2026
Posted 1 Nov 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
Prep-12
School staff (FTE)
328.4
199.7 teaching · 128.7 non-teaching
Students per teacher
7.7:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,530
Language other than English
72%
Girls vs boys
1,529 girls · 1 boys
100%
Socio-educational background
Well above the Australian average
More disadvantage
Average
More advantage
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Established in 1875, Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC), Melbourne, is a Christian independent school with a longstanding commitment to girls’ education. Its 16-hectare campus in Melbourne’s east provides a connected setting for learning, wellbeing and personal development, with boarding available from Year 7. PLC seeks to prepare young women of character who will flourish in every aspect of their lives and change the world for good.
Reporting to the Principal and joining the Executive, the inaugural Head will establish the Centre for Innovation and Research. This offers an opportunity to shape its research agenda, operating model, team and partnerships, connecting educational inquiry with the daily experience of students and staff from ELC to Year 12.
The Centre will bring together teacher practice, coaching and professional growth, research and impact, and digital technology and artificial intelligence. Working alongside educational leaders, the Head will strengthen staff inquiry and coaching, translate research into classroom practice, and lead a purposeful approach to digital learning and AI. Student voice and participation will inform research and educational design, with initiatives evaluated for their contribution to learning and wellbeing.
PLC seeks an intellectually curious educational leader with demonstrated research capability and the ability to turn ideas into sustained improvements in practice. The successful candidate will build university and professional partnerships, support staff to share their expertise, and develop the Centre’s contribution to gir…
Reporting to the Principal and joining the Executive, the inaugural Head will establish the Centre for Innovation and Research. This offers an opportunity to shape its research agenda, operating model, team and partnerships, connecting educational inquiry with the daily experience of students and staff from ELC to Year 12.
The Centre will bring together teacher practice, coaching and professional growth, research and impact, and digital technology and artificial intelligence. Working alongside educational leaders, the Head will strengthen staff inquiry and coaching, translate research into classroom practice, and lead a purposeful approach to digital learning and AI. Student voice and participation will inform research and educational design, with initiatives evaluated for their contribution to learning and wellbeing.
PLC seeks an intellectually curious educational leader with demonstrated research capability and the ability to turn ideas into sustained improvements in practice. The successful candidate will build university and professional partnerships, support staff to share their expertise, and develop the Centre’s contribution to gir…