Location Profile William Ruthven Secondary College (established in 2010) serves the communities of Reservoir, Coburg, Thomastown and Campbellfield. The school community has a very strong commitment to our values - Leadership Excellence Acceptance Respect Now WRSC - which reflects the focus on academic and life-long learning. The school ethos and infrastructure are designed to know each student as an individual in order to maximize learning and social success. The curriculum is innovative and designed to ensure literacy, numeracy and curiosity are at the centre of Years 7-10 learning in order to maximize success in VCE and VCAL. The college begins four days of the week with 35 minutes of Effective Reading to ensure literacy improvement. The Years 7-9 Inquiry program is designed to teach the research, problem-solving and collaborative skills required for Years 10-12 VCE and VCAL success. Teachers work with an action research approach and utilize multiple data sets to inform differentiation of and for learning in each student. Teachers are coached, mentored, observed by peers and reflect on practice. Every Tuesday during curriculum focused meetings and every Wednesday in Professional Learning and Engagement focused meetings, staff deepen their knowledge of our learning framework and the William Ruthven Secondary College Explicit Instructional Model to best support the individual learning needs of our diverse student population. The college enjoys very close partnerships with La Trobe University, RMIT and Sutton Tools which ensures our young people aspire to University degrees after Year 12 due to their confidence in the University model and pathway to ensure their future success. Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs. SC2 Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. SC3 Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents. SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement. SC5