School Manager (Head of School)

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Are you a courageous and compassionate leader who believes in the importance of a place for all children to shine?

Kinma is a dynamic independent progressive school situated in a beautiful bushland setting in Sydney offering a unique child-centred education for preschool and primary school aged children.

As Manager of Kinma, you will lead and collaborate with Kinma’s Education Leader (our Head of Teaching), a team of Teachers, and the Administrative staff to uphold Kinma’s Core and Guiding Principles and sustain the positive conditions in which meaningful learning can flourish.

Reporting to the School Board, the Manager is responsible for:

  • Organisational leadership – including day-to-day running of the school, strategy implementation, risk and financial compliance,
  • Personnel leadership – supporting recruitment, induction, ongoing assessment,
  • Community leadership – championing progressive education principles and a culture of inclusion and acceptance through reflective and constructive liaison with staff, students, parents, and the wider community

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Seeking an Education Leader (Head of Teaching)

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 OPPORTUNITY- EDUCATION LEADER IN A PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT 

 Are you a passionate educator that understands the importance of an independent, self-directed, and non-competitive learning environment?

 Reporting to the School Manager, the Head of Teaching champions Kinma’s Core and Guiding Principles  proactively lead, support and guide:

  • teaching staff and classroom practices across Preschool and Primary
  • the school community in their understanding of progressive education
  • a holistic approach that enables us to extend beyond the Australian curriculum through authentic, interdisciplinary learning design

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Real Life Learning at Kinma Preschool

Preschool coins introAuthentic learning describes the active engagement of children in experiences that are relevant and meaningful to them. Motivation is high when children can see how learning relates to their own lives.

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Kinma Play Group

Play GroupWe're delighted to announce that Kinma Play Group is back on! Mondays during term time, 9.30-11.00am.

We hope to see you here!

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Focus and tinkering at Kinma

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The ability to focus on one activity or experience for a considerable period of time is universally agreed upon as very beneficial in the suite of learning skills. It can also be incredibly enjoyable and according to Csikszentmihalyi, author of Flow, when it is, the learning and outcomes are enormous for the individual and the community of which they are a part.

What does focus look like at Kinma? Where is it found? How do teachers arrange scenarios to encourage it?

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Kinma Preschool: Exceeding National Quality Standard

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Kinma Preschool completed the new NQS assessment and ratings process with the Education and Care Services Directorate, NSW Office of Education and Communities in November 2013. We are pleased to announce that we have been assessed with an overall rating of: EXCEEDING NATIONAL QUALITY STANDARD 

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The importance of play in our curriculum

Primary maths-rocksPlay is predominant in the early years at Kinma. It is seen as a leading factor in the child's development. Central to the success of play is the child's self-control.

From play, children learn how to behave in social situations that are acceptable. Since play is child-centred and directed, the children learn self-discipline and self-motivation.

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Kinma values a school environment that develops the child's exploration, critical thinking and creative abilities

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