Alumni

Sharyn’s work helped increase the percentage of students at the school who perform at or above the minimum standard in writing from 54.2% to 96.4%.

Faced with multiple challenges in his school community, Chad used ‘Design Thinking’ strategies to identify the root causes of the issues students were facing. The innovative programs that resulted have since been shared with schools across the country.

Shanti channelled over 23 years of experience to transform Beauty Point Public School into one of the highest performing schools in Australia for NAPLAN results.

A disengaged school community and alarming NAPLAN results led Principal Leah Crockford to focus on existing strengths at the school and introduce real-life learning to dramatically improve student achievements.

Since being appointed Principal in 2014, Michael initiated and led the establishment of programs to target disengaged students that have seen school retention from Years 7 to 12 increase by more than 25%.

Challenged with high staff turnover, a transient student cohort, behavioural management issues and his own professional isolation, Charlie developed long-term strategies for students and staff to learn in different ways.

After observing that many students had limited numeracy ability, Sarah developed a numeracy committee that introduced the evidence-based practice of ‘numeracy moments’ – a program that enriches mathematical thinking by incorporating mathematics into real-life situations.

During her time at Tabulam, Lesley has collaborated with local elders and community members to establish an outdoor learning area and Cultural Centre to support inclusive learning programs in Aboriginal Education.

As Manager of the Disability Unit, which educates students with moderate to severe intellectual and multiple disabilities, Christine has introduced a technology-rich learning environment – including socially assistive robots – and transformed the unit into one of Australia’s pre-eminent disability educational settings.

Since commencing as Principal of Calista Primary School in 2013, Craig’s passion for achieving positive outcomes for both students and staff has seen the school community transform from significantly underperforming in NAPLAN testing to achieving higher than the national average.

Since her appointment as Principal, Belinda has transformed the school by developing a culture where teachers are active learners – reflecting on their practice, sharing their expertise and improving their teaching – resulting in greatly improved student academic performance.

Eddie’s ‘WooTube’ videos of his maths classes are watched across the world. At Cherrybrook, his passion for maths and innovative teaching practices have significantly improved his students’ learning performance and transformed the subject into one of high attraction and excellence.