From the Headmaster…
Mr John Weeks, former Headmaster of Knox Grammar School, and I have enjoyed interviewing for the Middle Management positions for Scots All Saints College over the last two weeks. We have been very pleased with the high calibre of applicants from both campuses and are very confident that we have appointed excellent Heads of Department, Student Welfare and Co-curricular staff for the new school. These are very significant leadership roles within the school as these leaders will mentor and guide staff in curriculum areas, student welfare programs and aspects of the co-curricular programs during the integration phase of the new school and beyond. Strong academic, student welfare and co-curricular leadership is vital in a successful school and we are very fortunate to have highly experienced and enthusiastic staff ready to take on these leadership positions.
I wish to thank all the staff who took the time to apply for these positions. I am appreciative of the disappointment some staff will feel following the appointments. While understanding their disappointment, I wish to assure those staff of their great value to the school and the work they do every day with the students.
As you will be able to see from the following list, we have decided to wait a few more weeks before we finalise appointments for a number of positions including Year Group Coordinators in the Senior School, Heads of House for the Girls’ Boarding and Junior School Coordinator. Applications for these positions will be called for in the next fortnight and we expect an announcement in a few weeks’ time.
It is my great pleasure to announce the following middle management positions to take effect from the start of 2019 at Scots All Saints College.
Heads of Department
Head of Student Enrichment, Advancement, Support and Services
Mr Phillip Cant
Head of Library Services
Mrs Cate Mitchell
Head of English, EAL/D & LOTE
Mr Leigh Morrisey
Head of Mathematics & PDHPE
Mrs Shannon Rendall
Head of Science
Mr Peter O’Neill
Head of HSIE
Mr Richard Mottram
Head of STEAM Years 9-12
Mr Geoff Hayward
Head of Performing Arts Years 9-12
Mr Jon Clipsham
Head of Sport Years 7-12
Mr Scott Gardner
Other Responsibility positions
Coordinator of STEM Years 5-8
Mrs Natalle Sutton
Coordinator of Sport K-8
Mrs Kay Nelson
Stage & Year Coordinators (Student Wellbeing Team)
Boys’ Boarding, Head of Bulkeley House
Mr Spencer Goddard
Boys’ Boarding, Head of Ives House
Mr Cameron Roxburgh
Girls’ Boarding, Head of Galloway House
To be appointed
Girls’ Boarding, Head of Thompson House
To be appointed
Junior School Coordinator
To be appointed
Stage 3 Coordinator
Mrs Jo Nicholls
Year 7 Coordinator
Mrs Cassie Pearce
Year 8 Coordinator
Mrs Catherine Dundon
Year 9 Coordinator
To be appointed
Year 10 Coordinator
To be appointed
Year 11 Coordinator
To be appointed
Year 12 Coordinator
To be appointed
The following Senior Executive and Senior Leadership appointments were announced late last term:
Senior Executive
Head of Scots Campus / Director of Senior School 9-12
Ms Tracey Leaf
Head of All Saints Campus / Director of Middle School 5-8
Mr Chris Jackman
Head of Academic Excellence & Compliance K-12
Mr Greg Jones
Senior Leadership
Director of Junior School K-4
Mr Anthony Roohan
Director of Student Wellbeing K-12
Mr Tom van Gend
Director of Co-curricular K-12
Mr Justin Adams
Director of Boarding 5-12
Mr John Day
I am very grateful for the enormous amount of extra work that is being done by staff in preparation for full integration in 2019. We are making excellent progress but there is still much that is to be done. I encourage staff to be positive and to be supportive of your colleagues through this process.
I am available to meet with staff to discuss any aspect of the integration process or the new school should you feel that you would like to do so. Please arrange to do so through Mrs Lisa Ellery on the All Saints Campus and Mrs Catherine McDonnell on the Scots Campus.
I am very excited about the upcoming Special Celebration of the new school as part of the Spring Fair on Sunday 9 September. The All Saints’ P & F are working very hard in preparation for this annual event and it provides an excellent opportunity to showcase the school to the Scots community and to the wider community too. There will be an opportunity to visit the facilities and to meet with staff during this day. The celebration will be a small part of the day at 11.30am to officially recognise the coming together of two wonderful independent schools. An opportunity will also be provided for the All Saints’ community to visit the Scots Campus at an Open Day organised for Saturday 27 October.
I wish Year 12 students at both schools all the best as they commence their HSC Trial Examinations and complete their HSC Major Works over the next few weeks. This can be a challenging time for the students so it is important that their family, friends and school staff work together to support them. Please do not hesitate to speak to the relevant staff should the need arise.
Congratulations to Mrs Charmeon Jooste and Mrs Densie Garland for their exceptional work in the production of the Musical Oliver at the Scots Campus last weekend. It was a truly wonderful show with some exceptional acting and singing and a real breadth of talent with students from Years 5 to Year 12 involved. I also wish to thank the staff and parents who assisted with the production. We certainly have a great deal of talent in the performing arts at present and are fortunate to have such exceptional staff to be able to direct a challenging musical such as this.
Have a good week.
David Gates