Sport, PE and Health in 2022 – staffing update 

It is exciting to see some sport up and running again in the community. I have recently joined the Girls’ Sport Victoria (GSV) Management Committee as a Principal member and it is gratifying to be involved in the planning for 2022.

We are very excited about the team of staff and the programs that we will be offering to Shelford students in 2022.

Head of Faculty – PE/Health

We are very thrilled to welcome Shelley Veale to this role in 2022. Shelley joins us from Nossal Secondary, where she is the Head of Faculty – PE and Health, leading a team of educators in a high performing school. Shelley is an outstanding educator who is committed, experienced and innovative in her approach to her teaching. She has strong pastoral experience having been a Head of Year and Head of House. In addition, Shelley has strong experience running sport programs, through leadership roles with School Sport Victoria.

Director of Rowing

Jules Whitehead is continuing to develop and build on our Rowing Program and we are excited that the current season is able to proceed. We continue to enjoy a collaborative relationship with Banks Rowing Club where our senior teams row. Rowing camps will continue over the summer and it should be a wonderful season in 2022, with the Head of the River at the Barwon in March and nationals, most likely able to proceed.

GSV weekly sport, Years 7–12

Aimee-Claire Lees is coordinating GSV until the end of 2021, when she will be taking six months maternity leave.

Megan Downie will be coordinating our weekly GSV sport, Year 7–12 in 2022. We anticipate a full sport return and we are encouraging all students to get involved and play a team sport in Term 1! 

We have a combination of Shelford staff, alumni and experts to coach and train our students. Megan is an alumnus of Shelford, who has been working on the GSV program for a number of years, so has experience of the sports offered, the administration programs and our students. We are very happy to be welcoming her to Shelford as a fulltime staff member in 2022.

Kristen Newton will be working at Shelford in 2022 while Aimee-Claire is on maternity leave. Kristen is currently a VCE PE and Health teacher at Sacred Heart Girls’ College. Kristen has worked at Kilvington Grammar and spent many years teaching at Wesley College, Glen Waverley. Kristen has been the Extra Curricula Activities Coordinator at the British International School in Shanghai, China and prior to this, worked at Star of the Sea, Gardenvale and St Leonards College. Kristen is active in Life Saving Victoria and is a progressive and innovative teacher with a positive and energetic outlook. She has a particular passion and interest in Swimming which she will be taking over in 2022.

Athletics and cross country, Years 7–12

Current PE teacher Lachie O’Connell is excited to be overseeing these areas at Shelford in 2022, as this is a great passion and field of expertise for him. Ably assisted by a range of coaches, he is looking forward to running the House carnivals and training sessions and raising fitness and skill levels for our students in these areas in 2022.

Swimming, Years 7–12

Kristen Newton, in addition to teaching Aimee-Claire Lee’s maternity leave replacement classes, will run our House swimming carnival and oversee our GSV swimming team. Kristen has a strong background in coaching swimming and is a bay swimmer herself. She is absolutely committed to expanding the involvement and capacity of our students in this area in 2022.

Junior School Sport Coordinator

Lachie O’Connell will be coordinating our Junior School Sport opportunities in 2022 and we look forward to a resumption of interschool sport and our House Carnivals. Our Energy Hub will continue in 2022. We are also eagerly anticipating and supportive of the introduction of a GSV Junior School (Year 5 and 6) competition sometime in the future.

Teaching staff

Our PE and Health teaching staff in 2022 will be:

Aimee-Claire Lees is taking maternity leave in Semester 1 and returning in Semester 2.

Mel Ranieri has been at Shelford for many years and is the Head of Faculty – Food Studies. Mel is an experienced Health and Human Development (HHD) teacher. She is currently teaching Unit 1 and 2 HHD and will continue to teach at this level in 2022.

Tanya Holla is currently working at Shelford in Food Studies. Tanya is an experienced educator who has taught VCE HHD over many years. Much of her teaching was at Genazzano FCJ College, where she taught HHD at Year 12, Her students achieved outstanding results. She has for many years been an external assessor for VCE HHD. She is looking forward to working with our students in this area in 2022.

Shelley Veale is an experienced VCE PE teacher who has taught high achieving students in this subject over many years. Her students have obtained outstanding results. She enjoys establishing strong relationships with her students and supporting them to achieve their best. Shelley is very excited to be coming to Shelford and looking forward to working with her senior classes.

Katrina Brennan

Principal