Staffing and Leadership Update

There is no doubt that Victoria is in the midst of a challenging time regarding staffing and recruitment in schools. Edgars Creek Secondary College has certainly been affected by this, but thanks to the dedication and flexibility of our staff, we have been able to problem-solve and cater as best we can in these challenging times.

We will continue to recruit the staff that we need to have them in place for 2024.

Leadership Team

We are pleased to announce our Leadership Team for 2024:

College Principal: Adam Smith

Assistant Principal - Curriculum & Pedagogy: Taryn Godley

Assistant Principal - Student Wellbeing & Engagement: Zac Anderson

Acting Assistant Principal - Middle School: Samantha Smith

Assistant Principal - Senior School: Glen Cowan

Acting Assistant Principal - Operations, Compliance and Promotions: Scott Haselden

Business Manager: Sally Boyd

Services Manager: Sophie Muir

Human Resources Manager: Donna Lockett

Middle School Team

Leading Teacher: Belinda McKenzie

Leading Teacher: Michael Agosta

Acting Leading Teacher: Jarrod McDonald

Year 7 Coordinators: Arabella Laudisio

Year 8 Coordinator: Kaitlyn Wakartschuk

Year 9 Coordinator: Lucy Gardner

Senior School Team

Leading Teacher: Hassan Mansour

Leading Teacher: George Conway

Leading Teacher: TBC

Year 10 Coordinator: Jacqueline Marouche

Year 11 Coordinator: Casey Donohue

Year 12 Coordinator: Samuel Ritter

Student Wellbeing and Engagement

Leading Teacher - Student Wellbeing & Engagement: Sonia Ataide

Leading Teacher - Disability & Inclusion: Jasmine Almatrah

Curriculum and Pedagogy Team

Leading Teacher - Curriculum & Pedagogy: Sara Mamone

Learning Specialist - English: Tahnee Sapwell

Learning Specialist - Mathematics: Erin Simpson

Acting Learning Specialist - Science: Tiffani Meier

Learning Specialist - Visual Arts & Ceramics: Andria Norvelis

Learning Specialist - Building Teacher Capacity: Anthony Weare

Acting Learning Specialist - Literacy: Tanele Spiteri

Learning Specialist - Numeracy: Jacqueline Marouche

Learning Specialist - EAL: Viktorija Nikolovska

Instructional Leaders - English: Rebekah Batsiokis / Madeleine Charisis

Instructional Leaders - Mathematics: Audrey Tran-Nguyen / Emily Davies

Instructional Leaders - Humanities: Eliza Rodriguez / Angela Salter

Instructional Leader - Technology: Melissa Broders

Instructional Leader - Spanish: Nadia Lamacchia

Instructional Leader - Performing Arts: Cameron Stark

Instructional Leader - Science: Victor Sam / Lachlan Giddens

Instructional Leader - Health & Physical Education : Ben Catania

Student Voice and Agency Leader: Maria Yoffreda

Welcomes

We welcome the following staff members to our Edgars Creek SC family in 2024:

• Zehra Akbaba (English / Humanities)
• Sarah Bishay (English / Humanities)
• Lorena Dall (Spanish)
• Binita Dangol (Maths / Science)
• Blake Ellul-Thorn (HPE)
• Scott Haselden (Acting Assistant Principal - Operations, Compliance and Promotions)
• Vellu Khanna (Maths / Science / Digital Technology)
• Zac Polizzi (Health / Maths)
• Tahnee Sapwell (Learning Specialist - English)
• Emily Selar (English)

Farewells

The end of an academic year inevitably brings some departures and farewells, and we want to take the opportunity to thank and wish well to the following staff members who will be departing from the College at the end of this year to take up opportunities elsewhere:

• Anthony Asta (Acting Assistant Principal - College Operations)
• Cian Barrie (Learning Specialist - Design & Technology)
• Blair Duncan (Instructional Leader - English)
• Shane Edge (College Operations & Daily Organisation Manager / Digital Technology Teacher)
• Luke Giblett (Humanities Teacher)
• Matthew Hardinge (Design & Technology Teacher)
• Miles Hurrell (Spanish Teacher)
• Rachel Ieraci-Radford (Science Teacher)
• Christopher Menzies (Acting Leading Teacher - Year 10)
• Zak Mirabelli (Interschool Sports Coordinator)
• Michelle O'Connor (Maths / Science Teacher)
• Rachael Salter (Leading Teacher - Year 8)
• Eric Sekkouah (Instructional Leader - Mathematics)
• Mark Stacey (Maths / Science Teacher)
• Liam Ward (Leading Teacher - Careers and Pathways)
• Elise Westphalen (Learning Specialist - English)
• Claudia Whinner (Maths / Science Teacher)
• Ignatius Zanetidis (Year 12 Coordinator)

The following staff members will be taking leaves of absence in 2024, and we wish them all the best in their endeavours during that time:

• Phillip Adams (Assistant Principal - Middle School)
• Sabrine Barakat (English / Humanities Teacher)
• Nancy Hince (Leading Teacher - Disability & Inclusion)
• Leah Roach (Instructional Leader - English)
• Nicole Tamburini (Instructional Leader - Science)

Kind regards,

Adam Smith

College Principal