Our Staff Team

2025 Staff 

The following table shows the number of staff employed at Pilgrim School in 2025:

Chaplaincy & Wellbeing

Pilgrim School is grateful to receive funding through the Commonwealth Government's National School Chaplaincy Program, which supports the ongoing work of our dedicated wellbeing team.

Staff Achievements

• Andrew Harris was nominated for an ASTA (Australian Science Teachers Association) Teacher Award for outstanding contributions to science education.
• Derek Bawden (Maintenance) was awarded 2025 Surf Life Saver of the Year at the Surf Life Saving SA Awards of Excellence.
• Libby Spencer presented at the AISSA training day for new career teachers on Working with AI/Technology in the Primary Setting. It is fantastic to see our staff contributing beyond the school

Specialist Subjects

Pilgrim School offered the following specialist subjects in 2025:

• Languages (Indonesian)
• Performing Arts
• Physical Education
• Science
• Technologies: Digital Technologies; Design and Technology; and Media Arts

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Staff

Pilgrim School currently has no staff members who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Teacher Standards and Qualifications

All teachers at Pilgrim School are registered with the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia.

Pilgrim teaching staff are a highly experienced and qualified team and between them hold: 

• 2 Masters Degree

• 21 Undergraduate Degrees

• 9 Graduate Certificates 

   

Many teaching staff (10) hold multiple qualifications, reflecting our team's commitment to ongoing professional growth. 

All staff have current Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education and Care (RRHAN-EC) and Protective Practices training. Staff are also trained on a yearly cycle in First Aid and other health matters. 

Our staff team have continued to professionally develop and grow in a range of professional learning activities during the year. Some of these are completed as an entire staff team or the teaching team and others are accessed by individuals or a small group of staff. 

Professional learning in 2025 was shaped by our focus on explicit teaching, student wellbeing and inclusive practice, and included:

• Embracing AI: Differentiation and Project Based Learning

• Designing Challenging Maths Tasks

• Seven Steps Writing Training

• Kaurna Language in the Classroom

• Keeping Safe Child Protection Curriculum

• Sharing Best Practice

• Collecting Evidence of Achievement with ACARA

• Australian Curriculum v9 Learning Area Hubs

• Behaviour Management

• Coaching Methods

• Compass Student Data Management System