From the Principal Team

Natalie Shanahan, Sam Fleming, Claire Johnston

Curriculum Day

Last week our staff team enjoyed a highly productive curriculum day working alongside all staff from our partnership schools (Apollo Parkways, Greenhills and Glen Katherine Primary Schools) as we continued our focus on implementing the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0 (VTLM 2.0).

We were fortunate to be joined by guest speaker Ryan Dunn, who helped to unpack some of the challenges and tensions within the VTLM 2.0, particularly the balance between explicit teaching and supported application. Ryan’s practical insights prompted rich professional conversations among staff about how we can continue strengthening our classroom practice. One of the key takeaways was the importance of teachers creating frequent Opportunities To Respond (OTR’s) throughout a lesson. These moments not only keep students actively engaged in their learning but also act as a powerful positive classroom management strategy, helping teachers maintain student attention and re-engage wandering attention as lessons progress. It was a valuable day of collaboration, reflection and learning that will continue to influence our teaching practice across the school.

The next steps for our partnership schools is to work through a Peer Review Process. This work will be supported by our Banyule & Nillumbik Schools Network and will involve each of our leadership teams visiting each of the schools and participating in classroom walkthroughs.

2026 School Council

Congratulations and welcome to our new members:

Vinyl Shetty
Mingzhe Han
Jack Gray
Tim Deveson

Welcome back for another term:

Steve Snow
Shoumendu Schornikow
Melinda Barton
Anisha Bhatia

Thank you and farewell to our outgoing members:

Sally Cordina
Jeff Baker

On behalf of our community we sincerly thank you for your time and service to our school.

Annual Report

Each year, government schools produce an Annual Report to share important information with their school community. The report includes key data collected by the Department of Education and schools to support decision-making and monitor progress against our Strategic Plan goals. Our 2025 Annual Report was recently endorsed by School Council and will be shared with the community once it has completed the Department’s quality assurance process.

We are very pleased with the results from our 2025 data sets, which reflect the hard work and commitment of our staff, students and community. It is encouraging to see that our efforts are making a positive difference. In particular, our Student Wellbeing results for School Connectedness and Managing Bullying continue to be very strong. These results highlight the importance we place on creating a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where every student feels valued, connected and able to thrive.

Overall, our students, families and staff report strong positive endorsement for General Satisfaction and School Climate, reflecting a shared sense of pride in our school and the positive, supportive environment we work hard to maintain.

Thank you for being such an important part of this work to build a positive culture and community, and for the many ways you support our students and staff.

Natalie, Sam and Claire

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