Staffing 2018

Farewell, see you soon...and welcome...

A hallmark of a strong organisation is the capacity for each member to grow, learn and move to new roles and responsibilities, as well as to welcome new people with rich ideas, experiences and perspectives in to the culture. Each year at this time we farewell staff who are leaving Northcote High School to take up positions in other government schools, the independent school sector, for periods of leave, or to other vocational choices. To these staff in 2017, we wish you all the best for the next stage of your career. We are confident that you will make an equally strong contribution to your new schools and workplaces as you have done within our school community. We will introduce our new staff to the school community in the first edition of the Northcote eNews in February 2018.

Across the past week we have celebrated promotions and new roles and beginnings  and the contributions staff have made to our school, colleagues and the lives and learning of young people. The ‘school experience’ of students has been enriched by their expertise as educators and the positive relationships they have nurtured with of so many young people and their families.  The work of teachers is important: as such the value we place on how we develop and support staff is a feature of the school.  Northcote High is a great place to work, staff are appreciated, broad ranging  perspectives are valued and the quality of collegial interactions creates the conditions for success.  

Thank you to each staff member for their excellent contribution to Northcote High, supporting equity of access to education and a quality school for young people in the inner north.

Leadership team 2018

In 2018 we have introduced some new positions to our Teaching and Learning Leadership team to assist in implementing our strategic goals and in developing innovative learning programs for students. The positions of STEM Leader and Liberal Arts Leader will facilitate further collaboration between faculty areas to support the Northcote Model and contemporary, future-focussed learning .

The School Leadership team for 2018 is:

Principal:

Sue Harrap

Assistant Principals:

Sean Butler, Ciar Foster, Jocelyn Hill, Kevin Hoole

Sub-School Leaders:

Junior School: Gerard O'Shaughnessy

Middle School: Josh McDonald

Senior School: Sarah Green

Teaching and Learning Leaders:

Curriculum: Josh Melican

Pedagogy: Prue Morris

Digital learning & information management: Kate Gibbings

STEM: Peter Murphy

Liberal Arts: Rebekah Keenan-Mount

Programs Leaders:

Music: Jackie Brogan

Student Services: Katie Archibald

International Students: Lixia Wang