We are delighted to announce that Ms Eliza Pascoe and Mr Lachlan Macdonald have both won this year's prestigious Teachers' Guild Scholarship Award for the Primary and Secondary Division, respectively.
On July 30, Dr Kirsten Macaulay, Deputy Head of Quality Teaching (K-12), represented the Australian Society of Music Education (ASME NSW) at a Joint Committee of Parliament. Alongside ASME NSW Chair, Debra Batley and many other strong advocates, associations and researchers, the committee considered how arts and music are taught in schools.
Last Friday, we were delighted to host General Secretary of HMC (The Heads' Conference), Dr Simon Hyde and Ms Howell, HMC Director of Education for a tour of our School. Visiting from the UK, they were welcomed by Head of School, Dr Julie McGonigle who provided insight into the inner workings of a high-rise, inner-city school.
Congratulations to Francisca on her award!Francisca Castro, a St Andrew’s Cathedral School HSIE teacher, was awarded the Premier's History Teachers' Association History Scholarship on 1 August.
We were so proud to host the Term 3 CoachMeet!St Andrew’s Cathedral School welcomed the Australian Edu Coaches Community on 6 August. Elle Smith, Senior Learning Coach and PDHPE teacher, presented on ‘Strategic Coaching Conversations: Leveraging flexibility and adaptability to address the complex and open nature of school system’. Her presentation made use of the ‘Persistent’ Character Strength to discuss what is required to build both cultural and behavioural change to assist professional growth.
Last week, 40 Gifted and Talented teachers from all over Sydney gathered at St Andrew's Cathedral School. Our Head of Gifted Education (Secondary) Estee Stephenson was one of the guest speakers and was joined by Desilee Tait and Marisa Virtich from Loreto Kirribilli.
After receiving input from teachers, our Quality Teaching Team (QTT) ran a fantastic selection of Cultural Awareness Training Workshops this term. The QTT along with staff from across the School brainstormed, developed and organised seven different workshops staff could choose from. Staff were encouraged to choose a workshop to attend that most interested them, would help build their skills in their roles, or perhaps in an area that they’d had little exposure to before.
We are overjoyed to let our community know that St Andrew’s Cathedral School has partnered with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in an exciting First Nations Scholarship Programme. The scholarship will empower up to 10 of our female Gawura School graduates to continue their education at St Andrew’s Cathedral School, beyond Year 6.
Dr Julie McGonigle was one of the guests invited to offer a prayer at the Sydney Prayer Breakfast yesterday at the International Convention Centre, an inspiring gathering that brought together leaders from across the community.
At St Andrew’s Cathedral School we have great stories to tell. The depth of talent at the School is extraordinary and so when we embarked on a series of new brand videos, we were spoilt for choice!
Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day with our theme hashtag#StrongerTogether. The theme recognises that bringing about a world where women and men live and work together in strong, equal, inclusive, respectful, and safe partnerships requires both men and women to tackle the issues together.
At our recent Community Prayer Breakfast, special guest Dr. Laurel Moffatt, Principal Mary Andrews College, spoke poignantly about the important teaching and experience we pass on to our children that has the potential to guide them through their lives. It was an especially valuable time also to come together as a community with staff, parents and alumni praying for the School, students and families.
It is with great pleasure that we announce that seven of our amazing teachers will be receiving World Teachers’ Day Awards at the annual NSW Teachers’ Guild Awards.Find out more about these inspiring teachers here.
Your generosity is greatly appreciated and has helped ensure our students are learning in the best environment possible.Check out this video that shows how the Building Fund has helped our school grow – including fascinating footage of the BBC being built way back in the 1980s!
Our Head of School Dr Julie McGonigle recently explored such issues with other esteemed panellists at the AIS Women in Leadership conference, all from positions of leadership in schools. “We dived into issues of legacy, time management, vulnerability, language use around gender issues, families and faith,” she said. “We were all very different and have had radically different journeys into leadership - but we are all very unified in our passion for the next generation who will impact the world.” Read the full story here.
Our Head of School, Dr Julie McGonigle (2nd from right) was one of the expert panellists at the recent Women in Leadership conference hosted by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW. The 3 day program was an opportunity for women in education to ask questions, explore the issues and discover pragmatic steps towards growing their own leadership practice.
