Newsletter Article: Term 1, Week 10 2024

Our Dynamic leaders of Stuartholme

It was exciting recently to celebrate the launch of Stuartholme’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan which builds on the goals and vision of our Founder and lays the foundation for us to achieve its central goal to “Shape the girls who will shape the world”.

A key strategic pillar is sustaining our dynamic workforce culture.

Much is being written in the media nationally at present about the major challenges facing Australia’s teacher workforce and its school leadership pipeline.

At Stuartholme we are well ahead of the curve with our “Dynamic Workforce Plan” where we invest in our staff – our most valuable resource, at all stages of their career.

We are very excited about our well-established partnership with Cut through Coaching, and our continued implementation of the Habits of Leadership program which develops the leadership skills and capabilities of both our existing and aspirant leaders.

Our Stuartholme leaders are also certainly making an impact on the national and international education conversation:

• Tom Lillyman, Leader of Learning – Careers, and Emma McCarthy, Director of Sport have been successful in their expressions of interest to present their innovative work in New Zealand to a broad Sacred Heart Community at the annual conference.
• Emma McCarthy has also been appointed as the Coach for Rowing Queensland which is a fine achievement.
• A shout out to our staff that are authoring key educational texts. Ben Hegerty, Leader of Learning – Humanities, contributing to the revised edition of a Senior Ancient History textbook with Cambridge expected to go to print later this year and also Wendy Macdonald, Leader of Learning – Science, is working on a revised edition of a senior Psychology textbook for Oxford University Press. Jarod Costantini, Director of Staff Development and Co-Curricular, has also contributed to the recently published Cambridge Humanities and Social Sciences text for Queensland.
• Lucy Harkin, Leader of Learning – the Arts, continues to shape Arts Education through her work as Vice President of Drama Queensland and a myriad of work in partnership with industry and through her contribution to teaching resources to be published in new plays this year.

 Wishing you a Blessed Easter

It is indeed such a privilege to be blessed with the talented leaders that we have at Stuartholme and to implement the range of innovations where we are leading the way in “Shaping the Girls Who Shape the World”.

I wish you and your families a blessed Easter and look forward to seeing you in Term 2. Each of us will continue to play an important role in supporting each child to develop the courage, compassion and confidence required to make a difference in the world, or in the lives of others.

Deborah Lonsdale-Walker
Deputy Principal