Sue Simon
Location Sunshine Coast QLD
School Leadership Experience
Early childhood Settings • Primary School • Secondary School • Tertiary
Sector Experience Independent
State/Territory Experience QLD
Professional Experience
LEADERSHIP, TEACHING AND RESEARCH APPOINTMENT
2012 onwards at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Research in School Leadership and School culture generally, and specific leadership research (funded by an national OLT Grant) which focuses on the Australian Professional Standards for Principals
• Portfolio Leader: Initial Teacher Education Programs with responsibility of overseeing study programs offered by the School of Education, with regard to learning/teaching and assessment processes, accreditation and compliance and overall program management and review strategies
• Engaged in teaching in postgraduate and undergraduate Education programs and academic leadership of International Principals’ Programs, eg the Papuan Principals’ Leadership programs in 2013 and 2014 – and academic leader of the 2015 Papuan program
• Research in quality teaching and evaluation of effectiveness of implementation of pedagogical framework in regional government schools
CEO ROLES
2007 – 2010 CEO and Principal - St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School, Brisbane, Queensland
2002 – 2006 Foundation Principal - St Andrew’s Anglican College, Peregian Springs, Queensland
1999 – 2002 Principal - Rockhampton Girls’ Grammar School, Queensland
SENIOR MANAGEMENT ROLES
1993 – 1998 Member of the College Senior Executive (various roles leading to Assistant Principal) and Teacher
Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim, Queensland
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1992 Teacher - Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim, Queensland
1991 Teacher - Caboolture State High School, Queensland
In each of the schools where I have been principal, I have worked hard to improve school culture, staff cohesion, student outcomes and specific aspects of the school’s programs, facilities or strategic vision. Having worked in both newly-established schools as well as traditional and long-established schools, both day and boarding - and single sex as well as co-educational - I believe that I have a broad understanding of different school cultures, expectations and challenges faced by the principal. My most impactful improvements as principal would relate to facilities overhaul, curriculum re-design, student wellbeing and sense of belonging (including the introduction of a new uniform at a highly traditional school), introduction of Arts-related events and learning experiences and the effective steering of a rapidly-developing school culture at a new independent school where I was foundation principal.