Principal Consultant and Curriculum Services

The Principal Consultant, Kerry Mather provides support by:

  • Assisting schools with preparation for their School Review and supporting schools to put in place strategies for improvement after the review process.
  • Supporting Principals to plan and report, and with any other aspect that assists them to undertake their role
  • Reviewing DET, District, Cluster and School planning links
  • Managing the professional learning for leadership teams, in particular:
    • 2009 Instructional Intelligence Accreditation Program
    • Supporting the initiatives of Clusters
    • Brokering professional learning as required
    • Delivering PD as required
  • Managing programs:
    • VET - EVE Coordinators - Kim Skoss and Mary Cameron
    • PEAC/GATE - Coordinator - Trish Kelly
    • Home Education - Moderators - Trish Kelly and 0.2 inland Kay Gwynne

    Consultant support is provided by District Office for Vocational Education and Training Programs by the EVE Coordinators, Kim Skoss and Mary Cameron.
    Their role is to:

    • Further enhance and widen VETiS programs in SHS's, DHS's and ESC's
    • Expand the range and spread of VET in Schools courses offered across industry sectors by schools already involved in the delivery of VET in Schools
    • Establish VET in Schools courses in new industry areas and in industry areas currently not well subscribed in VET in Schools
    • Increase participation in VET in Schools by particular student groups that are difficult to reach and/or service
    • Develop strategies to maintain quality standards in VET in Schools including professional development
    • Increase participation in School-Based New Apprenticeships (SBTs) or other related vocational courses which respond to skills shortages
    • Address areas of skill shortage

    Support is also available to schools for Primary Extension and Challenge and Gifted and Talented through Trish Kelly, the Coordinator.
    Her role includes:

    • Increasing the understanding of 'giftedness' by teachers and school administrators
    • Increasing the understanding of the values and benefits for students, teachers and schools in regards to the PEAC model used in the Warren Blackwood Education District
    • Skilling teachers in identifying and applying specific teaching strategies appropriate to the various G&T profiles, characteristics and learning areas
    • Refining the skills of teachers in regards to developing and implementing appropriate documented plans for PEAC/G&T students
    • Implementing a Calendar of Events for PEAC and G&T students
    • Early identification of G&T students K-3