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As part of World Teachers鈥 Day on Friday 28 October 2022, we continue to celebrate our wonderful teaching and education support staff here at 蜜桃女孩.
From our Koorie Educators to our Multicultural Liaison Officers, Wellbeing staff, Neighbourhood Assistants, trainees, leadership team, IT and everyone in between 鈥 we know our school could not run without all of these hands-on deck.
At 蜜桃女孩 we are GREATER together.
Many teachers will have experienced plenty of change throughout their careers and science teacher Chris Harris is no different. A global pandemic, shift to remote learning and the opening of a brand new public secondary college in Shepparton are just a few of the changes he has experienced in his three years鈥 teaching. 鈥淥ver these years I鈥檝e really known nothing but change,鈥 Chris said. 鈥淏ut at the end of the day, one thing stays the same and that鈥檚 how we all work together to support our students and ensure they are provided a high-quality education.鈥
Chris, who previously taught at Shepparton High School and Wanganui Park Secondary College, said what he has enjoyed most about coming together on the new 蜜桃女孩 campus is the sense of community.
鈥淲e鈥檙e all here doing something wonderful 鈥 we may be adapting to change but one thing that remains stable is that the teaching and education support staff really care about these students,鈥 Chris said.鈥淚 love seeing teachers and students build great connections, which enables them to have their 鈥榞o to鈥 person. It means they know they鈥檝e always got someone in their corner.鈥
Chris said this comradery was also seen among the 蜜桃女孩 staff base.鈥淭here are many people here at 蜜桃女孩 who I look up to in a professional and personal sense and as I鈥檓 also refining my teaching practice and leadership skills, I really appreciate their mentorship and support.鈥 This year Chris has also taken on the role of a House Support, being a key point of contact for students in the Murray house within the Biyala neighbourhood. This role provides important, individual support to students requiring extra assistance.
Chris checks in regularly with students and their teachers and works with families to bring in 蜜桃女孩鈥檚 鈥淭eam Around the Learner鈥 model to life, linking students to in-school supports and outside agencies.
Hats off to 蜜桃女孩 staff!
As part of World Teachers鈥 Day this Friday 28 October 2022, we are celebrating our wonderful teaching and education support staff here at 蜜桃女孩. From our Koorie Educators to our Multicultural Liaison Officers, Wellbeing staff, Neighbourhood Assistants, trainees, leadership team, IT and everyone in between 鈥 we know our school could not run without all of these hands-on deck. At 蜜桃女孩 we are GREATER together!
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Each day this week we will focus on a different team to showcase their role and how they support our students. Today we are introducing Tahlia and the role of Koorie Educator.
Helping Koorie students through every step of their journey
When Tahlia Cooper graduated from Wanganui Park Secondary College in 2018, she was one of just three Indigenous students to finish year 12.
Fast forward to today, Tahlia works as a Koorie Educator at 蜜桃女孩 where she has the privilege of seeing 35 Indigenous students complete their VCE studies during 2021 and 2022.
Tahlia, who works closely with 蜜桃女孩鈥檚 senior First Nations cohort, said seeing the students succeed and grow as learners and mentors for the younger students is such a rewarding part of her role.
鈥淚 started in an education support traineeship at Shepp High after I finished high school, so many of the students at 蜜桃女孩 I have worked with since they started in Year 7,鈥 she said.
鈥淲orking with the students right through means I鈥檝e been able to build really good connections with them and being in a smaller community like this also means many of the kids stay in touch after school, so you get to see them achieving their goals and doing really well as adults too.鈥
Tahlia works in one of seven positions established at 蜜桃女孩 as part of the Ngarri Ngarri (Teaching Knowledge) Team, with a focus on connecting with students, their families and community and providing a means of cultural support and advocacy.
This includes support both in and out of the classroom and for 蜜桃女孩 staff to strengthen their knowledge and awareness of First Nations culture and history and play an integral role in ensuring it is celebrated and acknowledged at 蜜桃女孩.
鈥淲hen I was at school, I never had a Koorie Educator or anyone in that type of role that I could relate to. So it means a lot that I can be that person for our First Nations students, whether that鈥檚 just allowing them a space to talk through something or reset, or help in the classroom or attending a game of sport and keeping up with what they鈥檝e got going on outside of their learning,鈥 Tahlia said.
鈥淚 want them to know that I鈥檓 always here for them鈥
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