Welcome to all things Professional Learning at Hills Grammar!
Our HG Staff Standard 11: Leadership – states that all staff, no matter what their role at HG, are leaders in their own spheres and seek to:
Demonstrate Leadership and create success in others to further build the school.
At HG, professional learning occurs everywhere, every day, with teachers, support staff and leaders sharing their love for learning, along with their expertise and mentoring, on a daily basis! Within this vibrant learning culture, the PL Team also designs whole school strategic learning initiatives and bespoke learning programs for our staff.
Chris, Sarah and Chiara work together to design and deliver a number of professional learning programs and personalised learning opportunities for teaching and support staff. We are available to you – and ready to speak with you about your learning needs, enrolment and attendance at our varied programs.
About the Team
Dr Chris Furner, PhD | Director of Professional Learning Pre-K-12
Chris has held a number of teaching and leadership positions across State and Independent schools. A career highlight has been the completion of a PhD on how to boost teacher and leadership learning across all career stages as a means to improve practice, support staff wellbeing and resilience and accelerate student learning outcomes. She enjoys developing whole-school staff development initiatives and professional learning and leadership programs that inspire and encourage teachers and leaders as they serve their school communities.
Contact Information | Ext 1327 or Christine.furner@hillsgrammar.nsw.edu.au
Sarah Warby | Leader of Professional Growth
Sarah is an English, Languages and History teacher and is currently the Leader of Professional Growth at The Hills Grammar School. Her previous experiences include teaching, leadership and consulting roles across all schooling sectors in metropolitan and regional areas along with international schools and universities in Asia and the USA. She is passionate about supporting teachers' professional growth and practice to develop efficacy and motivation for themselves and their students and the use of innovative technologies for effectively affective schools, these are also key aspects of research within her Masters in Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice.
Contact Information | Ext 1369 or Sarah.warby@hillsgrammar.nsw.edu.au
Chiara Bishop | Professional Learning and Human Resources Administration Assistant
Chiara is a highly skilled and versatile administrative professional with over 10 years’ experience in healthcare and educational settings. Chiara has worked across GP Clinics, Radiology, Mental Health Clinics, Catholic and Independent Schools. Chiara currently works as an Administration Assistant to both Professional Learning and Human Resources at Hills Grammar. She is passionate about the delivery of our learning programs and ensures that sessions are set up, participants are greeted warmly and that they run smoothly. She is also currently studying a Bachelor of Primary Education.
Contact Information | Ext 1280 or Chiara.bishop@hillsgrammar.nsw.edu.au
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