What's your role at Knox?

I'm the Head of Boarding, Enrolments and Community Engagement. My role is strongly relational, connecting with past, present, and future, families, with a particular emphasis on rural and oversea boarding.

How long have you been with the School?

I joined Knox Grammar School as an English teacher in 1980, and moved through a number of positions, Head of English, Director of Staff, Head of Enrolments, before taking on my current role.

What does a typical day look like for you?

Communication begins early in the morning, given the time differences across the world, communication by email, telephone, and, increasingly, online. There is a great deal of interaction with families, agents, and organisations, here and overseas. I try to be as responsive, and as timely, as possible. It is never slow, and never dull.

What three things do you love most about working at Knox?

Knox is a learning community, and its staff, whatever their roles, are a genuine part of that community. The School is always looking beyond and ahead, and this is both challenging and rewarding. It is a strong community, and it values all its connections, and being part of that is important to me. And, character. Creating one’s future, rather than just having one, with a strong social commitment, lies at the core of the culture and practice at Knox.

Having left the classroom, it is the conversations I have with families, and students, across the world which bring great pleasure. Whether it is in suburban Sydney, rural Australia, or any country overseas, it is fascinating, and gratifying, to explore with families their ideas about the future, and what they might want to find, or achieve, and to explore how learning at Knox might assist in this.

What or who inspired you to pursue a career in education?

I came to education by inspiration and accident, heading towards archaeology but veering into education. Learning has always motivated me, questions more than answers, exploration rather than certainty.