Headquarters:

641 Ashmore Road, Ashmore, Qld

Year founded:

1981

Number of employees:

210

Phone:

07 5556 8200

Email:

careers@tlc.qld.edu.au

Website:

tlc.qld.edu.au

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/trinity-lutheran-college-ashmore

“Ambition is a positive thing”

Rebecca Hodges, Westbourne Grammar School

Dr Tsae Wong

Principal

John McDiarmid

Chief Operating Officer

Ian Price

Head of Campus – Early and Junior Years

Leadership

Dr Tsae Wong has been the principal of Trinity Lutheran College since January 2014. She joined Trinity in 2010 as deputy head of college after holding several senior leadership positions, including director of teaching and learning (senior school), director of teaching and learning (P to Year 12) and acting head of senior school at St Hilda’s School (Southport) and John Paul College (Daisy Hill). Dr Wong has also taught physics at Raffles Girls’ Secondary School in Singapore and Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School as a mid-career teacher. She completed her PhD in 2018.

Principal

Dr Tsae Wong

John McDiarmid has broad experience, having worked in the private, government and not-for-profit sectors. Specialising in strategic planning, building stakeholder relationships and managing change for business improvement, he is using his “numbers brain”, people skills and technical knowledge at Trinity Lutheran College. His early career included working as a financial analyst, economist and programmer before moving into senior management roles with superannuation and financial planning companies. After a period of restructuring an aged care provider and an employment services provider, McDiarmid then worked in executive positions within customer services, workers’ compensation and corporate service areas.

Chief Operating Officer

John McDiarmid

Ian Price is the head of Cotlew Street Campus, which houses the Early and Junior Years of Trinity Lutheran College. He commenced at Trinity in 2021. Prior to this, he held head of primary, head of middle school and head of campus positions in Queensland and New South Wales. Beginning his career as a primary teacher in Brisbane, Price has also taught outdoor education, working with all school levels as well as community and adult groups. He holds degrees in primary teaching, religious studies and a Master of Arts in educational leadership.

Head of Campus – Early and Junior Years

Ian Price

“Ambition is a positive thing”

Rebecca Hodges, Westbourne Grammar School

“We are seeking to make our workforce paid in the top 10 percentage of all schools in Australia, to reduce workloads in different ways, and to provide even greater flexibility in relation to their practice”

Adrian Camm, Westbourne Grammar School

Leadership

Adrian Camm, Westbourne Grammar School

“Ambition is a positive thing”

Rebecca Hodges, Westbourne Grammar School

Leadership

Laura Robbins

Deputy Principal and Head of Campus – Middle and Senior Years

Laura Robbins is the deputy principal and head of campus (middle and senior years) at the Ashmore Rd Campus. In this role, she works to support the principal and executive team in strategic matters as well as oversee the Middle and Senior Years programs of the college. Robbins has a deep passion for Lutheran Education, beginning her teaching career at Faith Lutheran College in Redlands and serving on several LEQ committees during her 17 years in Lutheran Education. Prior to Trinity, Robbins was head of secondary school at LORDS Lutheran College. She holds a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Hons) (first class) and a Master of Educational Leadership.

Deputy Principal and Head of Campus – Middle and Senior Years

Laura Robbins

Simon Cowell

Associate Principal and Head of Junior School

Associate Principal and Head of Junior School Simon Cowell is a 1995 The Knox School alumni. He has completed a degree in community development at Deakin University, leading him to work in the international community development sector. He was a board member of an educational charity in Cambodia, and this position directed him to education. Cowell completed a degree in both primary and secondary education. He has taught in various roles across both primary and secondary schools in the UK and Australia. Cowell has a strong focus on the inquiry process through a concept-driven curriculum and the Design Thinking Model. In his own time, he enjoys travelling, especially to Cambodia, where he still maintains strong connections to the educational set.

Associate Principal and Head of Junior School

Simon Cowell

Trinity Lutheran College is a Christian co-educational P to 12 institution centrally located in the heart of the beautiful Gold Coast. The journey begins at their early learning centre, extends through the Junior Years Campus and continues across to the Middle and Senior Years campus. The college operates as a Christ-centred community, nurturing and empowering both staff and students to learn and grow. It offers a comprehensive curriculum, including the IB PYP, along with extensive performing arts and sports programs. It encourages staff to embrace the spirit of collaboration and innovation to provide a contemporary education. Committed to the wellbeing of staff and students, Trinity is enthusiastic about continuous growth and development. It passionately believes in investing in its staff’s professional journey, offering extensive professional development opportunities and providing leadership growth pathways. This fosters a culture where staff can thrive and succeed. Trinity recognises that empowering staff is essential to achieving collective goals and fostering a positive learning environment. From the moment a new employee starts their journey at Trinity, the college believes that its unique skills, talents and potential will strengthen the tapestry of the institution.

Adrian Camm, Westbourne Grammar School

Janelle Mathias

Associate Principal and Head of Senior School

Travis Parker

Associate Principal and Head of Strategic Systems

Loretta Joyce

Human Resource Manager

Simon Williams

Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

Janelle Mathias successfully completed a double degree at the University of Melbourne, specialising in both science and education. Her passion for teaching led her to commence her career in education, teaching mathematics, at The Knox School (TKS) in 2009. Throughout her tenure at TKS, Mathias has held various roles that have contributed to her development as both a teacher and a leader within the school community. She is dedicated to the holistic development of her students and is committed to fostering a learning environment that provides opportunities for students to grow and achieve their personal best.

Associate Principal and Head of Senior School

Janelle Mathias

Travis Parker is an educational leader at The Knox School. He is an authority in learning and teaching with expertise in assessment, digital project implementation, mentorship and timetabling. Parker is a passionate advocate for designing and teaching transdisciplinary electives that encourage student agency and choice. He believes the skills and dispositions acquired by students through these programs are of vital importance as they leave school and enter an increasingly uncertain world. He is also an advocate for teachers’ work-life balance and has put in place structures that incorporate flexible work times into teacher timetables.

Associate Principal and Head of Strategic Systems

Travis Parker

Clinton Gray is the executive campus director of Savio Campus (Years 7–10). He has been at the college since 2019. His previous roles have included director of Bosco campus – learning, director of Savio campus – learning, leader of curriculum and assessment, and leader of learning – innovation. In his former life, he was a history teacher but now teaches mostly senior English classes. Gray has completed a Master of Asian Studies and is about to complete his Master of Education, specialising in management and leadership. His approach to leadership is strongly informed by the instructional leadership model. He continues to strive to build a dynamic learning community at Salesian by focusing on teacher improvement and developing a shared teaching and learning vision to drive deeper learning with both students and teachers.

Human Resource Manager

Loretta Joyce

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empowering colleagues championing student agency contributing to the dialogue democratising progressive teaching and learning practices

Director of people and culture Rebecca Hodges says, “Teachers want to work at our school. Despite the teacher shortage in Australia, we consistently attract a large field of quality applicants for positions that we have available. We also target high-performing and high-potential individuals that we want to work at our school.” The school’s recruitment is focused on staff who meet three criteria: humble, hungry and smart. Westbourne Grammar commits to giving staff the support and platform to develop. Some of the initiatives that enable this are:

six-month bespoke leadership and management program overseas travelling fellowships 100% paid for by the school further study program covering the cost of post-graduate tuition fees regular encouragement to attend and present at conferences locally, nationally and internationally access to external coaches along with individual career trajectory plans and personalised visibility strategies

Part of the school’s ethos is to make their people better, even if it means they ultimately move on. “Ambition is a positive thing, and if high achievers who are ambitious come in and do some great work with us for a few years before being promoted into a leadership position in another school, our principal Camm is their biggest cheerleader,” says Hodges. Other benefits staff enjoy are:

flexible work policies retention bonuses reducing the number of workdays each year pop-up neck and shoulder massage stations end-of-term staff parties access to pool and gym, including complimentary yoga and meditation

Despite being a standout workplace and attracting teachers from across Australia, Westbourne is committed to continually raising standards. Camm says, “We are seeking to make our workforce paid in the top 10 percentage of all schools in Australia, to reduce workloads in different ways, and to provide even greater flexibility in relation to their practice.”