Headquarters:
Adelaide
Year founded:
1847
Number of employees:
360
Phone:
08 8216 5555
Email:
info@pulteney.sa.edu.au
Website:
pulteney.sa.edu.au
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/9114871
“When other people ask, ‘Why?’ we say, ‘Why not?’”
Adrian Camm,
Westbourne Grammar School
Cameron Bacholer
Principal, 2020–October 2023
Deborah Dalwood
Interim Principal
Katherine Adnett
Deputy Principal – Teaching and Learning
Leadership
Cameron Bacholer, a transformative leader in education, made an indelible impact during his tenure at Pulteney Grammar School, starting in 2020. His adept handling of the COVID-19 pandemic ensured the school’s resilience. He expertly integrated traditions with modern educational strategies, leading to a 10% increase in enrolment. His initiatives included a new learning system, sports, outdoor education enhancements and the ‘bush kindy’ early learning program. Bacholer forged significant educational partnerships, making Pulteney the Foundation Academy School with the Adelaide 36ers and collaborating with universities. A commitment to adaptive leadership, editorial contributions and thought leadership underpin his holistic approach to education.
Bacholer’s legacy is transformative, preparing students for the future.
Principal, 2020–October 2023
Cameron Bacholer
Deborah Dalwood, MEd, Grad Cert Ed, Dip T is the interim principal at Pulteney Grammar School. With 40 years in independent education, she held diverse leadership roles, such as ELC director, principal and assistant director, educational services at AISSA. Her expertise centres on shaping educational policies, fostering inclusive communities and innovating curriculum. Recognised for her contributions, she has received awards including the John Laing Professional Development Award and holds significant positions in education organisations. As deputy principal of advancement at Pulteney, Dalwood co-created the school’s vision, focusing on continuous improvement, personalised student journeys and a dynamic co-curricular program.
Interim Principal
Deborah Dalwood
Katherine Adnett is deputy principal, teaching and learning at Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide and has over 20 years of experience working in both Australia and the UK across all educational sectors.
Katherine began her career in education as a teacher in inner-city London before working as a leader across the independent sector as deputy head, head of school and in executive leadership from ELC through to senior secondary. Katherine was a senior consultant and the founding director of the Centre for Innovation at AISSA and led nationally significant innovation projects working with international thought leaders such as Charles Leadbeater, which culminated in the publication of Learning on Purpose: Placing Agency at the Heart of Schools. Katherine is a published author and has held key advisory roles, including most recently as an adviser for the general capabilities of ACARA. At Pulteney, she fosters a culture of personalised learning, learner agency and dynamic capability while pioneering new assessment and recognition methods.
Deputy Principal – Teaching and Learning
Katherine Adnett
“When other people ask, ‘Why?’ we say, ‘Why not?’”
Adrian Camm,
Westbourne Grammar School
“People, Place and Programs is a very clear way to articulate how we approach the advancement of our school. People very deliberately come first in this. They must”
Adrian Camm,
Westbourne Grammar School
Leadership
“People, Place and Programs is a very clear way to articulate how we approach the advancement of our school. People very deliberately come first in this. They must”
Adrian Camm,
Westbourne Grammar School
“When other people ask, ‘Why?’ we say, ‘Why not?’”
Adrian Camm, Westbourne Grammar School
Leadership
Steven McCulloch
Head of Student Wellbeing
Steve McCulloch, a dedicated education professional, joined Pulteney Grammar School in 2018 as head of student wellbeing, committed to nurturing students’ emotional and psychological growth. Previously, he served as head of student development at St Paul’s College, honing expertise in pastoral care and leadership. He champions a restorative, evidence-based and collaborative approach. In 2023, McCulloch’s role expanded to head of students – wellbeing and diverse learning, aligning with Pulteney’s strategic direction. He leads a skilled team, collaborating with staff to address diverse learning and wellbeing needs and making a profound impact on students’ holistic development at Pulteney Grammar School.
Head of Student Wellbeing
Steven McCulloch
Nick Miller
Business Director
Nick Miller began his professional journey at Moore Robsons in 2002 and later expanded his expertise in public practice and CFO roles across diverse sectors. In 2020, he assumed the role of business director at Pulteney Grammar School. With a strong focus on governance, financial reporting and business transformation in the not-for-profit sector, Miller champions themes of digital transformation, operational adaptability and sustainability, successfully navigating the modern business landscape. His career reflects a commitment to contributing to critical areas, including aged care, education, financial services, local government and manufacturing, making a lasting impact in these domains.
Business Director
Nick Miller
These prestigious awards are a testament to Pulteney Grammar School’s ongoing commitment to innovation and contemporary pedagogy and teaching and learning. The School delivers teaching and learning approaches that develop learners’ foundational literacies and transversal skills, including quality thinking, metacognition and learner agency. Recognition in these national awards provides an opportunity to showcase the progress made each year and to celebrate the people and collaboration at the centre of Pulteney’s daily operations. A unique award-winning teaching and learning framework – The Learner Compass, provides a common language which students, teachers and parents use to communicate and share their unique understanding of quality teaching and learning at Pulteney Grammar School. The School believes that a strong emphasis on the development of complex capabilities will improve learning outcomes for all students to embrace new ways of thinking and adaptive capacity to enable learners to prosper now and for their futures.
Founded in 1847, Pulteney Grammar School is a leading co-educational Anglican school woven into the fabric of Adelaide. With a tradition of innovation throughout our School’s history, today’s Pulteney provides a contemporary education from the Early Learning Centre through to Year 12, that positions its 1,000 students to prosper. A co-educational school, at Pulteney we pursue boundless and personalised learning approaches for all our students and do so in a flexible and progressive learning environment.
Uniquely located on one site within the CBD, Pulteney is an active and proud member of the city of Adelaide. Ours is an intimate community, where we value relationships as the foundation of learning that provides opportunities for our staff and students to prosper in all their endeavours.
“People, Place and Programs is a very clear way to articulate how we approach the advancement of our school. People very deliberately come first in this. They must”
Adrian Camm,
Westbourne Grammar School
Julia Hodge
Director of Marketing and Communications
Keith Schlosser
Global Chief Information Officer
Dan Draper
Group Chief Underwriting Officer
Simon Williams
Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International
and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955
Julia Hodge, a seasoned communications and marketing professional with 17 years of strategic leadership experience, holds a Master of Communication Management. As the director of marketing and communications at Pulteney Grammar School, she leads internal and external communications, marketing, advertising and community engagement. Hodge joined Pulteney in 2017 after directing communication and marketing strategies at a hospital. Her background also includes a significant role as a disability service provider, crafting transformational communication and stakeholder engagement plans. With a multifaceted skill set, she contributes to Pulteney’s executive team, setting new standards for excellence and innovation in the independent education sector.
Director of Marketing and Communications
Julia Hodge
Keith Schlosser is global chief information officer at AXIS Capital, where he leads the company’s global information technology and data strategy. He is also responsible for driving change throughout the organisation by delivering high-quality, future-oriented IT services in line with AXIS Capital’s business strategy. Schlosser has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, spanning roles in information technology, business solutions, marketing and sales. Prior to AXIS, he served as chief information officer for Chubb’s Overseas General Insurance division, where he spearheaded a number of growth, innovation, digital and change initiatives. Before that, he served as CIO at The Travelers Companies international division. Schlosser was also a vice president for marketing technology and web communications at AIG.
Global Chief Information Officer
Keith Schlosser
Dan Draper was appointed group chief underwriting officer in September 2022. He had previously served for more than two years as group head of underwriting at AXIS. Prior to that, he had been group chief risk and actuarial officer at VIBE. Before joining VIBE, Draper spent eight years with AXIS, holding a number of leadership roles that included group chief actuary, chief risk analytics officer, and insurance segment chief risk officer. Before that, he held managerial positions at the Financial Services Authority, XL Capital, and EY.
Group Chief Underwriting Officer
Dan Draper
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
The school is leading conversations in education related to the use of artificial intelligence and data analytics. The power of both qualitative and quantitative data to transform student learning and wellbeing, financial and asset management and admissions and enrolments has been central to this. Having real-time data visibility and accessibility for all functions across the school has enabled faster, better and more informed decisions for teaching, learning, business and operations.
Camm says, “The information provided through our data visualisations provides strategic business intelligence and is having an impact on all areas, enabling informed decision-making, redeployment of staff time into more important priorities and enabling more targeted spending of budgets for effective outcomes.”
Marketing is a key area where innovation has flourished. Demographic data analysis and targeted digital advertising have delivered outstanding and enviable enrolment figures with Google Analytics on the traffic to the enrolment page to refine target marketing. The entire admissions process has been digitised to enable seamless integration and ease of customer access to enrolment.
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The director of digital learning, Liam Bassett, has led the implementation of the digital strategy’s key pillars through the development of professional capacity to apply technologies in classrooms and in all services in the school. It is a central component of the teaching and learning philosophy.
Innovation plays a significant role in Westbourne’s classrooms. One example has been the design and introduction of the school’s new eSports studio. It develops skills across a range of subjects.
“Schools need to continue to provide a foundational education to young people in a wide range of disciplines, ensuring they are highly literate and numerate and have a grounding in history, philosophy, ethics, music and sport, for example, and they also need to ensure they are providing contemporary options and pathways for young people. eSports, competitive gaming, game design and the use of virtual and augmented realities and technologies are critical parts of our offering moving into an increasingly digital future,” says Camm.
