Anthony Robertson

• To assist the principal in strategy, planning and execution of College Strategic Direction, staffing and support, staff development and professional support, report writing, policy and direction papers, engage and deliver in change management and College culture.
• Help to create a new College Leadership Group in light of the conversion of the College into a K-12 coeducational educational institution.
• Successfully create and execute the College social media platform and direction.
• Create and deliver major Inquiry & Review pre-report and audit of College in culture, procedures, KPI's, engagement with stakeholders and educational improvement.
• Leadership and support of the principal in the formation of the Strategic Directions Document, Strategic Implementation Plan, review and enacting of the College Annual Improvement Plan.
• Leadership and management of the College Administration Team as well as the implementation of a restructure of the team.
• Assisting the principal in the redirection and reshaping of educational leadership roles to improve the College educational purposes, respond to stakeholders and the College Strategic Implementation Plan.
• Leadership and support in College Master Planning, including assistance and advisement in the College $106M Building Plan and major works.
• Critical Response leader and support for the Office of the Principal.
• Management, editing and proofing of all College written communication for the College principal.

I am a lecturer and tutor for Macquarie University, teaching in the Arts Faculty, concentrating on Education. I taught 4th Year students as well as Masters students in the area of pedagogy, curriculum, compliance, transition to the secondary classroom and school process.

• Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
• Contributed to planning appropriate and engaging lessons for both classroom and distance learning applications.
• Incorporated instructional technologies in course delivery for both in-class and online instruction.
• Assessed student learning outcomes, refining teaching methods to better meet educational goals.
• Implemented instructional technologies in course delivery to engage and educate students.
• Led seminars and workshops to facilitate student learning and engagement and increase memory retention.

• Led the College Farm Team and worked with a range of College and Community stakeholders on the operational and educational needs and vision of the Agriculture Faculty and College at large.
• Managed a team of 13 individuals for a mixed farm operation of over 2000 acres.
• Led the implementation and delivery of Farm Rejuvenation Projects and Master Plan.
• Was a critical colleague and advisor on the creation of the College's first Bachelor Degree programs in Agricultural Technology.
• Led the successful implementation of communication plans for Faculty and Farm Team.
• Working with the College Applied Research Teams (Crops and Animal) on research projects - externally funded to ensure ROI's and reportable scientific KPI's.
• Continual facilitation of farm and agricultural meetings to contextualise and support the Student Managed Farm educational model.
• Business relationships with local and national vendors.
• Continued reporting and analysis of budgets including a range of KPI's to Academic Deans and Senior Leadership Team and Research Scientists.
• The creation of the Bison Range and Forage Program including work with external donors to establish a new program for the College.

• To provide critical critique to the principal of Marist College Eastwood and advisement, leadership, and direction on the College Review and writing/implementation of the Strategic Plan.
• Redesigning the College Staff Executive and Middle Management Structure was included in the brief.
• Dialogue and consultancy with various stakeholders.
• Writing and direction of Strategic Plan.
• Meetings, strategy and planning with the College principal to meet KPI's and desired outcomes.
• Leading the redesigning and modelling of a new College Staff Executive Structure.
• Creation of a contextual model and summary brief/ plan on how to use the model in applying the Strategic Plan and empower the culture, educational goals and dynamism of a multifaceted Secondary College.

• Updated the farming practices and increased profitability.
• I was afforded the scope to use my creativity to look at non traditional methods to empower a sustainable model of agriculture.
• The farm enterprises included cattle, sheep, vineyard and winery.
• Negotiated lease of vines to external winery resulting in a higher return on investment (ROI) for the vineyard.
• Established La Valla Limousin Cattle Stud.
• Increased weight gains and productivity of beef weaners, increasing profit margin at sale for owners.
• Teaching a variety of Agriculture Courses on farm.
• Use of project and problem-based learning on farm for students at educational risk who attended local public high schools.
• Experience based training for 3rd Year Veterinary Science (USYD) and Agriculture Cert III & IV TAFE NSW students.
• Pedagogical alignment for NESA teaching courses to engage experiential and constructivist learning for eight Catholic High Schools across the Sydney metropolitan area.
• 'Chem Cert' accredited.