Claire Louw

2024 Senior Geography Teacher Year 12

Coordinator Roles:

• Year 10 Geography Unit Geographies of Human Wellbeing Term 2 2024
• Year 10 Elective Geography Unit Coastal Management Term 3 2024
• Year 7 Humanities: Unit 1 Ancient Civilisations, Unit 3 Water in the World and Unit 4 Place and Liveability 2024

Taught:

• Year 9 Humanities Program Unit 1 Industrial Revolution, Unit 2 WWI, Unit 3 Interconnections, Unit 4 Biome's and Food Production
• Year 10 History WWII

Other Teaching roles:

• Senior Home Group Teacher
• Rite Journey Year 9 Girls
• Study Skills Year 12

Co-Curricular:

• Hockey Girls Program Pre-Season and Term 2 Years 7 and 8
• Year 12 Senior Geography 2-night Field Trip IA2 Term 1
• Year 10 Courage to Care WWI Incursion Term 1
• Year 9 Rite Journey Calling Ceremony Day and student Induction Term 1
• Year 9 ANZAC Legacy Gallery and QLD Museum excursion WWII Unit Term 2
• Year 7 Local Study Field Trip Term 3
• Year 9 Rite Journey 2-night Solo Excursion Term 3
• Year 9 Farms and Food Production Excursion Term 3
• Year 10 Coastal Excursion Term 3
• Faith, Mission and Wellbeing Committee

2023 Senior Geography Teacher Year 11

Coordinator Roles:

• Year 7 Humanities: Unit 1 Ancient Civilisations, Unit 2 Ancient Rome, Unit 3 Water in the World and Unit 4 Place and Liveability 2024

Taught:

• Year 8 Humanities Program: Unit 1 The Middle Ages, Unit 2 The Aztecs, Unit 3 Landforms and Landscapes, Unit 4 Changing Nations
• Year 9 Humanities Program: Unit 1 Industrial Revolution, Unit 2 WWI, Unit 3 Interconnections, Unit 4 Biome's and Food Production

Other Teaching roles:

• Senior Home Group Teacher

Co-Curricular:

• Hockey Girls Program Pre-Season and Term 2 Years 9 and 10
• Year 11 Senior Geography Fortitude Valley Excursion Term 2 FA3
• Year 9 ANZAC Legacy Gallery and QLD Museum excursion WWII Unit
• Year 9 Farms and Food Production Excursion Term 3
• Year 10 Coastal Excursion Term 3
• AI Policy Development Group
• Faith, Mission and Wellbeing Committee

Taught:

• Year 7-10 History
• Year 7-10 English

Other Teaching roles:

• Senior Home Group Teacher

Coordinator Roles:

• Year 7 Geography Program: Unit 1 Place and Liveability, Unit 2 Landscapes and Landforms, Unit 3 Interconnections and Unit 4 Water in the World

Taught:

• Year 9 Geography Program: Unit 1 Urban Settlement, Unit 2 Human Wellbeing, Unit 3 Changing Places, Unit 4 Bee's, Biome's and Biodiversity
• Year 10 Elective Geography CSIRO Sydney Science Park Urban Living Lab Program

Other Teaching roles:

• Senior Home Group Teacher
• Directions Class Year 7/8 (Wellbeing)

Co-Curricular:

• Pymble Research Institute Committee
• Pymble Wellbeing Commitee
• Pymble Passport Committee (developing resume documentation for students)

Coordinator Roles:

• Lead research teacher in coordination with Geography team - Year 10 Elective Geography CSIRO Sydney Science Park Urban Living Lab Program
• 20 Hour Social Thinking Course - Year 8 Elective Course

Taught:

• Art: Year 8 Renaissance Research Task
• Biology: Year 12 DNA Research Task
• History: Year 8 Black Death Research Task,Year 9 US Civil Rights Research Task, Years 9 and 10 WWI/WW2 Research Tasks
• Indigenous Studies: Year 10 Research Task
• PDPHE: 'Take Action' Year 9 and 10 Research Task
• Religion and Ethics: Year 8 Research Task
• Science: Year 10 Data Research Task
• Technology and Science: Year 7 'All Systems Go' Research Task

Other Teaching roles:

• Senior Home Group Teacher

Co-Curricular:

• Book Club
• Pymble Research Institute Committee
• Pymble Wellbeing Committee

Coordinator Roles:

• Literacy Program, Wellbeing Framework, Global Citizenship and Sustainability Program

Taught:

• All core subjects across the Year 5 curriculum program

Co-Curricular:

• Year 5 4-night camping excursion to the Subic Jungle
• PTA committee
• Staff Wellbeing committee

Leader of Primary Learning Support team, lead on staff Performance Management and target setting. Established and developed relationships between external specialists and lead professionals
within the school.
Developed a management system to include whole school assessment data and track pupil progress throughout primary.
Centralised and organised resources to ensure efficient use and access.
Key responsibilities including :
- Raising standards through regular observation and
feedback of Learning Support Team
- Organising and managing termly Individual Education Programme meetings
- Delivering in-house training where best practice and new interventions are shared

Coordinator Roles:

Inclusion Manager overseeing provision for children with Learning Support Needs, Gifted and Talented pupils and supporting children with English as an additional language.

Taught:

Full time class teacher for Year 3 - 6 over the ten years.

Leadership Roles 2005-2010:

- Senior Management role including Acting Head in
absence of Head

- Deputy Head
- Leading role in schools strategic planning and evaluation of targets
- Implemented Performance Management
policy
- Managed staff development program
- Assisted Head and Senior Leadership team in the monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning
- Managed Cover Teaching staff
- Lead collective worship in the absence of the Head