Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Awards
Interests
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Susan (Sue) O'Gorman

Currajong,Qld

Summary

Compassionate, creative and confident Teacher with two decades of experience at Townsville Catholic Education, specializing in Visual Arts and diverse classroom settings from Prep to Year 6. Excels in classroom and behavioural management and is adept at tailoring learning for students with special needs. Competent at performing independently or as an effective member of a teaching team and is intent on creating warm, safe educational environments that meet individual student needs.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Year 3 Teacher

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2024 - Current

Art Specialist Prep, Year 1 and 6.

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2023 - 12.2023

Art Specialist for Prep, Year 1 and Year 6 three days a week.

Year 6 Teacher one day a week.

Year 3 Teacher one day a week.

Internal Relief, Padua campus.


Art Specialist Prep and Year 1 LS Year 4

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2022 - 12.2022

Art Specialist Prep and Year 1

Learning Support Year 4 one day a week

Year 6 Teacher one day a week

Internal Relief, Padua campus

Art Specialist Prep and Year 1. LS Year 4

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2021 - 12.2021

Art Specialist Prep and Year 1.

Learning Support Teacher Year 4 one day a week.

Year 6 Teacher one day a week.

Internal Relief, Padua campus.

Year 4 Teacher

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2020 - 12.2020

Year 4 classroom Teacher.

Year 5 Teacher

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2019 - 12.2019

Year 5 classroom Teacher.

Year Level Teacher (multiple Positions)

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2005 - 12.2018

2005 - 2018 taught at St. Joseph's Mundingburra: Relief 1 year. Relief and Year 7 Teacher one day a week for two years. Followed by rolling fixed term contracts as a Teacher in Year 5 (two years), Year 3 (three years), Year 1 (four years).

Education

Diploma of Christian Ministry And Theology

Ife Brisbane.
Brisbane, QLD
06-2023

Bachelor of Education. Early Childhood.

James Cook University
QLD
11-1987

Skills

  • Classroom and behavioural management
  • Catering to required adjustments for students with needs
  • Collaborative teaching and planning
  • High level of Visual Arts skills

Accomplishments

Was a member of the TCE Arts Panel from 2011 - 2015. Seeking understanding of the then proposed National Arts Curriculum and ways in which to deliver it in our schools.

Represented TCE at the first National Art Teachers Conference, National Art Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Reporting back to TCE panelist on innovative teaching practice shared at the conference.

Awards

The Townsville Art Society awarded me a "Highly Commended for First Prize" at the Townsville Art Awards in 2002 for my chalk pastel work "Always" depicting Frangipani's.  120cm X 90cm.

Interests

Gardening and landscaping

Cooking

Renovating my old Queeslander home

Exploring my own art practice

Timeline

Year 3 Teacher

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2024 - Current

Art Specialist Prep, Year 1 and 6.

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2023 - 12.2023

Art Specialist Prep and Year 1 LS Year 4

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2022 - 12.2022

Art Specialist Prep and Year 1. LS Year 4

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2021 - 12.2021

Year 4 Teacher

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2020 - 12.2020

Year 5 Teacher

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2019 - 12.2019

Year Level Teacher (multiple Positions)

Townsville Catholic Education
01.2005 - 12.2018

Diploma of Christian Ministry And Theology

Ife Brisbane.

Bachelor of Education. Early Childhood.

James Cook University
Susan (Sue) O'Gorman