Employment at Trinity

When Mrs Heidi Broadbent first started working at Trinity’s Boarding House in 2007, it was a decision based on convenience. Of course, the School’s Christian ethos appealed to her and she was excited to get stuck into pastoral care work, but living next door to the Boarding House made it an incredible opportunity to take [...]

As a Year 3 Teacher at Trinity’s Preparatory School, Ms Nadene O’Neill is never short on things to be doing. From collaborating with the rest of the Year 3 team to engaging in her role as one of Henderson’s Housemasters and running the Tournament of Minds Co-curricular, she’s always on the go. Even still, she’s [...]

Moving between roles can be a tricky task. After spending 2023 on maternity leave, Ms Julia Malley was ready to spend some time re-adjusting to her dual role as an English teacher in Trinity’s Middle and Senior School and a Senior School Housemaster for Henderson House.  While some may have considered the return to work [...]

“I’d go back in a heartbeat”  The first teachers to visit Trinity’s new central Australian partner schools say they came back better educators.  Nick Larkin said the assignment required a big adjustment to his style, forcing him to re-examine the fundamentals of teaching and engaging students.  “When you have a great structure like Trinity, a [...]

Before the pandemic, Ms Cassie Longworth worked in Print Media and had her own business creating set props and costumes. Like so many people, COVID saw her reevaluating her career, and wondering what would come next.  “I was thinking about how I could work artistically, but also pass my knowledge onto other people,” she recalls. [...]

After officially launching in 2023, Trinity’s Teaching Internship Program has welcomed four new Interns into the program across different departments, including Drama, Physics, Visual Arts, and Economics.  Trinity’s Internship Program offers up an opportunity for pre-service teachers to engage in paid, practical experience with the support of mentors; a commitment that they are able to [...]

For so many teachers, their love of teaching is born from personal experiences in their own days as a student. For Ms Helena Wilkinson, her interest in a teaching career started in a similar way, knowing just how important those high school years are and wanting to support students through it.  “Adolescence is a really [...]

Once a Trinity student himself, Mr Jon Saunders has returned to the School within the cohort for the 2024 Internship Program.  After 12 years in corporate strategy within the Financial Services industry, Mr Saunders, was looking to make a switch in his career. Citing teaching as something he has “always wanted to do”, it was [...]

Interning as a Physics teacher at Trinity in 2024 is not somewhere Candy ever thought she would be right now.  First, there was the fact that in Years 7–10 in her own schooling, she was not the biggest fan of Physics. In fact, she couldn’t wait to drop the subject when the time came. But, [...]

Halfway through the year, the 2024 Trinity Interns are in the thick of it, ready to reflect on everything they’ve learnt so far and what they’re looking forward to in the second half of the year.  The Interns themselves are Education students, working towards their teaching credentials and taking up the opportunity for paid, practical [...]

On many people’s bucket lists is to visit the Kingdom of Bhutan, a landlocked country high in the Himalayas where Gross National Happiness underpins many areas of life, including Education. For a week in May, Trinity’s Director of Research, Dr Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn, had the opportunity to travel to Paro, Bhutan as an Honorary Industry Fellow [...]

Trinity Grammar School has won a key “best workplace” award after the School’s employees reported “exceptional” levels of wellbeing, engagement, and satisfaction in an independent schools survey. Trinity staff responses were, on average, more than 10% above the benchmark established by the thirty-nine independent schools that use the Xref Engage staff engagement survey. The responses [...]

For Mr Neil Van Heerden, the road to a PhD has been a long time coming and his interest in furthering conversations around educational practice have been woven into the very fabric of his career.  Starting with an Honours project as part of his undergraduate degree, he undertook a case study of Australian tertiary educator [...]

“Longevity is the key” to good relationships  If James Leckie ever feels he has spent his entire life at Trinity, well … he just about has.  He joined the School as an eight-year-old, and four decades later he is still here. He has never left. In all those years he has either been a student [...]

Mrs Melinda Bargwanna’s experience as a Landscape Architect and University Lecturer has seen her tackle some challenges over the years but she says that none have been quite as rewarding as her current role as Specialist Environmental Educator at Trinity Grammar School.  “It’s a role that brings many of my favourite things together – designing [...]

Trinity Grammar School is proud to have become a member of The Circle Back Initiative.  Applying for a new job position can be a taxing undertaking. From updating cover letters and résumés, to preparing for interviews – the process can take a lot of energy and a lot of time. The Circle Back Initiative was created [...]

Right across Trinity, many staff members are undertaking further study to build their educational capacity. Miss Miriam Cross – Academic Care Leader and Teacher at Trinity Grammar Junior School – is one of these staff members.  Miss Cross commenced her Masters in Leadership and Management in Education at the beginning of 2022 a decision she said was [...]

Three decades in Headmaster’s office  “There has never been a morning when I’ve woken up and wished I didn’t have to go to School.”  How many people can echo the words of Deb Xuereb after 32 years in a job?  Her role as Headmaster’s secretary has come to an end, but she is not lost [...]

When Ms Stephanie Boyce started at Trinity in Term 2 of 2022, she was already part way through her Masters in Inclusive Education through Notre Dame University – certainly a big commitment alongside teaching full time, but she says that Trinity has supported her in her further study from the moment she arrived.  Launching straight into [...]

At Trinity, teachers are supported and equipped to both draw on and conduct research to inform their practice. Dr Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn, Director of Research P-12 is the key driver of this, ensuring that the culture of curiosity at the School is carefully nurtured and opportunities for inquiry are identified.  Most recently, Dr Pressick-Kilborn coordinated a [...]

Joining the staff in 2005, Mr Richard Lever has spent a significant amount of his career right here at Trinity. Now the Deputy Head of the Preparatory School, Mr Lever is looking back to reflect on how his time at Trinity has been shaped by support and challenges alike.  In the early days of his [...]

As a recent addition to Trinity’s staff community as Communications Manager, Jen Neville is heading up the creation and execution of a comprehensive communications strategy for the School.  For now, her main focus is on InSite, the School’s online communications platform designed to inform and engage the Trinity community, a task that she’s no stranger [...]

For the past six years, Mr Adam Short has been teaching at Trinity – first he tackled a Year 2 class and this year is now his fourth teaching Year 6 at the Preparatory School. Alongside his teaching duties, he is also coming to the end of his Masters in Primary Education, something he is extremely [...]

Trinity’s own Head of Visual Arts, Nicole DeLosa, has been announced as a recipient of the PTC NSW Outstanding Professional Service Award.  Each year, on World Teachers’ Day (27 October), the Professional Teachers’ Council New South Wales releases the names of those who will receive this award at a ceremony early in the following year. [...]

Earlier this year, Ms Cecilia Bertoia was nominated for the 2023 Teacher Aide of the Year Awards. Up against 60+ other nominees, the competition was tough, filled with Teacher Aides from all over Australia who are doing great work in schools.  Although Ms Bertoia didn’t head home with the big gong, she says that she’s [...]

Mr Luke Philpotts has been a familiar face on the Trinity campus for a number of years after beginning as an Academic Mentor in the StudyPlus Co-curricular programme when he was just 18 years old.  He has maintained this role as well as taking on the position of Teacher’s Aide in the TESS (Trinity Education [...]

If you’re on campus at Trinity’s Middle and Senior School by 6:30am, you might expect to find no one around, but you’d be mistaken. Ms Norma Kamhieh – Head of English and a self-described morning person – gets to the School grounds this early each morning, something she’s done from her earliest days at Trinity.  But she’s [...]

No students at Trinity were around two decades ago to remember Mr James Harricks as a History teacher at Summer Hill, but plenty of staff were and this time they’re welcoming him back as Senior Chaplain.  Coming back to the School in Term 3 of 2023, Mr Harricks has been finding his feet and settling [...]

One thing that Mrs Katherine Hronopoulos knows for sure is that the sharing of ideas, learning from one another’s experiences is absolutely critical for any educator to grow in their own practice.  As a teacher in the Economics faculty, as well as a Housemaster for Stephenson House, she doesn’t just know it in theory, she [...]

Starting at Trinity in 2012 and spending nearly a decade as a peripatetic Voice Teacher, Mr Spencer Darby credits this time and the Trinity community as pivotal in his decision to begin training as a classroom teacher.  “I was balancing life as a performer in music as well as a tutor and teacher but I [...]

In the Drama department at Trinity’s Senior School, Mrs Lauren Pasfield is focused on instilling a great love for theatre in her students – especially the ones who think Drama isn’t ‘their thing’.  Lauren spent over ten years as a professional Actor, before turning her hand to teaching. Still relatively new to Trinity, she’s throwing herself [...]

Over the past few years, Trinity students have discovered a renewed interest in the Performing Arts. As a Drama and English teacher at the Senior School, Mr Anthony Slaven has been thrilled to watch the interest grow and to be a part of the development of new Drama initiatives that have caught the attention of [...]

Taking part in Trinity’s Teacher Internship Programme as an Intern comes with the clear benefit of being paired with a seasoned member of Trinity’s Academic Staff in a mentorship arrangement. Mentors are available to support Interns as they find their feet in the classroom, offering helpful pieces of feedback, and guiding them through tricky situations. [...]

Trinity’s current Interns are spread out across departments, but they have all been taking the opportunities that the internship offers up, consistently looking out for new ways they can grow and improve in these earliest years of their teaching careers.  When Ms Nadine Johnston-Araujo applied for the internship, she didn’t really believe she would get [...]

In 2019, while she was still studying at the University of Sydney, Ms Kat Miller-Bock was one of Trinity’s first interns. Now, she has moved into a permanent role in the English department in Trinity’s Middle and Senior School. She looks back on her internship as one of the most formative experiences of her teaching [...]

Trinity has welcomed Interns on its campus for several years now, but 2024 will see an expansion of the Trinity Secondary Teacher Education Internship Programme.  Designed to support pre-service teacher development and enrich the Trinity community with diverse, high-quality graduates, the 12-month programme is comprised of two tiers:  Tier One – for 1st-3rd year university Education [...]

Trinity Grammar School offers education university students - from first year to final - paid practical experience. New internship programme bridges gap between university and employment while working to solve teacher shortages. Trinity Grammar School is launching a new, expanded internship programme for university students at any stage of their Initial Secondary Teacher Education, helping [...]

With years of experience at the heart of academia as a Teacher Educator and Education Researcher, Dr Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn had to reconsider when the pandemic hit. “COVID-19 was a turning point for me; the things I loved about academia – travelling internationally and partnering with schools in-person – disappeared overnight,” she says. “I really missed being [...]

Ms Chloe Martin’s journey at Trinity started when she was still studying at Macquarie University. With dreams of being a teacher, she took up a role as a Teacher’s Aide at Trinity and she’s been here ever since.  As her degree came to an end, she knew it was time to start looking for full-time [...]

Stepping into a House Master role at Trinity has seen Ms Kat Miller Bock embracing everything that pastoral care has to offer at Trinity. For Ms Miller Bock, support – providing it and receiving it – has been a central part of her career at the School.  In 2019, while she was still studying teaching at the [...]

In any organisation, HR leaders have a huge responsibility to ensure the right structures and support are in place for every employee’s personal and professional wellbeing. It’s a big task and one that is constantly evolving. Trinity’s HR Department has teamed up with others from across the Independent Schools sector to share knowledge and provide [...]

Ms Nadia Nero starts her days with a 5km run before breakfast and heading out the door to arrive on the Trinity campus by 7:30am. This morning routine alone puts plenty of people to shame, but it’s indicative of the way Ms Nero pushes herself, striving to be better in all aspects of life. On [...]

As an Old Boy of Trinity (and School Captain ‘04), it would have been easy to let old expectations and ideas for the future shape his career, but Mr Kai Ikeuchi has taken every opportunity that has come his way to try something new, embrace different challenges and never let himself be boxed in.  Mr [...]

Having joined the team at Trinity’s Junior School in the midst of lockdowns and uncertainty, Chaplain Mrs Eliza Leedow has had plenty to keep her busy as she adapted to a new role and new ways of working.  Still, she says that the life of a Chaplain means no two days are the same.  “Encouraging [...]

Since the beginning of 2022, Mr Matthew Miller has been the Head of History at Trinity, but this role is the result of a commitment to growth over the decade he’s been at Trinity.  Starting out as a Trainee Chaplain in 2013, Matthew was fresh out of university and still unsure of the direction he [...]