My name is Judy and I am the new Deputy. I feel honoured to have been offered the privilege of working with the Pimpala community and leading with the team and staff. I have certainly been welcomed by the students who have been kind and friendly. I have just transferred from Braeview School at Happy Valley where I was leading in STEM and Quality Teaching and Learning – I am thrilled to see the fantastic resourcing here at Pimpala for STEM learning and pedagogy and excited by the future and how bright it is for all of the learners here. 

While much of my leadership history is in Digital Learning and the IT space I have been a Deputy in schools recently at Willunga and previously at Warradale and Thiele. I believe strongly in collaboration, celebration and the voice of the learner. I have experience in working with stretch and challenge for high achieving students.  

I see myself as a continuing learner and am still researching and studying and spend much of my time listening to the students and staff to learn from them. I look forward to listening to parents and community members as they share with us their hopes for their wonderful children as they become the future of our amazing world and problem solvers and designers of solutions to as yet unknown problems. I have already seen fantastic collaboration, deep thinking and incredible learning design in action – and that’s in one full day and an afternoon visit. Pimpala’s possibilities are powerful and the potential is palpable!  

Again – thanks for the warm welcome and the continuing support.