Baimbridge College Leadership Team

The Baimbridge College Leadership Team is the driving force of the school, the majority of decisions are made within this team and it consists of:  the Principal, Assistant Principal, Business Manager, Learning Specialist(s) and Leading Teachers.

Mr John Hill
Assistant Principal
B.Ed. (PPPE) and M.Ed

Greetings, my name is Mr John Hill and my position at Baimbridge College is Assistant Principal. 

My duties are supporting the roles the coordinators and teachers fulfill and helping to administer the daily running of the College. This includes the Student Wellbeing and engagement and Buildings and Grounds. 

My main teaching experience has centered on the PE Health and Science areas.

I'm proud of the College and our students.

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Ms Samantha Eales - Learning Specialist

Samantha Eales – Bachelor of Education

​Ms Eales is on maternity leave in 2020.

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Mrs Pauline Cowland - Learning Specialist

Dip Ed (Primary) Grad Dip Ethics, M ED Educational Leadership and Child and Adolescent Wellbeing

​Mrs Cowland can be found in the West Campus, please call the school to arrange an appointment with her or email her directly via the COMPASS  parent / student portal.

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The Learning Specialist Role

The Learning Specialist roles within Baimbridge College focus on modelling and supporting high quality teaching and learning through the Framework for Improving Student Outcomes. Learning specialists lead a high performance learning culture and support teachers to develop high quality curriculum and classroom practice.

Our Learning Specialists are passionate educators who believe every child should be given the opportunity to succeed through exposure to excellent to teaching and learning.

The current Learning Specialist roles within Baimbridge College are based around the Victorian teaching and learning model and brings the framework for improving student outcomes (FISO) into the classroom. It creates a line of sight between the whole-school improvement approach and classroom practice.
Following the Victorian Teaching and Learning model demands an explicit Baimbridge College teaching and learning teaching model which then leads to supporting teachers with
* focus on high impact improvement initiatives
* driving those initiatives through evidence-based decisions about their teaching and student learning.
It encourages collaboration for all in effective learning communities to improve learning outcomes for students.

There are four components of the Victorian teaching and learning model
* A vision for learning which helps create a unified set of values and beliefs to drive high performance learning culture.
* The practice principles for excellence in teaching and learning. The practice principles are nine signature pedagogies (method and practice of teaching) which make the difference in improving student’s achievement and motivation.
* The pedagogical model describes what effective teaching looks like in the classroom and helps teachers apply the practice principles.
* The high impact teaching strategies (HITS) are ten instructional practices that reliably increase student learning where ever they are applied.
Each component articulates how FISO is enacted in teaching and learning.

Mr Ewan MacDonald - Leading Teacher, Engagement & Wellbeing.

Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education, Masters of Applied Linguistics. 

Mr Macdonald is quick to develop a personal relationship with your child and is adamant that every student has the same educational opportunities.  

Mr Maconald predominately teaches English and Humanities. He is enthusiastic, calm and caring  and  for those coming to Baimbridge College for the first time, he will do his very best to ensure your child's experience of Baimbridge College is positive and personal.  

Mr Macdonald can be found in the West Campus RP/YLC school office, please call the school to arrange an appointment with him or email him directly via the COMPASS parent / student portal

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Mr Steven deMan - Leading Teacher, Pathways

As the  Pathways Coordinator, Mr deMan works with the Year 11 & 12 students in assisting our young adults in their final years of schooling. 
His position involves the delivery of the two VCAL specific subjects, Work Related Skills (WRS) and Personal Development Skills (PDS).

Mr deMan is also responsible for
coordinating the VCE/VET/VCAL aspects of the school and ensuring our pathways lead to success for our students, whatever that look like for each individual.
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Mr deMan can be found in the West Campus, please call the school to arrange an appointment with him or email him directly via the COMPASS  parent / student portal.

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Mrs Sharon Donehue - Business Manager

Mrs Donehue manages the financial issues of the school, from day to day running costs to the allocation and distribution of budgets, funding and financing of programs within the college along with being responsible for the HR and Education Support Staff line manager.

Her primary focus is to deliver the most equitable and best possible education for all students via the provision of resources, distribution of funding and advisement to all families of supplementary opportunities along with financial responsibilities.  

Mrs Donehue can be found in the office on the West Campus and welcomes any opportunity to clarify or assist in any financial matters for our families.