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Staff Spotlight: Shana Backshall on Changing Careers

24/01/2023 By Stephanie Meekings

For Shana, a professional opportunity led to a passion for working with young students and changing her career to become a teacher at St Stephen’s Catholic College, Mareeba. She shares her story as well as the benefits of switching careers.

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Principal Profile: Ruth Mallon, Mother of Good Counsel School, North Cairns

21/11/2022 By Stephanie Meekings

In this month’s Principal Profile, Mother of Good Counsel School Principal, Ruth Mallon, shares what is most special about the North Cairns school as well as what makes her most proud to be the leader of the thriving inner-city school community.

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: cairns, catholic, Catholic School, prep, primary school, Principal Profile, school

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Novel Idea: Students Share Love of Books

31/10/2022 By Stephanie Meekings

Students at Newman Catholic College, Smithfield have shared their love of reading with the next generation as part of a heartfelt group project with purpose.

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: cairns, catholic, Catholic School, college, Reading, school, Secondary, Year 7

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Staff Spotlight: Shannon Grantley, Highly Accomplished Teacher

17/10/2022 By Stephanie Meekings

St Thomas of Villanova Parish School Year 2 Teacher Shannon Grantley is the latest teacher in the Cairns Diocese to receive Highly Accomplished Teacher status.

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Principal Profile: Deanne Garrett, Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville

19/07/2022 By Stephanie Meekings

This month we spoke to Deanne Garrett, Principal of Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville. Deanne shares what she hopes to achieve as Principal and the best thing about living and working in tropical Far North Queensland.

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Torres Strait School Helping to Preserve Critically Endangered Local Languages

07/07/2022 By Stephanie Meekings

Year 5 and 6 students at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School at Waibeni (Thursday Island) have been learning local traditional language as part of the school’s commitment to preserving the critically endangered languages of the remote region.

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Swapping the Big Smoke for Island Life

12/04/2022 By Stephanie Meekings

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School teacher Hannah Cantwell shares her experience swapping her big city life in Melbourne for a slower-paced existence on Thursday Island – and the career opportunities that came with it! 

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Career, catholic, Catholic School, Far North Queensland, Opportunity, primary school, school, teacher, thursday island

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Keeping High-Performing Teachers in the Classroom

31/03/2022 By Stephanie Meekings

Highly Accomplished Teacher and Lead Teacher (HAT and LT) certification is keeping our high-performing teachers in classrooms across the Cairns Diocese. 

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Scholarships Ensure Bright Future for Far North

14/03/2022 By snutt

Job stability, lifestyle factors and opportunities for growth are enticing Far North workers to reskill as teachers.

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Fruity Far North School Helps Students Thrive

30/11/2021 By snutt

A fruity bunch of staff at a Cairns secondary school are sparking important conversations and a whole heap of fun.

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