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The annual John Laing Awards for Professional Development acknowledge principals in every state and territory who demonstrate outstanding leadership in providing professional learning in schools. They celebrate the contribution of school leaders who have undertaken, and supported the professional learning of teachers and others.
Bernadette Lacey was nominated by the SA Catholic Primary Principal’s Association and Principal, Ros Oates presented Bernadette for her Award at this morning’s 2016 Awards ceremony.
Bernadette is Principal of St Barbara’s Parish School R-9, the most remote of our Catholic Schools in the state. Her teaching and leadership career stretch from the mid-north to far-north, all in remote areas. This has included teaching in St James School, Jamestown; Jamestown Community School, St Marks College Port Pirie and Snowtown Area School before being appointed to leadership positions at St Mark’s College, Deputy Principal ;St Joseph’s Parish School Gladstone, Principal; St Barbara’s Roxby Downs, Principal; St Joseph’s School Port Lincoln, Principal.
Bernadette’s understanding and experience as a leader of rural Catholic schools is an invaluable asset to her fellow professional colleagues and to her schools teaching staff. She is a teaching principal, which assists her developing beginning teachers into outstanding teachers and into first time successful leaders. Her willingness to display good teaching, model and insist upon 21st century pedagogy has developed sound relationships with staff, students and community members.
Bernadette demonstrates her own dedication to broad professional involvement and is a member of several professional associations. Recently, her professional development has included a study tour to Singapore, Instructional Rounds training and Understanding by Design training, all of which contribute to her leadership style that develops a rich learning environment in her schools.
Bernadette makes it a priority to have thorough school plans that allocate resources to enhance student achievement and build school capacity. The tyranny of distance and remoteness in many of the rural schools where Bernadette has worked and in her current role at Roxby Downs, is not a barrier because Bernadette has an outstanding ability to be self-sufficient. She manages to attract quality teachers and along the way inspires many of these people to develop into future leaders in education. Congratulations Bernadette!
Also in the PAI Awards is Eileen Young, nominated by Association of Principals of Catholic Secondary Schools. Congratulations Eileen!
Twenty students from Catholic schools in South Australia have been named among the winners in two major state-wide Humanities competitions.
Earlier this year, senior school students from across South Australia were invited to enter the 2024 Premier’s Anzac Spirit School Prize and the Muriel Matters Awards.
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