Official Information Act Request
Recent Appointments
1) Please advise if the recently appointed STEM Teacher or Learning Enrichment Teacher is a direct relative of the principal
No appointment of a Learning Enrichment or STEM teacher has been made. A relieving teacher, who is related to the principal, comes
into the school and uses their expertise to work alongside our G/T co-ordinator, some of our students and their teachers from time to
time.
2) Please advise if this job/these jobs were advertised internal y to current staff, or were advertised external y, and if so, where and
when (please provide copies if available)
This was not an available position at the school therefore there was no requirement to advertise it.
3) Please advise if there were any other measures taken to ensure that the appointee was the best person for each position, as per the
school appointment policy
As stated in the previous question this was not a vacant position and therefore did not have to meet the school’s appointment policy.
The school is exceptional y fortunate to have someone prepared to come in to the school from time to time and use their special skil s
to enhance the learning of these students and the teachers.
4) Please advise how many applicants there were for this job/these jobs
Once again this question has been answered. This was not an open position to be fil ed. It involves using the skil s of a day to day
reliever to the advantage of the G/T and other students in our school.
5) Please provide a copy of the application package/s as provided to applicants for this job/these jobs
There was no application package as it was not necessary to have one.
6) Please advise who sat on the appointments committee for this job/these jobs
There was no appointments committee as it is not an appointment.
7) Please provide details of any other measures taken by school management or the Board of Trustees, to manage any conflict of
interest in the appointment process
There was no appointment, however the Principal declared a conflict of interest. The conflict was registered and accepted.