New New Head Head of of Senior Senior School School appointed appointed at at Cobram Cobram Anglican Anglican Grammar Grammar School School
Cobram Cobram Anglican Anglican Grammar Grammar School School Cobram (Cobram AGS) AGS) is delighted is delighted to to announce announce he the appointment appointment of Mr of Mr John John Thompson Thompson as our as our new new Head Head of Senior of Senior School, School, effective effective from from 2023. 2023.
Mr Thompson Mr Thompson will will join join Cobram Cobram AGS AGS
from Cobram Secondary College, rom Cobram Secondary College,
where he has predominately taught where he has predominately taught
science subjects in the VCE setting. Mr science subjects in the VCE setting. Mr
Thompson has a clear vision of what he Thompson has a clear vision of what he
wants the secondary school journey to wants the secondary school journey to
look like for students at Cobram AGS ook like for students at Cobram AGS
as they start Year 7 and move through as they start Year 7 and move through
to Year 12. o Year 12. “As a School, our primary duty is to provide a safe “As and a School, inclusive our primary learning duty environment is to provide that a
safe and inclusive learning environment that gives students the best opportunity to
gives students the best opportunity to succeed and achieve what they want for their
succeed and achieve what they want for their futures. More than anything, upon leaving our
futures. More than anything, upon leaving our School, we want our students to be able to
School, we want our students to be able to say Cobram AGS gave them the opportunity
say Cobram AGS gave them the opportunity to grow as a person because of the pastoral
to grow as a person because of the pastoral care we provided,” Mr Thomson said.
care we provided,” Mr Thomson said.
For For parents parents and and guardians guardians looking looking at at secondary secondary school school opportunities opportunities for for their their child, child, Mr Mr Thompson Thompson said said they they should should look look no no further further than than Cobram Cobram AGS. AGS. He He believes believes the the School’s School’s core core values, values, community, community, endeavour endeavour and and respect, respect, play a pivotal role in in helping helping to to shape shape the the character character of young people in in our our local local community. community.
“The “The one one thing thing that I believe makes us us stand stand out out in in the the crowd crowd is is the the values values education education we we offer. offer. You You can can get get a a quality quality education education right right here here in in Cobram,” Cobram,” he he said. said.
When it comes to his academic philosophy, When it comes to his academic philosophy,
having taught in the secondary school setting having taught in the secondary school setting
for many years, Mr Thompson is a big for many years, Mr Thompson is a big
believer in helping students establish good believer in helping students establish good
study habits before they begin their VCE study habits before they begin their VCE
years. years.
We need to recognise that there is no magic We need to recognise that there is no magic
switch. The skills students build in Year 9 and 10 switch. The skills students build in Year 9 and 10
are foundational to the success they are going to are foundational to the success they are going to
have in Year 11 and 12. As our students reach have in Year 11 and 12. As our students reach
that pathway stage in Year 9 and 10, it is my that pathway stage in Year 9 and 10, it is my
objective to ensure they are able to select the objective to ensure they are able to select the
subjects that align with their goals and interests subjects that align with their goals and interests
and what they feel most passionate about.” and what they feel most passionate about.”
Cobram Cobram AGS AGS Principal, Principal, Mr Mr Keith Keith Willett, Willett, said said Mr Mr Thompson’s Thompson’s appointment appointment is an is an extremely extremely exciting exciting one one for for the the School. School.
“John “John is is widely widely respected respected in the in the education education field field and and more more broadly broadly in in our our local local community. community. He He has has demonstrated demonstrated a clear a clear ability ability to to connect connect with with students students of of all all ages ages and and is a is thoughtful a thoughtful and and discerning discerning decision decision maker,” maker,” Mr Mr Willett Willett said. said.