Staff Awards

Two longstanding staff members were honoured at the 2022 Speech Night, receiving the annual, peer nominated Staff Awards.

MELISSA

Primary teacher Melissa Garbutt was presented with the Staff Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, presented to a teaching staff member who demonstrates consistent and dedicated service to teaching and learning in the school.

2023 will be Melissa’s 14th year teaching at St Margaret’s. She is known for exemplifying the St Margaret’s values and being a highly supportive colleague, particularly taking new staff members under her wing. She also builds a wonderful rapport with her students, calmly guiding them to be the best they can be and is extremely dedicated to her craft. She is highly respected by the parent body and communicates very effectively with them in building collaborative partnerships for the best interests of her students’ social, emotional, and academic wellbeing. While Melissa has been teaching for a considerable time, she is always improving her teaching practice, evaluating her teaching and self-reflecting on lessons and the students’ performances, and positively contributes at staff meetings. Melissa’s colleagues describe her as kind, thoughtful, humble, and encouraging, always going the extra mile.

The Staff Award for Service to the School Community is peer nominated and presented to either a teaching or support staff member who offers sustained and significant contribution to the school’s mission. In 2022, this award went to longserving Facilities team member and now team leader Andrew Cameron. Andrew has been with St Margaret’s since 2011. Nothing is ever too much trouble for Andrew; he is extremely generous with his time. He is known for his approachable, courteous, unflappable, and kind manner and incredible work ethic. He leads him team from behind – getting in and doing the work alongside the team and supporting them all when the going gets extremely busy, which it most often is. He is a trouble shooter extraordinaire and any major event at the school and beyond will have Andrew’s stamp on it. Andrew is a servant leader, doing all that he can to support the staff and students at the school.

We offer our sincere congratulations to Melissa and Andrew on this well-deserved recognition.