Organisation

 

At Woodbury Boston, we educate the whole child. Every member of the school community plays a role in providing our students with the best possible school experience.

 
 

School

Woodbury Boston is a co-educational, independent primary school. We are a member of the Association of Independent Schools WA (AISWA) and we are registered through the Education Department as a non-government school, servicing children from kindy to Year 6.

Governing Body

The Governing Body consists of parents and other members of the wider community, elected at the school’s Annual General Meeting. The Governing Body meets regularly during the year, focusing on such issues as school policy, future directions, human resources and marketing.

The Governing Body members are:

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Jacky Coglan
Jacky Coglan

Jacky is a numbers nerd and she loves helping people achieve their business and financial goals. She joined the GB in 2022 and has been instrumental in modernising the School’s financial systems in a simple, sustainable way. Jacky likes being on the GB because it’s a great chance to build close relationships with the School and her community.

Verity Byth
Verity Byth

Verity is a business consultant. She helps people make better decisions about their business goals and how to achieve them. Verity joined the GB in 2021. She loves Woodbury Boston’s beautiful setting (which reminds her of the school she attended in Victoria). Not only that, she’s pleased to use her business experience to help the School achieve its long term goals.

Jewels Horman
Jewels Horman

With a background in legal work, Jewels is currently studying for a career in mental health. She became a member of the GB in 2022, and has since taken on the role of Chief Objections Officer—managing the School’s responses to mining exploration in the Torbay area. She loves the GB for its diversity of membership and appreciates the team’s enthusiasm for the School.

Martha Barnard-Rae
Martha Barnard-Rae

Martha joined the GB in 2019 and took over as Chairperson in 2021. She’s a copywriter and digital strategist who feels incredibly lucky her children have access to a school like Woodbury Boston. Martha is a former teacher who values strong teaching and learning practice alongside whole-child engagement methods. As Chair, she tries her best to make GB meetings as productive (and fun) as possible.

Alice Morgan
Alice Morgan

Alice is an early childhood teacher and knows the importance of maintaining a strong connection to her child’s school. In 2022, she joined the GB to nurture that connection, to better understand the School’s practices, and to develop relationships with staff and other Woodbury Boston Parents.

Nina Bradshaw and Rene Guenther make up the rest of the GB membership.

Principal Nick Lynch and a school administrator are also members of the GB, in ex-officio, non-voting roles.

Teaching Staff

Teachers and education assistants work in partnership to deliver educational programs at all age levels. They are committed to:

  • Seeking out and nurturing, friendly relationships with the children, without patronising them;

  • Supporting the school’s ethos by showing kindness and respect to their colleagues and to the students at all times;

  • Displaying the highest standards of professionalism.

Parents are welcome and, indeed, encouraged to be part of the school community. You know your child best, and your involvement is a big part of their success at school. Suggestions and comments from parents are welcome and concerns and complaints are taken seriously.

Here are some other ways you can get involved:

  • Participate in on and off-campus activities

  • Lend a hand at a Busy Bee

  • Help out with fundraising

  • Volunteer to help prepare our canteen lunches or our end of the year celebration

We regularly offer opportunities for parents to volunteer in the newsletter — the more the merrier!

Parents

Our Ethos