New Staff Members
Amanda Ferguson - Year 10 PBL (Teach for Australia)
I have been a trainer/assessor for many years and have over 16 years in youth development and training roles. It felt like a natural progression to move toward secondary teaching to assist students with pathways for the future. I have a passion for teaching and developing a love of learning and am keen to assist students and families to reengage with education in a positive and supportive environment.
Previous Work History
Geologist (gold exploration and iron ore mining)
Trainer/Assessor – disengaged youth (vocational training)
Department of Defence
Favourite Activity outside of work?
With a 1 year old and 4 year, my activities include cleaning the house 300 times a day, making food no one eats, driving listening to ‘let it go’ and sighing loudly many times a day.
Renee Chapple - Arts/English
I’ve worked at Eaton Community College since graduating in 2010, with a small stint at Eastern Goldfields College in 2014. I’ve taught in English, almost all of the arts contexts, certificate courses and a senior school engagement program. My career highlights include a year 9 student calling my teacher glare “terrifying”, and a year 11 boy wearing a Renaissance-style dress proclaiming that he still “felt manly”.
Outside of school I enjoy reading, musical theatre, watching terrible reality shows whilst being judged by my cat, and injuring myself in ways that cause Bunbury’s health care providers to burst a blood vessel trying not to laugh in my face. If you’re ever having a bad day, ask me about the time I put my neck out by being overly sassy, or the different stories that my students believed when I was on crutches for an entire term.
My favourite thing about my role is having spirited debates with students about the content we are studying. In particular, my media students and I often engage in loud arguments about Marvel characters, and whether or not Groot is a waste of space.