WHAT a privilege it is to lead Warwick Central State School.

With a dedicated staff, long-serving and committed to the children, balanced with two high-performing graduates, and two enthusiastic and capable, young women in their second year of teaching, the students have ample opportunities to achieve their potential and explore learning through a variety of media, including interactive whiteboards, banks of laptops, and two well-resourced computer labs.

Our state-of-the-art library was constructed under the Building Education Revolution, and offers children a range of modern books and learning aids to enrich their learning.

Our school-wide Positive Behaviour Support Program, encapsulated in Central RULES (Respect, Understanding, Learning, Effort, and Safety), underpins everything we do, from reciting our war cry, our statement of purpose (working together, to ensure that, every day, in every classroom, every student is learning and achieving) and our motto (Striving to Excel), forms the platform for improved learning outcomes for every child.

Data analysis across NAPLAN and standardised testing shows an upward trend in all areas of learning, particularly literacy and numeracy, across all year levels.

This is supported by a trained teacher aide in every classroom every day, assisting teachers with programs, and providing a teacher - student ratio of around one teacher to 10 students.

Our strong professional development focus strengthens teaching skills and is specifically designed to improve student learning outcomes.

After 20 years of teaching, and raising two wonderful children, I entered the principalship at the age of 40, with experience in all year levels from prep to Year 7, a graduate diploma in early education and Masters degrees in special education and educational administration.

I am passionate about providing children with opportunities to love learning and to find their area of excellence and build on it.

In short, I love what I do and feel like I have come home at Central, where the children still remain the main thing.