Melinda Davis Email and Phone Number

- Lecturer and Tutor in Educational Leadership, Master of Teaching - Mentorship, coaching and asssessment of Teacher Candidates in final-year placement- Onsite in multiple schools, observing Teacher Candidates and liaising with school leadership teams- Delivery and assessment of the national AfGT (Assessment for Graduate Teaching)

- Organisational and operational leadership of EYC to VCE- Leadership and oversight of: school calendar, timetable, all event operations, school governance, financial operations, tenures, and managed external relationships with service providers- Facilitated and led Risk and Compliance, Ministerial Child Safety updates, VRQA and NCCD audits- Point of liaison for Child Safety regulatory bodies Orange Door and CCYP, local Police, and local government- Acted as Head of Senior School for Semester 1.

Direct leadership of all Heads and Assistants of Learning, VCE Coordinator, Head of Diverse Learning, Head of Library Services, Head of Digital Learning and the College Timetabler.- Led all aspects of senior academics, with a specific focus on VCE and VET (now Vocational Major)- Managed and led diverse groups towards a cohesive curriculum reflective of the schools’ ethos- Organised all academic ceremonies, exams, information nights and VCE and Subject Selection parent sessions regarding curriculum in the Senior School, both in person and online- Identified structural weaknesses in existing leadership models and then led a restructure of these roles- Redesigned internal NCCD structures in alignment with internal and external governance policies- Significantly reformed and reimagined curriculum and academic practices in Senior School- Initiated and embedded a bespoke Professional Learning Program with a focus on improving student outcomes and developing teacher assessment competencies- Initiated the first student data collection dashboard for utilising data for student improvement.2016 - 2021: Head of Teaching and Learning2009 – 2015: Faculty Head of The Arts - 3 Campus, P-122008 – 2015: Coordinator of Media

2013 - 2016 Chief Assessor of Year 12 Media Examination2016 – Review Panel, VCE Study Design for Media2015 – Vetter, Victorian Curriculum - Media 2012 - Examination writing panel2010 - Writer, Media VCE Study Design 2010 - Chief Vetter, Setting and Vetting Panel, Media Examination2006 - 2007 - Evaluator and Reviewer of Year 5 to 10 Progression Points for VELS 2005 - Writer, VELS support material, Year 5 to 102005 - 2010 - SAT Reviewer1999 - 2016 - Examiner, Unit 3 and 4 Media

Writer of the Australian Curriculum for Media Arts, Foundation to Year 10.

- Head Lecturer and Coordinator of Discipline Specific Pedagogy in Master of Teaching- Learning Area Coordinator: Media Studies- Head Lecturer and Tutor, ‘Teach for Australia’ Pilot Postgraduate Program

Contributing author, writing chapters on Media Influence and RepresentationISBN 9781442542563

Lecturer in Undergraduate Studies

- Head of Media Department, teacher Year 7-12- Facilitator in Ithaca Thinking Curriculum Programme

- Head of The Arts Faculty- Head of Media Department- Principal’s Consultative Committee

Coordinator of Year 10 English

Head of Media Department