After 6 years in Corporate Education I am very excited to be back in a school with my new role at Hamilton Secondary College - Space School as Assistant Principal - Space, STEM and Innovation. Hamilton Secondary College is an innovative year 7-12 South Australian government school with a vision that is focused on Space and Astronomy and founded on two pillars: Educating students about space across years 5-12 and linking education to the Space Industry. As part of the Hamilton Secondary College - Space Schools 2030 Vision and Strategic Plan to be "South Australia's leader in Space Education and equip future generations with the passion, knowledge and skill to be innovative, entrepreneurial and globally competitive in the space sector workforce, my position is responsible for further development and implementation of Space linked curriculum, Space Professional Learning and Communications, community linked Space information events and Scientific Research and Development Projects with my amazing 'Space and STEM team' and Space Industry/Research connections I've made in my previous role. Please note I love making new connections with those interested in our program on LinkedIn but due to Department for Education Digital media guidelines, cannot connect to students in Primary or Secondary schools.With a strong belief in life-long learning, I have a Bachelor of Science from Adelaide University in 1990, an honours degree and PhD in Molecular Biology. Following a short post doc at SA Water working on the blue green algae Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, I worked at Flinders Medical Centre in Neuroscience on pain sensing and the NK-1 gene receptor. During my PhD studies I really enjoyed demonstrating for microbiology practicals leading to a Graduate Diploma of Education at Adelaide University in 2005. My love of teaching began my teaching career in 2007 at Valley View Secondary School and I stayed for 9 years to become the Mathematics/Science Coordinator and school based Advanced Technology Program manager in 2014. During this time I also retrained as a Chemistry Teacher through a TeachSA research grant and achieved a grant funded Master’s in Education [Digital Technologies]. I've recently completed a Certificate III in Food Technologies (Artisan Cheese making) at TAFESA, Regency allowing our students to safely have food tasting and pracs in Science. Next...maybe something on data collection and analysis?