Leadership & Management

Governance

The governance and the strategic development of the School are conducted by the School Council. The 12 Council members, lay people and clergy, are appointed from the Tara and Anglican Church community. The Council is a voluntary body and is responsible for the selection, management and support of the Principal. The current chair is the Rt Rev. Ivan Lee, Bishop of Western Sydney.

Leadership

Tara is an Independent School and our Principal, Mrs Susan Middlebrook, is empowered to employ excellent teachers and administration staff. Mrs Middlebrook is appointed by and reports to the School Council. She is responsible for delivering Tara’s Strategic Plan and for the daily running of the School. It is Mrs Middlebrook’s priority that our students are cared for by excellent teachers, who provide innovative, high quality teaching and learning experiences for our girls.

Executive Team

Mrs Susan Middlebrook (Principal)
MEd (Admin) BEc Dip Ed MACE MACEL
Sue Middlebrook has worked in education for 30 years. She has a strong background in both curriculum and pastoral care and is an experienced classroom teacher. Sue has worked in a variety of Anglican schools and brings passion and commitment to the education of girls.

Mr Rodney Braine (Deputy Principal-Pastoral Care)
BPhysEd Dip Teach (Phys Ed/Health)
Rod Braine has been a teacher for over 17 years and worked in a variety of Independent Schools before coming to Tara in 2006. He has been a Director of Student Welfare, Head teacher PDHPE, Director of Sport and Head of Christian Studies. Rod has also been a HSC and School Certificate Marker in History and PDHPE.

Mrs Sue Hammond (Deputy Principal-Administration)
MEd BSc Dip Ed SPTC GAustMS MACE
Sue Hammond has been at Tara since 2003 and was previously the Head of Mathematics at The International Grammar School Sydney and the Deputy Head of Senior School at Abbotsleigh. She is a passionate about Mathematics and was a HSC Marker for the subject. Sue enjoys the variety of the day-to-day administration of Tara.

Mrs Heidi O'Brien (Deputy Principal-Curriculm)
BEc Dip Ed Grad Dip Ed (Comp St) MACE
Heidi O'Brien previously worked in the IT Department at Barker College and for various Independent and State Schools in NSW and SA before coming to Tara in 2000. She is committed to curriculum development and has been a member of many committees for the Board of Studies. Heidi is also a HSC marker.

Mrs Cheryl Turner (Head of Junior School)
BA Cert School Leadership & Mgt TC MACE
Cheryl Turner was appointed in 2005 following 30 years in NSW State Education where she held different school executive positions and was Curriculum Consultant with the NSW Department of Education in HSIE and Science. Cheryl has also been the Chair of the Academic Committee of the NSW Junior School Heads Association.

Mr Colin Lees (Bursar)  
BCom CPA Dip B&M (MTC)
Colin Lees has been Tara's Bursar since 2003 and was previously the Business Manager of St Andrew's Cathedral School. He is a qualified accountant and has been a CPA for over 30 years. Colin enjoys working in a school environment and is enthusiastic about financial planning and modeling.

Mrs Kath Marshall (Registrar)
MA BA Dip Ed
Kath Marshall has been at Tara since 1982 and before assuming her current role, was the Geography Coordinator, a Senior English teacher and a Personal Development and Drama teacher. Kath enjoys showing and sharing all that Tara can offer to prospective girls and parents.

For a list of current management staff, please click here