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he was head of St michaels grammar school not Melbourne grammar. PS I went to that school and he was head at the time.
 
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'''Simon Gipson''', of [[Perth, Western Australia]], has worked in education as a teacher, administrator and consultant in [[Australia]], [[Thailand]], [[Hong Kong]], [[New Zealand]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]]. He is currently the Head of [[St Michael's Grammar School]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], is Chairman of The Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS), and sits on the board of the Association of Independent Schools Victoria (AISV).
'''Simon Gipson''' <small>[[Medal of the Order of Australia|OAM]]</small> has worked in education as a teacher, administrator and consultant in [[Australia]], [[Thailand]], [[Hong Kong]], [[New Zealand]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]]. He is a former Head of [[St Michaels Grammar School]]<ref name="theeducator">https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/former-principal-takes-up-ceo-role/249025</ref> and is currently the CEO of The Song Room, Chairman of The Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS), Chair of the [[Trinity Grammar School, Kew|Trinity Grammar School]] Council;<ref name="Trinity">{{cite web| url = https://www.trinity.vic.edu.au/school-council/| title = School Council| author-link= | date = 2022| website = [[Trinity Grammar School, Kew|Trinity Grammar School]]| access-date = 8 November 2023}}</ref> and sits on the board of the Association of Independent Schools Victoria (AISV). Gipson will take up the position of interim Headmaster at St Paul's School at Bald Hills in Brisbane from Term 4, 2023.<ref name="Mercury">https://www.themercury.com.au/news/queensland/consultant-to-step-in-as-interim-principal-of-st-pauls-school/news-story/78628ca1198ef043c84b7cb4aad7d562</ref> Gipson was awarded the [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]] (OAM) in 2020 for his work.<ref>{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=2007107 |date= 7 June 2020 |recipient=Mr Simon GIPSON |award=Medal of the Order of Australia |access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Gipson taught English and Drama at several independent schools in [[Western Australia]] before becoming Deputy Headmaster at [[Guildford Grammar School]]. In 1996, he was appointed Principal of Tridhos School Village, a project in Northern [[Thailand]] designed to introduce educational reform and best practice teaching and learning in South East Asia. Gipson was appointed [[Headmaster]] of Melbourne [[independent school]], St Michael's Grammar School, in 2000. He succeeded previous Headmaster [[Tony Hewison]], who had been head there for 20 years. Gipson immediately started major reform at the school, and as a result has become well known due to this avant garde approach to education.
Gipson taught English and Drama at several independent schools in [[Western Australia]] before becoming Deputy Headmaster at [[Guildford Grammar School]]. In 1996, he was appointed Principal of Tridhos School Village, a project in Northern [[Thailand]] designed to introduce educational reform and best practice teaching and learning in South East Asia.{{fact|date=September 2023}}


Gipson was appointed [[Headmaster]] of Melbourne [[independent school]], St Michael's Grammar School, in 2000. He succeeded previous Headmaster [[Tony Hewison]], who had been head there for 20 years. Gipson immediately started major reform at the school, and as a result has become well known due to this [[Avant-garde|avant garde]] approach to education.{{fact|date=September 2023}}
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Gipson has been a notable commentator on educational issue, including authoring several articles published in ''[[The Age]]'', a leading Melbourne newspaper.

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Gipson has been a notable commentator on educational issue, including authoring several articles published in ''[[The Age]]'', a leading Melbourne newspaper.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

In 2020, he became the Chair of School Council at [[Trinity Grammar School, Kew]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Introducing Simon Gipson {{!}} Trinity Grammar School, Kew|url=https://www.trinity.vic.edu.au/introducing-simon-gipson/|website= [[Trinity Grammar School, Kew|Trinity Grammar School]]|access-date=31 December 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Educational reform==
==Educational reform==
Gipson has published and presented in various areas of educational reform and restructuring, in redefining teacher professionalism, and in the application of [[Information Technology]] in teaching and learning. In 2002, he was invited as an International Research Associate for the United Kingdom National College for School Leadership to investigate the leadership implications of the implementation of Information Technology in English schools.
Gipson has published and presented in various areas of educational reform and restructuring, in redefining teacher professionalism, and in the application of [[Information Technology]] in teaching and learning. In 2002, he was invited as an International Research Associate for the United Kingdom National College for School Leadership to investigate the leadership implications of the implementation of Information Technology in English schools.{{fact|date=September 2023}}


==Media appearances==
==Media appearances==
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===''The Age'' Newspaper===
===''The Age'' Newspaper===
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/20/1074360764268.html Private, public schools hit out at PM's 'values' claim, ''The Age'', 2004-01-21]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/20/1074360764268.html Private, public schools hit out at PM's 'values' claim, ''The Age'', 2004-01-21]
* [http://moneymanager.smh.com.au/planning/guides/articles/school02.html The price of going private, ''The Age'' & ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 2002-02-13]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060116152022/http://moneymanager.smh.com.au/planning/guides/articles/school02.html The price of going private, ''The Age'' & ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 2002-02-13]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/general/the-hard-sell/2005/09/21/1126982119129.html The Hard Sell, ''The Age'', 2005-09-21]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/general/the-hard-sell/2005/09/21/1126982119129.html The Hard Sell, ''The Age'', 2005-09-21]
* [http://www.corpun.com/aus00409.htm Review may ban strap in schools, ''The Age'', 2004-09-04]
* [http://www.corpun.com/aus00409.htm Review may ban strap in schools, ''The Age'', 2004-09-04]
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===Other===
===Other===
* [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/downloadhansard/pdf/assembly/Autumn%202000/Assembly%20Parlynet%20Extract%2025%20May%202000%20from%20Book%208.pdf Parliament of Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 2000-05-25 (Pg 1784 (28 of 102))]
* [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/downloadhansard/pdf/assembly/Autumn%202000/Assembly%20Parlynet%20Extract%2025%20May%202000%20from%20Book%208.pdf Parliament of Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 2000-05-25 (Pg 1784 (28 of 102))]
* [http://www.voiceanddata.com.au/vd/pop_ups/pop_print.asp?id=360 St Michael's Grammar School Adds New Meaning to the Virtual Classroom, Voice&Data.com.au, 2000-09-02]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020716063655/http://www.voiceanddata.com.au/vd/pop_ups/pop_print.asp?id=360 St Michael's Grammar School Adds New Meaning to the Virtual Classroom, Voice&Data.com.au, 2000-09-02]
* [http://www.iartv.vic.edu.au/publications_f/seminar_series_latest.htm ICT, teaching and learning and school design. Reflections on the UK context] — Incorporated Association of Registered Teachers of Victoria (IARTV)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060222060324/http://www.iartv.vic.edu.au/publications_f/seminar_series_latest.htm ICT, teaching and learning and school design. Reflections on the UK context] — Incorporated Association of Registered Teachers of Victoria (IARTV)
*[http://www.aset.org.au/confs/edtech98/pubs/articles/gipson2.html The challenges of integrating information technology into a Thai educational setting: The story of Tridhos School Village, Chiang Mai] — Ed' Tech 98
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050617111730/http://aset.org.au/confs/edtech98/pubs/articles/gipson2.html The challenges of integrating information technology into a Thai educational setting: The story of Tridhos School Village, Chiang Mai] — Ed' Tech 98
*[http://www.aset.org.au/confs/edtech98/pubs/articles/gipson1.html Planning technology for schools: A design methodology.] — Ed' Tech 98
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050617112204/http://aset.org.au/confs/edtech98/pubs/articles/gipson1.html Planning technology for schools: A design methodology.] — Ed' Tech 98
*[http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2001/alexiades.html Situating learning with the help of the World Wide Web] — Teaching & Learning Forum 2001
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051204102114/http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2001/alexiades.html Situating learning with the help of the World Wide Web] — Teaching & Learning Forum 2001
*[http://www.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7B/41/gipson-issues-of-ict-summary.pdf Issues of ICT in Education] — National College for School Leadership
*[http://www.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7B/41/gipson-issues-of-ict-summary.pdf Issues of ICT in Education] — National College for School Leadership

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Simon Gipson OAM has worked in education as a teacher, administrator and consultant in Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. He is a former Head of St Michaels Grammar School[1] and is currently the CEO of The Song Room, Chairman of The Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS), Chair of the Trinity Grammar School Council;[2] and sits on the board of the Association of Independent Schools Victoria (AISV). Gipson will take up the position of interim Headmaster at St Paul's School at Bald Hills in Brisbane from Term 4, 2023.[3] Gipson was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2020 for his work.[4]

Professional career

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Gipson taught English and Drama at several independent schools in Western Australia before becoming Deputy Headmaster at Guildford Grammar School. In 1996, he was appointed Principal of Tridhos School Village, a project in Northern Thailand designed to introduce educational reform and best practice teaching and learning in South East Asia.[citation needed]

Gipson was appointed Headmaster of Melbourne independent school, St Michael's Grammar School, in 2000. He succeeded previous Headmaster Tony Hewison, who had been head there for 20 years. Gipson immediately started major reform at the school, and as a result has become well known due to this avant garde approach to education.[citation needed]

Gipson has been a notable commentator on educational issue, including authoring several articles published in The Age, a leading Melbourne newspaper.[citation needed]

In 2020, he became the Chair of School Council at Trinity Grammar School, Kew.[5]

Educational reform

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Gipson has published and presented in various areas of educational reform and restructuring, in redefining teacher professionalism, and in the application of Information Technology in teaching and learning. In 2002, he was invited as an International Research Associate for the United Kingdom National College for School Leadership to investigate the leadership implications of the implementation of Information Technology in English schools.[citation needed]

Media appearances

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The Age Newspaper

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ABC Broadcast

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/former-principal-takes-up-ceo-role/249025
  2. ^ "School Council". Trinity Grammar School. 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.themercury.com.au/news/queensland/consultant-to-step-in-as-interim-principal-of-st-pauls-school/news-story/78628ca1198ef043c84b7cb4aad7d562
  4. ^ "Medal of the Order of Australia entry for Mr Simon GIPSON". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Introducing Simon Gipson | Trinity Grammar School, Kew". Trinity Grammar School. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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