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English Department - Staff

Barrie Burton Head of English (2008)

Despite coming from Adelaide, his climb up the cultural and evolutionary ladder to Scotch has inspired both anthropologists and evolutionary psychologists.

Outside his prodigious literary insights, Barrie’s viticultural erudition and culinary skills are mercurial. Present and former colleagues, past and present students are all the testimony Barrie needs for his contribution to the English Department over the last 19 years.

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Warwick Barry
Warwick Barry joined the Scotch College English department in 1982. Prior to this he taught at Bentleigh Secondary College and Lowther Hall Anglican Girls school. He has taught English across a range of levels and completed a major research project and report on Boy’s reading for the college in 1998. He has taken a keen interest in promoting the benefits of wider reading and was a key supporter of the DEAR program that was introduced at Scotch in 2004. Outside of this he is the VCE Administrator at Scotch, Teacher in Charge of Tennis and coaches Australian Rules Football. He also is actively involved in running bushwalking camps and cycling camps for students. wb
Mark Collins
Dr Mark Collins, co-author of five English books, annual presenter at state and national conferences, author of the ICT Shakespeare course for year 9 and 10, 'The Sword and the Rose', teaches Literature and English and is never finished correcting papers or reading books: 'Once more unto the breach, dear friends!' mc
Alice Cook
Having spent 2006 exploring various schools of Melbourne in a fairly Mary Poppins capacity through taking up short term contracts, in fourth term Alice Cook found herself teaching at Scotch. Currently, teaching a variety of Subjects, Alice has a diverse range of interests, from fine tuning her geospatial skills to encouraging in her students not only a passion for the full stop but to further harness their creative wilds. Alice augments her time spent at school with her own creative writing and fine dining pursuits. ac
Madeline Coulombe
Madeleine Coulombe is new to Scotch College in 2006. Prior to becoming a secondary teacher of English and French she worked for the J. Paul Getty Trust’s Education Institute in Los Angeles. She is passionate about the arts (especially opera), nature, and books mc02
Jessica De Campo
Jess de Campo spent some time with the English Department early in 2006, as part of her final teaching practicum. Not put off by what she witnessed, she continued her association with the College throughout the year, working primarily in the Indigenous Education program. After completing an impressive academic career at Melbourne University she returned to Scotch in a permanent capacity in 2007 to share her passion for English with a wide range of students. When not confined to the English Department office, she enjoys long walks on the beach, cooking Indian food and clearing her mind with a good run.
Kieran Dempsey
Joined Scotch English Department in 2000. He teaches mainly at Year 8. His previous teaching positions were at Haileybury and St Bernard’s Colleges. He studied at the ANU and the University of Melbourne. He has no burning desire to return to the Commonwealth Public Service. Coaches Cricket and Soccer. kd
Joanne Fisher
Joanne Fisher joined the English Department at Scotch College as a temp Administrative Assistant in Term 4 2002 before becoming a permanent member of the department in January 2003. Prior to this she spent a number of years in the Royal Australian Navy and then working for an IT Company honing her secretarial skills. Joanne is also involved with the Scotch College Army Cadet Unit further utilising her past skills. jf
Cath Garrett
Catherine Garrett joined The Scotch English Department in 2002. Prior to this she taught at Haileybury College and St James Regional College. Apart from coordinating Year 7 English, she is completing her Doctorate of Education at Melbourne University, examining teachers’ conceptions of professional practice. Whilst attached to the English Department, Catherine Garrett is heavily involved with both Drama and Communication Studies in the James Forbes Academy. cg
Warwick Hall
Warwick Hall has taught in the Catholic and government secondary school systems in Victoria and in 1993 he taught in a middle school in Oregon. He joined Scotch in 1996 and has taught History and English at all levels from Years 8 to 12. He has coached rowing, hockey and tennis. He served in the Cadet Unit for seven years and he currently assists with the editing of The Collegian. wh
Ophelia Hopkins
Ophelia Hopkins has a Bachelor of Creative Arts with the Victorian College of the Arts and The University of Melbourne. She has an extensive background in fringe theatre as an actor, director and writer. Ophelia will be working with both the Drama and English departments at Scotch and looks forward to facilitating students in creating exciting and innovative work both on and off the stage. wh
Rob Hortin
Rob Hortin joined the English Department in 1981 after completing his studies at Monash and Loughborough Universities. He teaches mostly senior English when he isn’t thinking about sport, what to plant or do in the garden this weekend, or how he is going to feed his family since the family dog has very recently been delivered of five puppies. Rob has been deeply involved in the school’s sporting program and is currently coaching the 1st Basketball team rh
Ryan Johnstone
It was in 1999 when Ryan, fresh from a ‘misspent youth’ chasing the rock ‘n roll holy grail (to no avail), finally decided to ‘get real’ and find a day job. There was never any question that it would be the teaching of English. Since graduating from the University of Western Australia he has taught in Perth and London, and now calls Melbourne home. His loves are music, fiction (give him Thomas Hardy, Harper Lee or anything with a tragic hero) and film, or any combination thereof. Sporting prowess of any kind eludes him. rj
Keiron Jones
Keiron Jones has been at Scotch for ten years and has been Head of Year for eight. She spent ten years at St Joseph’s College where she held the positions of Head of English and Curriculum Co-ordinator for several years. Prior to this she taught in Oxfordshire, England. Currently she teaches years 11 and 12 English, is a doctoral candidate at the University of Melbourne (researching school architecture) and, for light relief, wallows in P G Wodehouse or Shakespeare. She is an English assessor and has been a member of the English text-setting panel for the VCAA. kj
Jamieson Kane
While teaching English at a range of year levels, Jamieson Kane is also the VCE Media Coordinator and Scotch Intranet Manager. He is responsible for professional development and leadership of the use of ICT for teaching and learning in the school and home. He holds degrees in Letters, Law and Commerce, and is currently completing a Masters of Information Technology in Education. His thesis is on the usefulness of online discussion boards as teaching and learning tools for the secondary English classroom. He is passionate about both making and studying films, television and radio programs, and computer games as texts. jk
Nick Konstantatos
When Nick is not immersed in a novel, listening to music or enjoying a film or stage performance, he dabbles in secondary teaching. After spending his early years at the University of Melbourne, Nick has taught at Haileybury and Melbourne Grammar. After three years as a VCE examiner and having mildly cured his insomnia in the process, Nick has written and lectured on both VCE and Literature texts all over Australia. He is currently working on a collection of poems and frustrating an extremely tolerant publisher. During the winter months, part of his long term prescribed therapy is to watch his beloved St Kilda football team yet again tantalise, frustrate and disappoint. jk
Anne Martin
Anne joined Scotch College in 1998 as Special Education teacher/counsellor in the Education Support Unit and member of the English faculty with particular responsibility for support programs for Year 7 English and assistance to students from Year 7 to Year 12. Prior teaching has included a 5 year transfer to Brisbane with her husband where she taught in many schools across the metropolitan area and 12 years as teacher and Special Education Coordinator at Mentone Girls’ Grammar School. With a background in providing programs for able students as well as those with special needs, she also coordinates private ESL tutoring for younger students at Scotch. Anne enjoys music, reading and has recently been appointed Drama Assistant, a role which is rapidly unfolding in the year of the opening of the James Forbes Academy.
David Mustafa
David Mustafa has been a part time member of the English Department since he joined Scotch during 1995. His main teaching responsibilities are within the ever expanding Drama Department, but this has provided a nice overlap with the teaching of English at Year 8 & 9. He is very passionate about teaching boys at this level the fundamental skills of English that provide a springboard for the demands of VCE, whilst taking on the role of Head of Year 9. dm
Marnie O’Bryan
Marnie has been teaching English at Scotch since 2003. In a previous life she worked as a lawyer in Melbourne before spending several years living in London where she worked for Butterworths Publishers as an editor. She loves books, teaching English to boys and all things French. mb
Peter Riley
Peter has been teaching English at Scotch since 1993. He was Year 9 English Coordinator from 1999 until 2003. He teaches across various year levels but has many fans amongst the Year 9 boys. He is also currently 2IC of the Cadet Unit and coaches basketball and badminton.pr
Ken Wheat
Ken Wheat joined Scotch in 1991 after 12 years at St Kevin’s College. Mr Wheat is a Hoosier, having attended Ball Sate University and taught briefly in central Indiana. In 1974 he joined the “airlift” of North American teachers who filled the temporary gaps in Australian secondary schools. Mr Wheat teaches English and Psychology at Scotch College but his academic passion is Greco-Roman History. He has collaborated with Mr James (Geography) on a couple of climbing guidebooks and now limits himself to the horizontal conundrum – golf. kw
Bradley WellsImmediate past Head of English (till end 2007)
Bradley joined Scotch as Head of Department in 2002 after being Head of English at The Hutchins School in Hobart. Prior to this he was Assistant Head of Department at Shore School, Sydney. He teaches across a range of year levels but is always happy to talk about Tolkien - or any other member of The Inklings for that matter. Apparently not busy enough, he also coaches rowing (his much loved undefeated 10Bs) and was Officer in Charge of the Military Band. Now Head of Senior School, Scots College, Sydney. Mr Wells

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