Tuesday, 7 February 2023

 Tim RICHARDSON (Mordialloc) (16:06): Today I rise to thank and acknowledge Jane Satchwell, an outstanding educator in our local community who has recently concluded as principal of Chelsea Heights Primary School. Jane has been a wonderful leader, supporting and guiding our students, families, teachers and education support staff on an incredible journey at Chelsea Heights Primary. While Chelsea Heights Primary has always been an outstanding place of education, Jane led the school through a period of transition and greatly lifted education outcomes, standards and aspirations. This made Chelsea Heights Primary School a school of choice and a place where you would move to support your child’s education into the future.

When you first meet Jane you are struck by her warmth, her passion and her deep dedication to improving the lives and outcomes of our youngest Victorians. I fondly remember our first meeting in 2015, when Jane passionately laid out the case for the education and needs of her students, putting excellence and equity at the heart of everything the school stood for. I have greatly valued working with Jane over the years to achieve wonderful upgrades of the June Elliott Centre, which is a state-leading example of inclusive education, as well as delivering major upgrades to classrooms and learning spaces in 2022. Without Jane’s passion, dedication and advocacy these upgrades would not have been possible, and they are a wonderful legacy for the future. In 2018 Jane was recognised with one of the highest education honours in Victoria, named the Outstanding Primary Principal Award. On behalf of our local community, our kids, students, families and educators, thank you for everything you have done, Jane Satchwell.