Simon Gipson

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, is Chairman of The Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS), and sits on the board of the Association of Independent Schools Victoria (AISV).

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 has been a notable commentator on educational issue, including authoring several articles published in "The Age", a leading Melbourne newspaper.

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.

Media Appearances

"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://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.corpun.com/aus00409.htm Review may ban strap in schools, "The Age", 2004-09-04]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/05/1046826435367.html Downloading Porn Out of Home, "The Age", 2003-03-05]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/laptops-ipods-are-they-friend-or-fiend/2005/10/14/1128796710168.html Laptops, iPods, are they friend or fiend, "The Age", 2005-10-14]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/school-fear-over-salvo-crisis-centre/2005/09/22/1126982179116.html School Fears over Salvo Crisis Centre, "The Age", 2005-09-22]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/schools-call-in-class-acts-to-give-them-the-edge/2005/08/12/1123353500522.html?from=moreStories Schools call in class acts to give them the edge, "The Age", 2005-08-13]
* [http://www.corpun.com/aus00502.htm Schools likely to accept corporal punishment ban, "The Age", 2002-02-13]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/18/1061059759147.html Technology can't replace school environment]

=ABC Broadcast=

* [http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/profiles/Transcripts/s1079180.htm Public Versus Private Schools, George Negus Tonight (Transcript), ABC, 2004-04-01]

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.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)
* [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
* [http://www.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
* [http://www.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7B/41/gipson-issues-of-ict-summary.pdf Issues of ICT in Education] — National College for School Leadership