A graduation ceremony was held in December for graduates of the Saints Leadership Development Programme at St Stithians College.
The programme is a year-long leadership development programme, which will eventually be cascaded down to all levels of management across the school.
“As part of our 2025 strategy, leadership development is a critical focus for us. In 2018 we celebrated our first group of Saints staff who completed the Saints Leadership Development Programme. What has been exciting to see is how many of those that completed the programme in 2018 have moved into promotion posts, either at St Stithians or at other schools,” said St Stithians College’s Kim Urquhart.
The programme saw candidates completing a range of psychometric assessments as part of personal awareness and reflection. Group learning blocks covered topics including enhancing EQ and social intelligence, valuing diversity, performance management, strategic thinking and scenario planning along with one-on-one coaching sessions with an executive coach to help each delegate assimilate their learning and how it applies to them as a leader.
“We would like to congratulate the following 13 brave delegates who, even with all the other challenges thrown at them this year, showed much grit and determination by ensuring that they completed their programme as they set out to in February 2020,” concluded Urquhart.
- Wendy Roux: Grade 1 director (Junior Prep)
- Jan Tanner Ellis: Director of sport (Girls’ Prep)
- Bonelela Memani: Subject co-ordinator: IsiZulu (Girls’ Prep)
- Premilla Naidoo: Grade 3 co-ordinator (Girls’ Prep)
- Nicky White: Deputy director of sport (Girls’ College)
- Catherine Dabbs: Director of academic administration (Girls’ College)
- Gavin Jelley: Life science teacher/ MIC hockey (Boys’ College)
- Victor Radloff: Science teacher / family unit head (Boys’ College)
- Thando Bili: Deputy head of operations (Operations Department)
- Teddy Booi: Junior accountant (Finance Department)
- Annie Hitchings: Media, comms and PR manager (Advancement Department)
- Edward Rufu: Programme co-ordinator (Thandulwazi)
- Thato Chiloane: Junior accountant (Finance Department)
