Leading the change: school leaders reflect on Magnify Sandhurst

Magnify Matters

What are school leaders noticing as Magnify Sandhurst comes to life in our schools and classrooms?

In this episode of Magnify Matters, host Tim Edwards, Assistant Director: Learning and Teaching at Catholic Education Sandhurst, sits down with Catholic Education Sandhurst Learning Leader Craig Simpson to reflect on the insights gathered from four school principals:

• Lorraine Willis, Principal, Catholic College Wodonga
• Matt Carver, Executive Principal, Saint Mary of the Angels College & St Francis Primary Nathalia
• Jasmine Ryan, Principal, St Mary’s Primary Echuca
• Alannah Darmody, Principal, St Liborius Primary Eaglehawk

Each principal shares how Magnify Sandhurst is unfolding in their school community – from clearer school expectations and positive routines to the growing impact of coaching and curriculum coherence.

In this episode, we explore:

• How consistency is building momentum and confidence among teachers
• What leaders are noticing as clarity and shared approaches take root
• The shift from individual effort to collective practice
• Why culture change is built through relationships and high standards
• What’s next for 2025 and beyond

Whether you're teaching, leading, supporting system change, or listening in as a parent, this episode captures the early impact of Magnify Sandhurst from those closest to the work.

Now stay with us as we magnify what truly matters.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Magnify Sandhurst
• Catholic Education Sandhurst
• Classroom Mastery
• Knowledge Society
• Learning Made Easy
• Steplab
• Ochre
• Catholic College Wodonga
• Saint Mary of the Angels College Nathalia
• St Francis Primary Nathalia
• St Mary’s Primary Echuca
• St Liborius Primary Eaglehawk

ABOUT MAGNIFY SANDHURST

Catholic Education Sandhurst rolled out Magnify Sandhurst, an evidence-informed, science of learning school improvement initiative, to its 51 Catholic schools across the Sandhurst Diocese at the beginning of 2025. Magnify Sandhurst focuses on how the brain learns, how literacy is effectively taught, uses a low variance, knowledge-rich curriculum and the creation of positive classrooms. Our practice is calm, predictable, and repeatable to maximise learning time in all classrooms. Magnify Sandhurst is deliberately bold and wide-ranging, generating whole-of-system improvement.

ABOUT CATHOLIC EDUCATION SANDHURST

Catholic Education Sandhurst is home to 56 Catholic schools across Central and North Eastern Victoria, educating 19,750 students. We partner with schools, students and families to provide innovation and excellence in education, inspired by the Catholic story.

Visit www.ceosand.catholic.edu.au or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.