Luke Willsmore

Luke Willsmore

Head of Secondary at Emmaus Christian School

Luke Willsmore joined Emmaus Christian School in Canberra as Head of Secondary after almost 10 years in ACT (Australian Capital Territory) public schools. His upbringing in country South Australia and early teaching days there with disadvantaged students first sparked his passion for differentiation and valuing each child’s learning outcomes. Alongside leading growth and continual improvement, Luke still looks for opportunities to engage students in new and interesting ways.

1 total results
Implementing the evidence to maximise the impact of Teaching Assistants
Implementing the evidence to maximise the impact of Teaching Assistants
Sept 07,2020

In order to better respond to the learning needs of students, Emmaus Christian School in Canberra has moved to a new model of classroom integration for Teaching Assistants. Here, Luke Willsmore, Dr Tanya Vaughan and Susannah Schoeffel discuss the new way of working and the research that informed the change process.

school leaders, recruitment, staff utilisation, expertise, evidence-based practice, long reads