Bryan Cowling
Dr Bryan Cowling is the Executive Director of the Anglican Education Commission. He began his teaching career in Green Valley in 1967, becoming state History Consultant, an inspector of schools, regional director of education, Director of Curriculum and Educational Programs, Director of Vocational Education and Director of Educational Policy.
In 1999 he resigned from the Department of Education and Training to become the founding principal of Thomas Hassall Anglican College in Middleton Grange, a position he held until March 2007.
He has been chairman, executive officer or member of many national and state Boards, Councils and committees, including the Council of the Independent Schools Teacher Training Authority, the Advisory Board of the Division of Professional Learning, University of Sydney, the Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation and the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Sydney.
His doctorate was related to outcomes based education. He has a passion for school improvement, effective teacher development, local history, and looking in old graveyards. He is married to Megan and they have four adult children and one grandson.
Grant Maple
Dr Grant Maple is the (part time)Director of Advocacy and Representation for the AEC. He has taught in a number of Anglican and state schools and is currently chair of the NSW Inter-Church Commission on Religious Education in Schools, co-editor of the Journal of Christian Education and a member of the Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation. He has worked as a consultant with schools in developing strategic directions and in reviewing their Christian ethos and teaching programs.
For a number of years Grant was the curriculum and publishing director of the major Australian inter-denominational Religious Education curriculum, which is being used in both Government and non-Government schools. He also holds a research degree and has published in the field of Australian religious history.
Grant was appointed as the (part time) Director of the School of Christian Studies at Robert Menzies College from the beginning of 2007. During 2007, he also led a number of quality assurance reviews of Anglican schools.
John Scott
John Scott is the Director of the Anglican Teacher Education program. He is identifying and commissioning persons with educational expertise to deliver short professional development courses for teachers and educational leaders. He is part of the quality assurance review team of Anglican schools.
John has taught in a number of schools, including in the UK, and was Principal of Peninsula Grammar School, Warriewood, and then St Luke’s Grammar School, Dee Why. During his time as Principal, he was Chairman of the Headmasters’ Conference (NSW), Chairman of the Association of Heads of Independent Co-educational Schools, and he served on the Academic Committee and the Executive of the NSW Branch of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools in Australia.
He holds a research degree in Pure Mathematics, and he has also authored a number of textbooks and articles.
John Dickson
Dr John Dickson is a public speaker and the author of a dozen books.
He holds degrees in theology and history and is an Honorary Associate in the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University where he also teaches a course on World Religions.
John's publications include the scholarly monograph "Mission-Commitment in Ancient Judaism and the Pauline Communities" (Mohr Siebeck, 2004), the 2005 Australian Book of the Year, "A Spectator's Guide to World Religions" (Blue Bottle Books, 2004) and the recent "A Spectator's Guide to Jesus" (Blue Bottle Books, 2005).
John Lambert, AM
John Lambert trained at Sydney University and Sydney Teachers' College as a teacher of English and History. His first appointment was to Sydney Boys' High School in 1957. In 1971 he was appointed as an Inspector of Schools (Secondary Panel), visiting secondary schools across NSW. He was also Chair of the History Syllabus Committee
John held a number of positions, including Director, Western Region and Director, Studies, and then Director, Statutory Boards (where he established the new Board of Secondary Education). He served as a member of the Carrick Committee, reviewing the future of education in NSW, and in 1989 became the Deputy Director-General, Programs and Planning.
From 1990 - 1994, John was the Founding President of the NSW Board of Studies, where he set up the structures of the new Board, with its oversight of primary and secondary syllabuses, the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate examinations, and the registration of non-Government schools.
Since 1994 John has been Director, Schools Development with the Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation. He has been associated with, or responsible for, the establishment of 33 new Anglican schools across NSW. His particular interests include quality teaching, the nature of learning, flexible progression, school design, opportunities for talented students, and school leadership.
In 2001 he became a Member in the Order of Australia.
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