Our people

Principal

Dr Rob McEwan has had a distinguished career in education, first as a classroom teacher of Music from Kindergarten to Year 12 followed by senior leadership positions in independent schools in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

Rob has a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Tasmania where his thesis investigated student motivation, a Master of Education from the University of New England and a Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Teaching from the WACAE. He has additional qualifications in information and communications technology and business administration. Rob is a current Board Director for the Association of Heads of Independent Schools Australia (AHISA), a member of the Anglican Schools Australia National Management Committee and former Board Director for Independent Schools Tasmania. He is also a member of the Australian College of Educators (MACE), the Australian Council of Educational Leaders (MACEL) and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Rob is passionate and committed to holistic education where every student is inspired, challenged and nurtured to be the best they can be wherever their interests and passions may lie.

Deputy Principal/Head of Senior School

Profile coming soon.

Chief Operating Officer

Mr Jason Reeves is a highly experienced manager with over 25 years’ experience working primarily in the financial services industry.

Particular areas of expertise include strategy development and implementation, finance and operations leadership, business turnaround and process re-engineering, capital works, and infrastructure development and delivery.

Jason has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Tasmania, as well as a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. He is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Head of Middle School

Mrs Fiona Moroney has been appointed Head of Middle School in 2023 and has been teaching at Hutchins since 2013. Fiona was appointed Assistant Head of Middle School in 2021 and as well as Head of Year 8 at Hutchins for nine years. Fiona has a Bachelor of Education from the University of Tasmania, with a background in Physical Education, English and Humanities.

Fiona has held leadership positions in local Tasmanian schools for over 15 years. With over 25 years teaching experience, Fiona is a passionate middle years educator who develops genuine relationships with students and staff. She sets high expectations for student learning and behaviour and leads staff in a supportive and encouraging way.

Being a strong advocate for ‘What you do matters’, Fiona embeds and promotes our school values of kindness, respect, courage and humility into her personal teaching, classroom management and pastoral care. She promotes and encourages academic success to maximise learning and differentiation with support and enrichment for students from all backgrounds fostering inclusion.

Fiona believes positive student health, wellbeing and pastoral care are paramount for students to realise their potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to our school community.

Head of Teaching and Learning, Years 6 to 12

Ms Claire Taylor has taught and worked in Leadership roles in Tasmanian secondary schools for 20 years.

Graduating from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Education, she began her career as an English and Humanities teacher. Claire was the recipient of a Hardie Fellowship and travelled to Boston to study Literacy Learning in the Middle Years. On her return, she completed a Master of Education at UTAS, focusing on student engagement. Claire has worked in various Assistant Principal roles and in Development and Support for Initial Teacher Education students.

Claire has a deep commitment to improved student learning through quality instructional practice. She has coached teachers in the use of high impact teaching strategies and worked across a coalition of schools to implement evidence-based practices. Claire is dedicated to the goal of continuous learning and growth for all members of The Hutchins School community.

Head of Junior School

Mr Stephen Coventry commenced his appointment as Head of Junior School at Hutchins in January 2020.

Stephen has extensive international experience in teaching and educational leadership – working for 16 years abroad in England, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and, most recently, Oman where he was Head of Primary at a large international school.

As a teacher, Stephen has taught a range of junior classes, from Kindergarten through to upper primary.

Stephen has worked extensively with accreditation bodies – including CIS, BSME and the International Baccalaureate – with a goal of promoting high standards of teaching and learning, pastoral care and holistic educational.

Stephen prioritises supporting the individual as a learner and promoting inquiry-based learning. He is committed to developing the School values within students and encouraging them to be their best as we strive to continue to provide the best standards of teaching and learning, pastoral care and holistic educational experience possible.

Deputy Head of Junior School – Teaching and Learning

Ms Cath Hogan was appointed to the role of Deputy Head of Junior School – Teaching and Learning in 2020 after heading up the John Bednall Centre for Excellence from 1995–2000 and then again from 2016–2019.

Cath has worked in Queensland, Zimbabwe, London and more recently for seven years in Hong Kong heading up Learning Support and Gifted Education. Cath has been a regular presenter at national conferences with Hawker Brownlow and now Solution Tree with her most recent presentation earlier this year at the Marzano Research Summit in Brisbane.

Cath is a certified training associate for Professional Learning Communities, possesses a high level of understanding of Robert Marzano’s work in Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum and Academic Vocabulary; this combined with her experience in gifted and talented and learning support enables Cath to provide strong supportive leadership as we strive to build collaborative learning communities for the enhancement of teaching and learning.