Our Clunes team of 40+ staff has extensive experience in meeting the learning and developmental needs of adolescent students in a residential setting.
Meet the Clunes leadership team
Tara was appointed Head of Clunes in 2023. Tara has an extensive professional history in education, wellbeing and leadership having held roles as a teacher, Head of House, Head of English and as Curriculum Coordinator. She holds a Bachelor of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) from Deakin University, as well as a Diploma of Management and a Cert IV in Training & Assessment from the Gordon Institute of TAFE and a Diploma of Positive Psychology from the Langley Institute.
Tara is a passionate educator who values the way education can empower an individual, organisation or community to be the best they can be.
Zoe Schneider
Zoe Schneider is an experienced educator with a tenure of 23 years at Wesley College. For the past 20 years, she has been teaching at the Clunes campus, where she has covered a wide range of subjects. Throughout her career, Zoe has taken on various leadership roles, including Head of House (at GW), Head of Curriculum Clunes, Acting Head of Programs and Staffing, and Community Engagement Coordinator. Currently, she serves as Co-Head of Programs and Staffing.
Zoe is an advocate for experiential education and finds great satisfaction in the diverse learning opportunities provided by the residential learning environment at Clunes. Throughout her time at Wesley College, she has demonstrated a commitment to fostering engaging and transformative learning experiences for her students.
Ben Hobbs
Maddi Hobbs
