News Secondary
24 May 2023
The Secondary English Department organised their inaugural High School Oratory Contest during Education Week, featuring 22 student orators on Monday, 22 May 2023.
All students from Years 7 to Year 12 attended and found the event very educational and inspirational. Some students who did not take part came forth and declared their interest already to participate in the forthcoming Battle of Speakers Contest scheduled for third term.
The contest saw emerging orators and some very talented discoveries who surprised everyone with their speaking abilities and level of confidence. All participants received certificates and consolation prizes.
We are proud to announce the winners for this year’s contest who will be officially awarded within a week’s time, inShaAllah. They were all ably judged by the following panel members: Mr Vis, Ms Tatum, Ms Desiree, Ms Taybah, Mr Ata, Ms Yasmin, Ms Sumeya, Ms Shahnaz and Ms Shireen.
The overall participants at this year’s contest were as follows:
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
MEd (Deakin), BEd (USP), GCEdR (Monash), DipHEng (UK), CTESL (USP), DipBusAc (UK), DipCounseling (NSW), DipEdEv (USP), Cert.ITEP (Canada)
Mr Mohammed Azim is currently the Head of English at Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ. He is also the Instructional Coach for teachers in secondary school. Prior to joining Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ, Mr Mohammed Azim was an English Lecturer/Curriculum Developer at Monash University's English Language Centre. He has taught VCE English, Language, EAL & Literature for over 14 years as well. He has been in the teaching profession for the past 30 years and has worked in various capacities like Head of English & Humanities, Counsellor, Senior Coordinator, Head of Teaching & Learning, Curriculum Developer, Educational Leadership and Administration Adviser, Discipline Coordinator and PD Trainer in primary, secondary and tertiary educational sectors. He is also an exam assessor for external exams through VCAA – Assessment Administration Unit.
Mr Mohammed Azim was honoured by the Teaching Australia – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership for National Excellence in Teacher Leadership Award in 2009. In 2011, Mr Mohammed Azim was the first Muslim teacher ever to win the National Excellence in Teaching Awards supported by the Australian Scholarship Group. He was declared as one of the teachers in the Top 10 teachers of Australia in 2011. The awards did not end here as Mohammed Azim was recognised for his outstanding service and contribution in education once again by being named in the 2017 HOT LIST OF TOP 50 AUSTRALIAN EDUCATORS by the prestigious The Educator magazine.
Mr Mohammed Azim has a passion for action research in the areas of teacher quality, discipline, educational administration and leadership, teaching and learning pedagogies, assessment for success and innovative ways of teaching English. Currently, he teaches English at Year 9, 11 & 12 levels. Apart from teaching, he is actively involved in many community initiatives and activities that deals with families and youths.
Mr Mohammed Azim is an advocate of the motto that ‘We rise by lifting others’. This is his passion and mission at Al ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ.
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