Hammer thrower turned primary teacher wants to bring joy back to learning

Sarah Lansdown
May 10 2021 - 5:00am
Stuart Rendell, a retired hammer thrower who is now the deputy principal at Lyons Early Childhood School, shows his medals and memorabilia from Olympic and Commonwealth Games competitions with students Asher Barclay, Sam Williams, Evie Reilly and Ellie Barclay. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Stuart Rendell, a retired hammer thrower who is now the deputy principal at Lyons Early Childhood School, shows his medals and memorabilia from Olympic and Commonwealth Games competitions with students Asher Barclay, Sam Williams, Evie Reilly and Ellie Barclay. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Stuart Rendell loves when his students ask him: "Stuart, are you famous?" To which he replies: "Clearly not if you have to ask."

Sarah Lansdown

Sarah Lansdown

Canberra Times education reporter

Sarah covers all stages of education in the capital, from early childhood to higher education. Previously she was a general news reporter at The Advocate in North West Tasmania. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2019 Tasmanian Media Awards for a series on paramedic shortages. Email: sarah.lansdown@canberratimes.com.au