Experience

St Andrew's Anglican College

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Secondary English / Creative Enterprises Teacher

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Teaching grade 7 & 8 English and Creative Enterprises, grade 10 English and grade 8 Personal Capacity. Teaching grade 7 & 8 English and Creative Enterprises, grade 10 English and grade 8 Personal Capacity.



Various online and print publications

• Writing and Editing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Educational writer

  • Jun 2009 - Present

  As a freelance educational writer I have worked extensively with the Primary English Teaching Association of Australia (PETAA) writing and editing units of work based on quality literature (including the annual PETAA Guides to the CBCA shortlist and the Lest We Forget website), developed Teachers' Notes for publishers, written a unit for E4AC, written for the NSW School Magazine and co-written the draft of the K-6 section of the NSW K-10 Geography Syllabus. Please refer the 'Publications' section for details and links to my work.



St Andrew's Anglican College

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Primary Teacher

  • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Year 6 teacher, focusing on teaching Mathematics and STEM across the grade. Year 6 teacher, focusing on teaching Mathematics and STEM across the grade.



Matthew Flinders Anglican College

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mathematics Specialist: Primary

  • Oct 2020 - Jan 2022

  Instructional leader of Mathematics in the Primary School. Coached staff in mathematical pedagogies, developed and instituted new curriculum scope and sequence, developed a specialist program and taught extension Mathematics for Years 3-6 students, coached Maths Olympiad teams from Years 4-6, led Maths lunchtime club.

• Coordinator of Talent Development

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  Leading Gifted & Talented educational focus in the Primary School, including policy, procedures and programs focused on differentiation and enrichment; teacher of High Performance and Potential students. Identified and supported high potential and performance students, connecting teachers and parents to provide effective support. Co-led implementation of Design Thinking pedagogical framework, coaching teachers to understand, plan and implement units of work driven by Design Thinking processes. Co-led inaugural Design for Impact Summit and organised Buranga Camp for Sunshine Coast Year 6 G&T students.



Newport Public School

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Principal

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

  Role description: leading and managing teaching teams and student cohorts with responsibility for pedagogy, curriculum, student wellbeing and staff development, including appraisals and management. 2019 - Led and taught Year 6, with a focus on building a team who delivered quality, deep learning whilst developing a collaborative and independent cohort of students with a strong sense of belonging before they move on to high school. 2018 - Led and taught Year 1, developing completely new programs driven by quality literacy and numeracy differentiation, project-based learning and use of innovative technologies. Technology Coordinator - led the implementation of quality technology pedagogy across the school and the initial introduction of new Digital Technologies curriculum, in addition to organising and upgrading hardware and infrastructure and finding ways to employ technological solutions to improve whole school communication, collaboration and efficiency.



Mona Vale Public School

• Assistant Principal (relieving)

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  Led and taught Year 4 to cover for a maternity leave Assistant Principal position before taking up a new permanent role at Newport Public School. Led and taught Year 4 to cover for a maternity leave Assistant Principal position before taking up a new permanent role at Newport Public School.



North Sydney Demonstration School

• Australia
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Principal (relieving)

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2017

  Relieved as Deputy Principal (off-class role), leading teaching teams and deputising for the Principal in a school of 900 students across years K-2 and 3-6. Also led whole school policies and practices in Gifted & Talented Education; coordinated innovative, action-learning and differentiated teacher professional learning to cater for beginning to accomplished teachers; supported, inducted and mentored beginning teachers; responsible for teacher accreditation; led Mathematics, introducing a new conceptual scopes and sequence and programming methodology; led a series of action learning professional learning projects.

• Assistant Principal

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  Role description: leading and managing teaching teams and student cohorts with responsibility for pedagogy, curriculum, student wellbeing and staff development, including appraisals and management.Led Year 1, focusing on the introduction of quality, differentiated literacy and numeracy practices. Trained and led my team's implementation of the innovative REAPs model of education with Dr June Maker, applying a stakeholder-perspective model to conceptually-driven units of work in order to respond deeply to real-world problems.



Killara Public School

• Australia

• Gifted & Talented Educator

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

  Mentored staff and provided students with quality gifted and talented education. Led the introduction of conceptual scope and sequence and learning experiences. Developed innovative program to foster student critical and creative thinking in multi age classes. Mentored staff and provided students with quality gifted and talented education. Led the introduction of conceptual scope and sequence and learning experiences. Developed innovative program to foster student critical and creative thinking in multi age classes.



Beauty Point Public School

• Assistant Principal

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

  Appointed Assistant Principal through merit selection process. Led and taught Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4) including teaching a composite class in 2011. Maternity leave for birth of two children from March 2012 onwards. Appointed Assistant Principal through merit selection process. Led and taught Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4) including teaching a composite class in 2011. Maternity leave for birth of two children from March 2012 onwards.



University of Sydney

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• University Lecturer (temporary)

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Temporary lecturer for 3rd year Bachelor of Education students for the IT in the Primary Classroom. Temporary lecturer for 3rd year Bachelor of Education students for the IT in the Primary Classroom.



North Sydney Demonstration School

• Australia
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2010

  Appointed as permanent teacher through merit selection process. 2010 - led and taught Year 2 2009 - Technology Coordinator and Year 2 teacher 2007-8 - Year 5 teacher. Appointed as permanent teacher through merit selection process. 2010 - led and taught Year 2 2009 - Technology Coordinator and Year 2 teacher 2007-8 - Year 5 teacher.



Homebush West Public School

• Australia
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  Temporary teacher for duration of 2006. Temporary teacher for duration of 2006.