About me

I was born in Melbourne, Australia and returned to live in Melbourne after thirty years working abroad as an educational leader in New Zealand, The Netherlands and England. 

After being the headteacher of an International Department in a Dutch school, a Key Stage One Leader in a UK school and the Head of the Primary Department of an Area school in Christchurch, my first principalship was at St Joseph's Catholic School in Oamaru, New Zealand in 2006. 

I created my original blog in April 2014 after returning from a ten week principal sabbatical. You can read my report How do we engage in deep learning for success ? at this link and view a copy of a short video encapsulating my sabbatical report at this link.  I created a blog to model the work of motivated students I encountered. I believe if they can share their learning and then so can I !

A blog enables me to record learning opportunities and share experiences with others. The process of recording these experiences in itself is a powerful tool for deep reflection and often leads me to action new learning and change. This blog provides a valuable opportunity to share learning with students, staff, parents and other educators as well as become a published record of rich experiences. All posts from my original blog have been copied onto this change2flourish blog

In 2016, I proudly commenced my principalship at St Patrick's Catholic school, Murrumbeena, Melbourne.

In 2017, I completed my final paper for a Masters in Educational Leadership through the Australian Catholic University and The Catholic Institute of New Zealand and graduated in the same year.

In Term 3 (July) 2022, I commenced my new role as Regional Leadership Consultant for Melbourne Archdiocese of Catholic Schools (MACS) and am privileged to support and develop the leadership capability of 15 schools.

I warmly invite feedback and appreciate any comments connected to my posts or otherwise and look forward to continuing to change 2 flourish.









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