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ACEL formally announce the appointment of Professor Martin Westwell as ACEL Independent Director Board Member
The Australian Council for Education Leaders would formally like to announce the appointment of Professor Martin Westwell to the position of Independent Director on the current ACEL Board. The appointment decision was confirmed at the most recent meeting of ACEL board members on February 16th 2019. Recognised on multiple occasions for his contributions to educational leadership and research, including the recipient of 2018’s ACEL Gold Medal for Excellence in Educational Leadership - Professor Martin Westwell is the current Chief Executive Officer of The South Australian Certificate of Education [SACE] and retains full academic status at Flinders University where he was the inaugural director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century from 2007 – 2017.
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“It is with equal pride and enthusiasm that on behalf of myself, the entire ACEL board, staff and members that we extend our welcome to Professor Martin Westwell as he joins the board of The Australian Council for Educational Leaders as Independent Director. The appointment represents and exciting and important moment in our continued growth as a leading organization and we collectively look forward to the strategic contributions Professor Westwell’s will bring to shaping the future and direction of ACEL”
ACEL President
Stephen Gniel
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 After completing his degree and PhD at Cambridge University, Martin moved to Oxford University as a Fellow of Lincoln College. A winding career path through the biotech industry and several science innovation and education organisations returned him to Oxford University as the Deputy Director of the Institute for the Future of the Mind. He and his family moved to South Australia in 2007 where he took up the position of inaugural Director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century and then Strategic Professor in the Science of Learning at Flinders University. After five years as a board director of the South Australian Certificate of Education, Martin took up the position as Chief Executive of SACE at the start of 2018 with a vision to transform learning design for students across South Australia.
 In all his academic, educational and leadership roles, Martin Westwell has made significant contributions to the design and thinking about the teaching of Science. He is also recognised for his work as a leading thinker, researcher and presenter in the science and neuroscience of learning itself and his work has influenced curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment at a national and international level.
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“I am thrilled to be joining the ACEL Board and contributing to the Council’s consistent positive impact on education in Australia. Providing the right support for educational leaders is more important than ever as the increasingly complex world demands more of us sometimes in unfamiliar realms of leadership. I look forward to working with ACEL to help make the most of some of the new challenges and opportunities.”
Professor Martin Westwell
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