Mentoring and Coaching Program


MENTORS

Wendy Ashley Cooper

Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD

Current Position: Semi-retired, working part-time as a coach/mentor

Areas of Expertise:

  • Leadership development: particularly with new principals
  • Aspiring principals and middle and senior leaders

Sector of Education: primary, secondary

Suzanne Bain

Location: Brisbane, QLD

Current Position: Educational consultant supporting independent schools, principals, and governing bodies

Areas of Expertise:

  • Strategic management and leadership
  • Innovative curriculum development
  • Professional learning for staff
  • School governance
  • Business acumen in the education sector

Sector of Education: primary, secondary, system Level

Liz Benson

Location: Gold Coast, QLD

Current Position: Coach and Director, Pivotal Leadership 

Areas of Expertise:

  • Curriculum leadership
  • Leading teaching and learning
  • Middle leadership capability development
  • Leading professional learning
  • Leading school improvement
  • Career coaching 
  • Specialising in coaching educators who are leading from the middle

Sector of Education: primary, secondary

 

Martin Tait

Location: Townsville, QLD

Current Position: Head of Junior School - Townsville Grammar School

Areas of Expertise:

  • Leadership development
  • Change management
  • Compliance and professional learning

Sector of Education: primary, secondary