Senior Secondary Teacher & Coach Practitioner

I’m an experienced high school teacher who loves helping young people feel capable, curious, and excited about learning. I’ve worked in Perth schools for more than twenty years — across a range of diverse school settings within primary, secondary and Education Support - with the last decade specialising in senior schooling (both General & ATAR courses).

Creating a safe, calm, and welcoming space is central to my practice. Drawing on evidence based approaches through training I’ve undertaken with Berry Street Education Model and Dr Ross Greene’s CPS framework, I take a responsive approach to meet the needs of each learner’s unique profile. This helps students feel understood, supported, and confident enough to take on new challenges and explore different ways of learning.

As a literacy specialist, with a strong background in English and English as an Additional Language or Dialect, I help students build essential capabilities — critical literacy, creativity, problem solving, and interpreting what teachers are really asking for. My style is supportive, relational, and designed to help students feel prepared - both academically and socially. I also encourage them to understand who they are as learners, what helps them thrive, and how to recognise the strengths and talents they may not yet see in themselves.

I’m highly skilled at facilitating groups where everyone feels included and able to contribute. As a trained Coach Practitioner, I support students set meaningful goals, build self-efficacy, and develop the social-emotional tools they need to feel assured in new and challenging contexts.

Most of all, I want young people to enjoy learning, feel proud of what they can do, and discover that they’re capable of more than they imagine.