CULTIVATING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION 

(and life!)

CULTIVATING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION 

(and life!)

Collaborate

Create

Innovate

Educators and courageous leaders
Welcome educators!

Empowering Educators to Innovate and Inspire

If you've arrived here, you're likely seeking ways to elevate your teaching practices, foster a vibrant learning environment, and create lasting impact within your educational community. Whether you're an experienced leader or an emerging educator, you understand the challenges and opportunities that come with shaping the future of education.

✨I work with courageous leaders to create pedagogical legacy in service to children🔥

At the heart of your journey
lies a desire to:

  • Ignite Curiosity and Critical Thinking: Cultivate an environment where educators and children engage in meaningful dialogue and experimentation.
  • Design Innovative Learning Experiences: Develop curriculum that is context-based, relevant, and resonates deeply with children and families.
  • Embrace Arts-Based Learning: Recognise and engage with materials as dynamic, active participants in the learning process.
  • Foster Collaborative Practices: Build a supportive community through collaborative research and continuous improvement.

Here, you will find guidance and support to transform these aspirations into reality. You'll gain tools, insights, and confidence to lead with courage, creativity, and compassion.

desire to learn

Transforming Educational Leadership

with these dynamic modalities
leadership coaching

Coaching

Asking questions and 'thinking otherwise' with the world

curriculum

Curriculum

The creation of innovative context-based learning programs

art based learning

Arts Based Learning

Learning with materials as active and lively participants in our classrooms

collaboration

Collaboration

Researching together to cultivate an ecology of practice

advocate and collaborator
Hi, I'm Kelly!

Your advocate & collaborator 🙌

I'm an independent scholar, education consultant and early years art specialist. My work supports educators by activating critical dialogue within theory & practice to 'think otherwise' with the world.

 

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The Power of Transformative Education

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leadership coaching

Pedagogical Leadership Coaching

Activate robust pedagogical thinking & dialogue within your organisation

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group coaching

Group
Breakthrough

Coaching

Personal development & living well with the world

 

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professional learning

Professional Learning

Growing vibrant communities
of practice

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Pedagogy Retreats

Slow Pedagogy Retreats

Nourishment &
self-care alongside learning & reflective practice

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What clients are saying...
Dr Harry Little Kingergarten

Kelly has a gentle and thoughtful approach to mentoring and coaching.

"This coaching is a contemporary approach to learning that encourages you to critically reflect on current practice and provides you with the knowledge and the skills to look at things from another perspective. Kelly delivers her modules in a very articulate, inspiring and thought-provoking manner."

— Angela Dance & Natalie Hobson
Dr. Harry Little Kindergarten

St James' Parish School

"Your knowledge, insights and manner of being is a model of inspiration…we look forward to partnering in the future." 

— Peter Fahey, Co-Principal
St. James’ Parish School

Free Resources and Publications

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Free resources and publications

A library of ideas and resources to support your growth


Freebies:

Discover a variety of downloadable resources, including guides, templates, and activity ideas that can be easily integrated into your classroom or educational setting.

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Publications:

Explore Kelly’s publications, featuring stories from practice and innovative approaches to curriculum and learning. From best-selling book chapters to influential articles, these works offer deep dives into topics such as radical collaboration, trust in learning environments, and arts-based education.

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I acknowledge the Djaara people of the Kulin Nation on whose Country I live and work. I acknowledge Elders, leaders, children and families as knowledge holders in community. I recognise Djaara as having a continuous connection to the land, sky and waters of this Country, and that sovereignty has never been ceded. As an education professional, it is my obligation to attend to, care for, and learn with Country as my everyday practice.