Oz Lit Teacher Blog

5 Australian Books To Read For International Women’s Day Feb 25, 2024

We’re only a couple of weeks away from International Women’s Day, so I thought now would be a good time to share some Australian-focused books you can...

Continue Reading...
4 Actions To Support Your Wellbeing As A Teacher Or Leader Dec 12, 2021

Last week on the blog, I reshared a post I wrote about self-care for teachers and leaders. It was inspired by a presentation I'd attended by minds...

Continue Reading...
2 Mindset Traps To Avoid When Leading Change (Part 2) Oct 31, 2021

In last week’s blog on effective Literacy leadership, I introduced 2 key mindset traps that literacy leaders can fall into at this time of year.

...
Continue Reading...
2 Mindset Traps To Avoid When Leading Change (Part 1) Oct 24, 2021

Around this time last year, I wrote a blog post titled ‘3 common change leadership mistakes in schools’. I’d been inspired by the sight of the blo...

Continue Reading...
Who Is The Oz Lit Teacher? (Part 1) Jun 14, 2021

You may have been reading the Oz Lit Teacher blog for a while now and wondered who is this Oz Lit Teacher? I thought it was time to come out from be...

Continue Reading...
Are You Considering A Leadership Role? Apr 18, 2021

Have you ever dared to think that ‘maybe, just maybe, I could take on a formal leadership role in a school?’

Just to be clear, by ‘formal le...

Continue Reading...
Bad Leadership Advice For Women Mar 08, 2021

When I was first considering taking on a formal leadership role in a school, I attended a Women in Leadership workshop where it was recommended th

...
Continue Reading...
6 Life Changing Leadership Lessons Jun 28, 2020

One Thursday back in 2012, I received an email from the judging panel for the Lindsay Thompson Fellowship (a Victorian Education Excellence Award)

...
Continue Reading...