Forty Years of
Curriculum Leadership

Dr Deborah Price (PhD, MEd, MEd Stud, GradCert MthEd, BEd, DipT), is Research Degrees Coordinator and Senior Lecturer Inclusive Education and Wellbeing at the University of South Australia (UniSA): Education Futures. She is an Executive member of the UniSA Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion (CRESI) and currently President of the Australian Curriculum Studies Association (ACSA). Her educational research focuses on: Inclusive Education; Disability; Educator and Learner Wellbeing; Social Justice; Culturally and Religiously Responsive Pedagogy; Curriculum; Teacher Education; Bullying, Persistent Bullying and Cyberbullying; Youth Studies and Voice; Capabilities and Strengths-Based approaches; and Inquiry, Participatory Design and Action Research methodologies. Deborah is currently on the University of South Australia Generative Artificial Intelligence Working Group. View bio

Mrs Jenene Rosser (MEd, BSci, BEd, DipEd) is the current ACSA Conference Convener, and has most recently been the Executive Manager (Curriculum & Assessment), Independent Schools Queensland. Jenene has represented Independent Schools Australia (ISA) on the ACARA F – 12 Curriculum Reference Group (CRG) and is also a member of the ACARA Curriculum Directors Group (CDG). She has represented Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) on a number of committees and working parties for curriculum and assessment in Queensland. Her active interest in curriculum theorising and curriculum scholarship, showcases her passion around equity in education. Jenene has been a long-term supporter of ACSA.

Dr Philip Roberts (PhD, BEd) is the Chief Editor of the ACSA’s Journal publication Curriculum Perspectives. Dr Roberts is also an Associate Professor in Curriculum Inquiry & Rural Education, University of Canberra. View bio

Dr Gavin Hays (PhD, MEd Leadership, BA, BTeaching), is currently Principal, Marian College, Kenthurst, NSW. He was previously Head of Contemporary Learning and Research within the Catholic Education Catholic Diocese of Parramatta and supported schools as they navigated change in implementing contemporary learning pedagogies and inspecting impact. He has supported schools in implementing and sustaining pedagogical change in the areas of Inquiry Learning, Project and Problem Based Learning, Flipped Learning, Retrieval Practice and STEM. He has been involved in a number of international training opportunities within the United States, Singapore and Finland. From these opportunities he is an accredited PBL trainer within the New Tech Network and is recognised as a Problem Crafter by Republic Polytechnic in Singapore. In 2019 he completed his doctoral study on developing a new measure for conceptual knowledge under Professor Dr Henk Schmidt at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, co-supervised by Assistant Professor Dr Jerome Rotgans from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Dr Emily Ross has held senior leadership positions at the QCAA, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the interim National Curriculum Board, as well as in Queensland government and independent schools. Emily’s research focuses on curriculum and assessment policy and its implementation, particularly in areas of STEM education. View bio

Ms Narelle Morris is a member of the AAMT (Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers) Council, and has held various roles within the QCAA (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority). She has been part of the QAMT (Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers) executive for many years, and facilitates the QAMT Senior Teachers Supporting Teachers program. Narelle has taught in Victoria, London and Queensland, and has attended the inaugural AAMT Exchange program to Singapore. Narelle is a Mathematics teacher with 35 years’ experience. She has a passion for supporting teachers, especially in regional areas.

Dr Helen Schiele is a Principal Consultant, Senior Early Childhood Specialist, at Independent Schools Victoria. She works at a national and state level in the curriculum space with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), and Department of Education (DE) at a state and federal level, advocating on behalf for the early childhood sector. View bio

Serving both locally and abroad, Jonathan has held various leadership positions whilst working in five schools, across three sectors, in Australia and Indonesia. Throughout his 19 years in education, he has taught students from Years 5 - 12. Additional Bio

Olivia comes to us with 20 years’ experience in primary education across state and independent schools. She has held a variety of positions including Head of Teaching and Learning, Curriculum Coordinator, Learning Support Coordinator, Literacy Coach, classroom teacher, and specialist teacher. She is currently Assistant Head of Junior School - Academic Programs at Somerville House. Additional Bio

Mrs Helen Vonow (MEd, GradDipEd, Dip T, Cert IV BusMan), has substantial experience in leadership and management having worked and taught from ELC to Year 12, across a diversity of education sectors including Department, Catholic, Lutheran and Independent school settings. Helen has held various roles including Head of School, Deputy Principal, Assistant Principal and a variety of curriculum leadership positions. She has a passion for all things curriculum, and has extensive experience in event and project management both within schools and the wider community. Helen also brings to the table 30 years of business development experience.

Miss Jasmine Vonow has almost completed a Bachelor of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She has experience in business development and operation, and has a personal interest in marketing. This ACSA role is a fantastic stepping stone for Jasmine to launch her long term career aspirations in HR. She's as excited to join us at ACSA as we are to have her!

Mr Darren Cossens (CPA, Public Practice Certificate, BBus(Accy)), is an accounting and business professional with 42 years’ experience in finance. The last 20 years he worked as a Business Manager of a secondary college in South Australia. He has extensive experience in business development, project management and grant application preparation. He has served as a member of a number of Boards (Primary and Secondary Schools), and at State Association level. Darren has also previously held roles as a Senior Accountant, CPA Sole Practitioner, and worked in the bank as a Investigating Accountant and Relationship Lending Manager.