International and Reginal Ambassadors and Contact People

Previous LEAP members who are happy to provide advice and assistance in answering your questions and enquiries about the LEAP program.

England

Jon Barr

Headteacher St Barnabas Primary School, Bristol

Finland

Peter Johnson

Alberta, Canada

Jeff Thompson

Principal, Bowden Grandview School

New Brunswick, Canada

Rod Campbell

CEO Atlantic Canada Consulting Associates

Alabama, USA

Ellen Reames

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, University of Auburn

British Columbia, Canada

Liz Bell

New South Wales, Australia

Warren Marks

Director of LEAP NSW

New South Wales, Australia

Sue Lazenby

Director LEAP NSW

The LEAP experience was an excellent opportunity to meet principals from both Australia and overseas who were equally keen to learn about cutting edge educational systems which are making real gains in student outcomes. The program is ideally timed so that it has minimum interruption to school times. It was the experience of a life-time and a wonderful opportunity to make new life-long friends.

Kerry Barker, Principal, Sturt Public School

LEAP was the best professional learning I have undertaken to support my leadership of a school at a time of change. The professional dialogue and learning were invaluable and were directly applicable to my role. LEAP was a great experience which I would recommend to all school leaders.

Marianne Siokos, Director of Educational Leadership, Cowpastures Network

The inclusion in the LEAP program allowed me the opportunity to engage in a deep level of professional learning which I was able to personalize to suit my own interests and expertise. The opportunity to look beyond our system and learn from colleagues in a completely different system (Ontario) was incredibly powerful and inspired my interest in professional reading and further action research.

Jennifer Parke, Principal School Leadership