Debbie Lowe Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Grow leaders by developing leadership, organisational capacity and resilience, inspiring uplift in people capability• Specialise in developing differentiated solutions to address the complexities of diverse leadership groups• Lead 1:1 and group coaching at CEO and executive-level across business and education settings• Consult and collaborate for enhanced leadership development in organisations experiencing growth and change• Design and present conferences, facilitated workshops, and face-to-face and online coaching programs• Access expert services to improve data capability, provide incident support, improve performance and development• Engage a client-centred and outcome-focused approach to address clients’ individual learning goals• Utilise evidence-based adult learning theories and practices to deliver integrated solutions to clients• Liaise with key stakeholders to understand organisational strategies to underpin leadership objectives• Foster engagement by having fun, building connections, uplifting clients and inspiring self-belief

Greater Sydney Area

• Led, coached and professionally developed principals across a network of 20 schools, encompassing 4 500 students• Built executive leadership capacity to effect school improvements against standards and capability frameworks• Utilised evidenced-based adult learning and leadership approaches to provide strengths-based coaching• Applied and monitored improvement plans by deadlines, providing feedback to principals and public service officers• Facilitated leadership learning and group coaching workshops at secondary executive retreats and virtual forums• Led an inquiry with DELs across Regional South School Performance Directorate to improve HSC and NAPLAN results• Delivered on the School Excellence in Action reform agenda, assisting school self-evaluation and external processes• Drove the repositioning of a high school as the local school of choice, increasing Year 7 enrolments by 500% • Created and implemented processes for the new Wollongong Education Office to drive exemplary customer service• Established an Aboriginal Learning and Engagement Centre to connect students to curriculum and countryHighest Achievement• Initiated, led and facilitated the ideation strategy for Corrimal, establishing the Excellence in STEM Academy – Illawarra. Scoped the program from three to 39 schools in its first year, enhancing curriculum provision and employment pathways by renewing the moral imperative and collective efficacy of the executive and principals in the local community of schools.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Provided leadership in the design, development and implementation of infrastructure decisions and strategies• Participated in high level thought partnership with the Executive Director to ensure an agile operating environment• Gave insights regarding new school builds, refurbishments, joint use agreements and innovative asset activations• Collaborated cross-functionally with project managers, directors, public service officers and external consultants• Led improved coherency in teamwork, strategic planning, reporting, and diverse communications• Managed and negotiated innovative Joint Use Agreements with external stakeholders and councils across NSW• Influenced strategy to increase the number of girls, Aboriginal students and students with a disability choosing STEM subjects and taking up infrastructure vocational education and career paths in construction• Adapted to changing priorities and budgets during a period of unprecedented investment in NSW public education• Represented SINSW at state-level functions, presenting to competing contractors while maintaining confidentialityHighest Achievement• Coached and mentored across-industry project management team leaders, ensuring the voice of students and school operations informed new builds, refurbishments, joint use agreements and innovative asset activations

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Led a network of 40 secondary and primary schools, developing 32 new and relieving principals• Inspired a profound culture shift to utilise evidence-based continuous improvements to improve student wellbeing • Rolled out the Performance and Development Framework, building the capacity of principals and executives• Developed principals’ ability to coach their staff and provide personalised and differentiated student learning• Initiated the L-INKS Leadership Development Program to build the capacity of aspiring principals and leaders in NSW• Utilised a sustainable hub and spoke leadership model evaluated against capability frameworks and standards• Led the staffing, training and implementation of the Local Management Business information technology reform• Optimised and streamlined processes for school administration staff across 76% of NSW’s public schoolsHighest Achievement• Coached principals and executive leaders to affect a culture shift across 40 schools. This led to an outstanding improvement in HSC and NAPLAN results and established a leadership development network across 72% of NSW

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Wrote the professional learning modules that informed schools’ planning, in line with evidence-based principles• Designed a coach-mentor role enabling all new principals to have access to a coach to support skills acquisition• Coached 31 South Coast principals as they developed an innovative principal professional learning strategy• Build relationships with the Business Intelligence Unit, fostering collaboration to build the SCOUT data platform• Provided insights to ensure school planning and resourcing was increasingly student-focused and evidence-based• Adapted to new responsibilities and quickly formed productive cross-functional relationships with stakeholdersHighest Achievement• I collaborated with leaders and senior principals on the development of the written learning modules to inform NSW’s 2015-17 public schools’ planning.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Designed the award-winning Learning Support, Student Success framework in collaboration with executive leaders• Coached executives to achieve an unprecedented three Lead accreditations through AITSL• Developed the school’s reputation as a Leadership Factory, supporting significant numbers of high-level promotions Supported early career teachers to achieve teacher accreditation, fostering skills acquisition and knowledge sharing• Promoted collaborative approaches across 18 schools and hosted inter-school conferences to promote inclusivity• Established community language programs and inclusive support units for students diagnosed with Autism• Supported the integration of students into mainstream classroom programs to achieve their individual learning goals• Managed Building the Education Revolution and National School Pride works, saving $300K Highest Achievement• Turned around a low-functioning school into a highly reputed learning community. Coached staff to achieve high Basic Skills and NAPLAN student growth data and designed cutting edge interventions on literacy and resilience

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Led South-Western Sydney’s curriculum, leadership, professional learning, IT and professional standards Portfolio• Coached and managed principals serving in complex low socio-economic status school communities• Facilitated selection panels and coordinated the orientation of new leaders to their new school contexts• Supported skills acquisition by leading professional learning and conferences and sourcing inspirational speakers• Empowered technology officers by leading the implementation of the Digital Education Revolution program• Realigned the Portfolio, securing funding for extra positions to support teachers achieve mandatory accreditation • Coordinated the implementation of the Australian Curriculum in SWS’s 276 schools• Achieved 100% endorsement of all 22 Low SES School Communities National Partnership situational analysesHighest Achievement• Led the on-time delivery of National Partnership Low SES School Plans, empowering 29 principals from secondary, primary and special education settings, including their merit selection, transition and orientation

Graduate Diploma In Coaching (Ongoing)

Bachelor Of Education

Diploma Of Education

Professional Certificate Of Instructional Leadership