Janice Atkin Email & Phone Number

Nsw, Australia

My expertise is in the area of Health and Physical Education and I can support your work in:* curriculum development* resource development* inclusive practices in physical educationfaculty mentoring* teacher training* keynote presentations and workshop sessions* online training development and delivery* education consultancy and strategic advice.

Nsw, Australia

Inclusive Schools Australia was born from our combined passion to see all young people reach their full potential and for all young people to have access to quality learning opportunities at school. We believe that inclusive schools welcome and respond to the diverse needs of all young people and their families.Our mission is to support each and every child to access and achieve from the same curriculum and to uphold their rights to an inclusive education under UNESCO’s Article 24 and the Disability Standards for Education, 2005. We do this by working with schools to design inclusive learning programs and assessment processes; and by providing advocacy for parents and young people with disability.The Universal Design for Learning framework is a key feature of our work."If an inclusive classroom was a mirror, every child would see their own reflection."

Development Of Respectful Relationships Program For Tasmanian Schools

I was contracted by the Department of Education Tasmania to develop teaching materials and resources to support the delivery of Respectful Relationships through the HPE curriculum for teachers from Kindergarten to Year 12. I have also developed and delivered professional development workshops for principals, teachers and support staff to enhance the delivery of the materials in schools.

I have provided strategic policy and curriculum advice to the Commission in relation to the Sporting Schools initiative and other national initiatives being developed by the Commission and its partners. I have been responsible for the re-aligning and re-development of the Commission's primary school resources to the Australian Curriculum for Health and Physical Education and have provided support to National Sporting Organisations who have been designing programs and resources for use with primary school students throughout Australia.

Developed the School Action Toolkit for That Sugar Film which includes teaching and learning modules for Year 5 through to Year 10 in Health and PE and Design and Technology (Food Technology/Home Economics) and a school action kit that supports schools and their community to reduce their sugar intake to become a low sugar community. These materials which were developed for Australian schools have also been aligned for use in schools in the UK and NZ.

I was contracted by Media Stockade and Documentary Foundation Australia to develop educational materials to support the use of the documentaries "I Am A Girl" (can be downloaded from http://www.iamagirl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Studyguide-HPE-R5.pdf) and "Embrace" (to be released in 2017) within school Health and PE programs.

Developed the Smiling Mind classroom guides for teachers for use with the Smiling Mind mindfulness meditation app.

Sydney, Australia

The playground is an essential part of any school and every community. Children spend many hours of their day occupying themselves with what the playground has to offer. In many schools it is one of the most under-utilised environments for learning within the school grounds. Our programs harness the potential opportunities for learning that the school playground provides. Our suite of programs provide schools with ready-to use resources to customise their playgrounds and turn them into engaging, safe, supportive and active learning environments to deliver the health and physical education curriculum.Currently undertaking an evaluation study (HAPPY Study) in partnership with NSW School Sport Unit, Macquarie University, University of Sydney and Charles Sturt University to measure the effectiveness of our programs in Western Sydney primary schools.

I have worked as a freelance contracted consultant on the following projects:Australian Sports Commission: Sporting Schools Initiative * undertook review and curriculum alignment of ASC and National Sporting Organisation resources* provided strategic advice to ASC officers regarding the rollout of Sporting Schools program* provided training for ASC officers and NSO staff on working with primary schools

Sydney

Lead the writing of the Australian Curriculum for Health and Physical Education. This position included: * collating and analysing research and evidence to inform the development of the curriculum* managing the writing team, advisory group and national panel* providing strategic advice to senior executive, department officials and ministerial advisors* liaising with key stakeholders to ensure an understanding of processes and timelines* collating consultation feedback and revising curriculum documents in line with the feedback* publication of curriculum on the Australian Curriculum website.

Established, built and managed the Reach Out Teachers Network and was Program Manager of the Reach Out suite of online mental health services for young people.

Provided statewide curriculum support for NSW government school teachers from Kindergarten to Year 12 in the PDHPE learning area. This involved developing and delivering extensive professional development programs, managing online resources to suport the delivery of PDHPE in schools and providing strategic advice to key stakeholders and decision makers.

Masters Of Education, Health And Physical Education

Bachelor Of Education (Physical And Health Education) 1St Class Honours, Physical And Health Education, 1St Class Honours

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