Mathew Irving
An energetic, innovative and passionate educator with a school leadership experience in strategy, innovation, change management, academic excellence and administration.
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'I have been an educator for the entirety of my professional career. For me, it is a calling to vocation that was seeded early in my teens and I've never looked back.
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My journey has afforded me the opportunity to develop and growth in significant leadership positions and has now led me to my current executive position as Deputy Head | Academics and Strategy at Wesley College.
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Along the way, I have developed keen interest and expertise in strategic planning, professional development, building design, project development, learning architecture, executive workshop facilitation and leadership coaching.
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I will always be a teacher first, but my greatest professional joy is the experience of ideation, joining dots and executing change.'
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Why Edleaders?
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Edleaders was founded on the idea that the instructional experience of K-12 school leadership was seldom found in social media streams. Luke and I wanted to create a space were we interviewed leaders about their lived experiences so they may impart their wisdom and expertise. We felt that if we could create a podcast beyond a 'thought leadership' paradigm, we would witness the collective development of leadership capability across all sectors.
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Education
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Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors
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Master of Educational Leadership, University of Canberra
Study areas included leadership theory, change management, professional practice, thesis in middle schooling and collaborative practices.
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Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary), University of Canberra
Study areas included secondary teaching in performing arts specialising in music education, curriculum design and differentiated learning.
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Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance), Australian National University
Study areas included jazz performance on piano jazz history, jazz harmony and analysis, composition and arrangement, film music, aural training.
Personal interests
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Family time
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Jazz Piano
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Politics
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Kayak fishing
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Camping and travelling wide open spaces of WA
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Cricket