Senior Hero Consultant. NSW Public School Principal (2012-2023). Public Education advocate. Motto: Work hard - be kind (& play guitar as often as possible)

Joined April 2023
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More great highlights from NSW’s best platform! A great read sharing the best from NSW public schools using Hero.
Satisfy your school holiday reading needs, and dive into stories from schools across the Tasman. Hear how they're strengthening home–school communication, championing inclusive practice, and building meaningful family partnerships⚡️ 👉 bit.ly/4cpvWs0 #HeroEd #BlogSchoolHolidays #HomeSchoolCommunication
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It was an absolute pleasure working with the team at Currabubula PS today. CPS are reaping the benefits of capturing, analysing and sharing student progress through Hero. Today’s focus, curriculum implementation. Come see how Hero brings learning to life. @heroforschools
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The year ahead is a chance to rethink your school’s digital stack. Which tools are adding value, and where could you consolidate? Fewer systems to juggle. Better flow. More time back – with Hero. ⚡ #HeroEd #Streamline #Centralise #SmarterWorkflows
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For many learners with special educational needs (SEN), progress shows up first in everyday moments. Hero makes it simple to capture those moments as evidence, link them to targets and provision, and share progress clearly: 🚀 Map SEN provision – programmes, interventions, staffing and associated costs. 🚀 Capture evidence and track progress – combine day-to-day observations with measurable outcomes over time. 🚀 Review and report with clarity – bring everything together to support the Assess–Plan–Do–Review cycle. #HeroEd #SEN #InclusiveEducation
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What an incredible achievement! Parents have never been more informed about, or connected to their child’s learning. Proud to be a part of this journey @heroforschools
14 Dec 2025
Celebrating growth, one post at a time! Together, schools created and shared over 3.8 million learning posts in Hero across 2025. Every post captures the moments and milestones – photos, videos, and reflections – that tell the story of each learner’s journey through school. When shared with caregivers, those classroom moments travel home too, keeping families connected. A heroic effort by our schools! ⚡ #HeroEd #LearningPosts
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Always a pleasure spending time with NSW public school principals. Come and see us today at the @nswppa Term 4 Stare Council meeting. See how Hero connects all stakeholders in a child’s learning journey: student, teacher, care giver, executive, and principal.
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Amazing to see how Middle Harbour are using the features of Hero for the benefit of students, staff and families.
7 Oct 2025
Capturing just 60 seconds of the magic happening in Middle Harbour Public School = mission impossible. ⚡ We recently caught up with Jennifer Nuttall, Assistant Principal (Stage 1), to hear how Middle Harbour Public School’s journey with Hero is accelerating – and how it’s supporting her role. Connecting caregivers to the classroom, sparking collaboration across staff, and unlocking real-time insights into curriculum coverage were the key themes that shone through. The result for Jennifer? Hero brings the clarity and confidence to guide professional learning, inform instruction, and drive meaningful change across the school. Learn more about Middle Harbour’s Hero journey: our-hero.com/blog/middle-har… #HeroEd #SupportingAPCI #Clarity #CurriculumCoverage
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7 Oct 2025
Capturing just 60 seconds of the magic happening in Middle Harbour Public School = mission impossible. ⚡ We recently caught up with Jennifer Nuttall, Assistant Principal (Stage 1), to hear how Middle Harbour Public School’s journey with Hero is accelerating – and how it’s supporting her role. Connecting caregivers to the classroom, sparking collaboration across staff, and unlocking real-time insights into curriculum coverage were the key themes that shone through. The result for Jennifer? Hero brings the clarity and confidence to guide professional learning, inform instruction, and drive meaningful change across the school. Learn more about Middle Harbour’s Hero journey: our-hero.com/blog/middle-har… #HeroEd #SupportingAPCI #Clarity #CurriculumCoverage
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9 Oct 2025
As Cyber Smart Week continues, we invite you to ‘take a moment to own it’ and think about your password security. Here are a few helpful tips from our Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Doug Hetherington, to keep in mind when reviewing and creating passwords: 🔐 Create long, unique passwords – using a pass phrase, a sentence of words, is a great way to create a strong secure password, don’t reuse passwords across sites. 🔐 Use Multi-Factor Authentication – available through most apps & systems, including Hero! 🔐 Use a password manager – tools such as LastPass or 1Password provide a password generator and safe, secure vault for your passwords to live. #HeroEd #CyberSmart #ST4S #MFA
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29 Sep 2025
⏰ Fast. Simple. Supportive. Hero has changed the game at Hampden Street School. Principal Don McLean shares how a few quick clicks capture key moments as they happens, and with their dedicated in-school ‘Hero Coach’ at the ready to answer questions – alongside our heroic Customer Support team – staff receive wrap-around support, parents are seeing the benefits, and learning is front and centre 📝 #HeroEd #FutureFocussed #MakingaDifference
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1 Oct 2025
We are excited to introduce you to our newest Hero team member (who may be a familiar face!) – Brianna (Bree) Oothuis. Bree joins us as Hero Professional Services and Support Specialist, where she is connected directly with our schools, offering supercharged support and guidance. With her background in primary teaching – and over four years using Hero first-hand in the classroom – Bree adds to our team’s rich education expertise. After stepping out of teaching, she discovered a passion for supporting schools in new ways, while continuing to make an impact in education. We’re thrilled to welcome Bree to the team, and already inspired by her work in helping schools unlock Hero’s full potential! #HeroicTeam #Support #WelcomeToHero
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Always a pleasure attending the @nswppa State Council with our NSW public school principals. Principals, if you’re interested in tracking curriculum implementation, capturing/sharing learning or simply blitzing EV/CPM, come see me today or visit us online. @heroforschools
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3 Sep 2025
Our team here at Hero HQ are getting excited for the New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference, starting on September 8th! As proud sponsors of @NZPF, this event is always a highlight in our calendar, we love every opportunity to connect with our super Hero schools and meet new faces. Celebrating the four winds iconic to Wellington, stop by the Hero stand and get involved in our ‘Heroes of the Four Winds’ competition. 🦸💨 #HeroEd #NZPF #NZPFWellingtonConference
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Thrilled to share our incredible visit to @WindangPS the second stop on our @NSWPPA Clarity Learning- 3-school tour this week! Principal @loretakocovska and her team are shining with precision in their 'Clarity Walks & Talks.' Huge thanks again to @maggie_ogram and Sue Walsh for leading this session, and a special recognition to @LynSharratt for her inspiring work: “Amazing work! #precision! Wonderful way to celebrate students’, teachers’ and leaders’ success #clarity” A true testament to leadership and learning in #NSWEducation #NSWPPA #ClarityLearning #support #empower #advocate #lead
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NSW Deputy and Assistant principals, heading to the 2025 @PENConference today? Come and visit @heroforschools and discover an efficient way to track your curriculum implementation, capture student learning, share academic progress, & use data to tell your school’s story.
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What an inspirational morning spent with local educators and the Clarity team at Murrumbateman PS. In 2 years Liz and her team have built a school that embodies excellence. @heroforschools is proud to partner with such visionaries.
Incredible visit to #MurrunbatesmanPS to commence our @NSWPPA 3-school tour. So impressive seeing the 'Clarity Walks & Talks' in action under Principal Liz Beasley and her team. Huge thanks to @maggie_ogram and Sue Walsh for leading this session & major kudos to @LynSharratt for this transformative work. A fantastic example of leadership and learning in #NSWEducation! #NSWPPA #ClarityLearning #support #empower #advocate #lead
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4 Aug 2025
Built by education experts, Hero comes fully loaded – set for learning, reporting, tracking, and communicating from day one. No downtime. No disruption. No stress. Just a school management system that’s ready, straight out of the box. 📅 Now’s the time to switch – make the move in Term 3 and be soaring ahead of the end-of-year rush. our-hero.com/get-in-touch #HeroEd #SchoolManagementMadeSimple #EasyOnboarding #RenownedSupport
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The Art of Leadership Program has hit over 300 enrolments for 2025—our biggest year yet! 🎈 Only 19 spots remain for this incredible professional learning experience with the NSW Primary Principals' Association. Masterclasses in Newcastle, Sydney, Penrith, Wagga Wagga, and Canberra/Queanbeyan are nearly full. Secure your place today! 📆 Details: nswppa.org.au/art-of-leaders… #LeadershipMatters #NSWPPAA #Support #Empower #Advocate #Lead @nswppaa
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Hero’s presence in NSW public primary schools is growing. We are fortunate today to be with Central Coast principals, sharing efficient ways to capture, track and share student growth with parents, amongst staff, and with the DoE. Interested? Ask us how. @heroforschools
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18 Jun 2025
Reflecting on a flying visit to Belmont Public School, where Year 5 & 6 students are confidently using Hero to share their progress and celebrate learning. Staff are feeling the impact too, with Hero's Curriculum Toolkit bringing clarity and connection across the classroom. Big thanks to the Belmont team for having us – it’s always a privilege to see Hero in action. 🚀 #HeroEd #CurriculumToolkit #LoveWhereYouLearn @LukeRNorman
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