Jane Farrelly
Address 136B The Esplanade, Aldinga Beach, South Australia, 5173 ,SA
Summary
Innovative and empowering leader, school counsellor, and educator, dedicated to creating safe, inclusive, and thriving school communities. Skilled in wellbeing, pastoral care, child protection education, behaviour support, and restorative practices, with a proven record of strengthening student agency, resilience, and academic success. Accomplished in staff mentoring, professional learning, and community engagement, delivering evidence-informed programs that align with Westminster’s holistic vision and Capability Compass
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Officer, Child Protection Curriculum
Curriculum Programs |Curriculum and Learning Division- Department for EducatDepartment for Education
Adelaide, SA
07.2021 - Current
- Driving Innovation in Child Protection Pedagogy: Led research-informed program design and evaluation within the KS:CPC team, resulting in the development of contemporary pedagogical practices that enhanced teacher confidence and improved student learning outcomes in child protection education.
- Curriculum Excellence and Alignment: Spearheaded the review and update of KS:CPC documentation and resources, ensuring content reflected best teaching practices and was consistently aligned with the Australian Curriculum, SACE, Early Years Framework, TfEL, Wellbeing, and International Education frameworks — strengthening curriculum integrity and applicability across diverse contexts.
- Ensuring Equity and Access: Implemented evidence-based support models to assess and enhance program delivery, ensuring that all children and young people — regardless of background or setting — had equitable access to effective child protection education.
- Influencing System-Wide Practice: Collaborated with Curriculum Learning Divisions to embed contemporary, evidence-based practices into system-level planning, directly influencing state-wide approaches to child protection education.
- High-Impact Professional Learning: Designed and delivered updated KS:CPC training materials and professional learning programs for educators across South Australia, nationally, and internationally (including virtual settings), significantly expanding educator capability and the global reach of the curriculum.
School Counsellor & Child Protection Team Leader
Beijing City International School
Beijing, China
06.2014 - 06.2021
- Transition & Family Engagement: Led and collaborated with teachers and administrators to implement a comprehensive transition program, easing student adjustment, strengthening family-school partnerships, and improving student engagement during critical transition points.
- Child Protection Leadership: Delivered school-wide Child Protection training, including Responding to Abuse and Neglect, and the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS:CPC), building staff capability and embedding a consistent safeguarding culture across the school.
- Guidance and Wellbeing Education: Designed and taught specialized wellbeing and guidance lessons on topics such as mindfulness, conflict resolution, digital citizenship, social skills, and personal safety, empowering students with lifelong protective and social-emotional skills.
- Inclusive Practice & Student Support: Partnered with Student Support Services, parents, and staff to implement inclusive practices, adjustments, and Individual Education Plans (IEPs), ensuring equitable access and tailored support for students with diverse learning and well-being needs.
- Data-Driven Student Achievement Led the administration and analysis of standardized testing, using data to inform teaching strategies and school-wide improvement planning, which contributed to measurable gains in student learning outcomes.
- Counseling & Mental Health Support provided confidential individual and group counseling, supporting students’ social-emotional well-being, and referring families to mental health professionals for additional care, reducing barriers to learning and well-being.
- Parent and Community Education: Designed and facilitated parent education workshops, strengthening family capacity to support student well-being, and reinforcing the school’s partnership approach to child safety and resilience.
- Student Records & Recognition: Prepared transcripts and recommendations that verified student achievement and highlighted contributions to the school community, supporting students' academic progression and future opportunities.
Classroom Teacher
Beijing City International School
Beijing, China
07.2000 - 06.2006
- International Baccalaureate PYP Classroom Teacher
Education
Master of Education - Guidance And Counselling
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD09-2014
Bachelor of Education - Information Technology
University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA05-1998
Diploma of Teaching - Upper Primary
University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA07-1988
Skills
- Leadership and professional collaboration
- Staff mentoring and professional learning facilitation
- Pastoral care and wellbeing program development
- Behaviour support and restorative practices
- Trauma Informed practice
- Student counselling and family support
- High level communication and ICT skills
- Policy and curriculum development
- Inclusion and differentiation
- Transition program development
- Curriculum and culture integration
- Family and community engagement
Relevant Professional Learning
- 21st Century Manager Series, Leadership development IPAA South Australia - Positive Psychology PERMA +, Neuro-leadership, Leadership Communication Skills, Authentic Leadership Skills, Ethics in Action, Managing Different Personalities (2022)
- Berry Street Model Training for Leaders: positive education, trauma-informed, and wellbeing practices that enable students' academic and personal growth The model educates schools and their leaders to reinforce and sustain cognitive and behavioural change, thereby re-engaging young people in learning and progressing their academic achievement (2023)
- The National Aboriginal Child Safety, Family, and Domestic Violence Summit: Creating a Space for Change - culturally responsive awareness and practice (2023)
- Communication and presentation masterclass - developing advanced strategies to enhance clarity, collaboration, and professional engagement in educational contexts (2024)
- Teaching it like it is: Secondary - SHine SA Relationships and Sexual Health Education (2022)
Accomplishments
- Workshop Leader: Making children's protection visible: policy to practice, East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) conference, Bangkok, Thailand, March 2018
- Workshop leader: Data informed practice - IB Global Conference, Singapore, March 2018
- Awarded Sabbatical leave, Beijing City International School (2012)
- Recipient of the School Collaboration Award, Beijing City International School (June 2018)
Further professional learinng and interests
Restorative practices and education | Inclusive education and differentiation |Social-emotional learning| Wellbeing Framework | Positive behaviour support framework| Data-driven practice | Character strengths | Digital citizenship| Australian curriculum| Early Years Framework| Inquiry-based teaching and learning
Certifications
- Responding to risks of harm, abuse, and neglect – Education and care setting. Issued on: 01-Jan-2025
- Working With Children Check, issued on: October 17, 2024
- Provide first aid in an education and care setting, HLTAID012, issued on 08-Jul-2024
- Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum educator course update. Issued on: 30-Mar-2022
- Protective practices: guidelines for safeguarding the emotional and physical well-being of children and young people, issued on 06 Sep 2025
- Mindfulness Educator Certification - online course for mindfulness teaching and learning for primary-age children, focused on self-awareness and emotional regulation, Mindful Schools Issued on: May 29, 2014
Professional Memberships
- Member – Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL)
- Member, Developmental Educators Australia Inc (DEAI)
- Member – Educators SA (Council of Education Associations of South Australia)
- Member - Australian Counselling Association
- Member- Student Wellbeing Hub
- member- Mental Health Academy
Timeline
Project Officer, Child Protection Curriculum
Curriculum Programs |Curriculum and Learning Division- Department for EducatDepartment for Education
07.2021 - Current
School Counsellor & Child Protection Team Leader
Beijing City International School
06.2014 - 06.2021
Classroom Teacher
Beijing City International School
07.2000 - 06.2006
Master of Education - Guidance And Counselling
University of Southern Queensland
Bachelor of Education - Information Technology
University of South Australia
Diploma of Teaching - Upper Primary
University of South Australia
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