Laoise O'Toole

VIT Registered Primary School Teacher with experience in a Specialist Role, at Loreto Mandeville Hall and Sf Francis of Assisi, in Visual Arts. Creative and innovative teacher with specialised knowledge and training in Child & Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing, and experience as Student Wellbeing Leadership Role at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School. Established work history in a variety of educational settings, both in Australia and internationally. Originally trained in law, with a passion for children's education and positive emotional growth.

• Delivery of Professional Development, on Child Safe Standards in [August, 2022].
• Curriculum Development- Respectful Relationship Curriculum and developing scope and sequence.
• Well Being Leadership - Instrumental in gaining Accreditation for Good Shepherd Primary School in school audit 2020.
• Designed and conducted a well-received professional development workshop for Staff at Good Shepherd, 'Supporting Families during COVID' for staff in [March, 2020].
• Supervised and mentored student teachers providing feedback and writing evaluations of lessons.
• Writing and implementing IEP's with adjustments, goals and strategies to meet student's individual educational needs.
• Student Involvement: holding weekly meeting with Grade 6 Well Being Leaders, volunteering to run lunchtime games with Prep students.
• IT Capabilities: IT leadership role at St Josephs Parish School.
• Achieving Teaching Proficiency in New South Wales accredited by NESA for meeting the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
• Dynamically delivering Professional Development 'Maths Recovery' Intervention Program' to teachers and principals at Athlone Education Centre in [2012].
• Yoga Teacher Training, (200 Hour Professional Accreditation) Elbowroom, Dublin.

I am a passionate about all areas of teaching including; reading writing, mathematics and inquiry based learning. I believe the classroom should be a safe and nurturing environment, where students can expand their natural curiosity and delve into their inherent creativity. I pride myself in my ability to consistently plan and delivery of innovative, immersive and engaging lessons with clear purpose, attending to all students unique and diverse learning needs, delivering outstanding results and guaranteeing student achievement.

Other relevant credentials and accreditations include: Qualified Yoga Instructor; Certified Health Coach; Continual Professional Development in Positive Psychology - all of which bear relevance to, not only classroom education, though to the Mental Health & Wellbeing leadership role.

Mr Ben Fahey 

School Principal 

St. Clare's Catholic Primary School
0409 540 403

Mrs Catherine Maimone Crowhurst

Director of Junior School,

Loreto Mandeville, Toorak

0412 611 096 

Mrs Natalie Lay

School Principal

St Joseph's Parish Primary School

(03) 5020 1592