About Us

Ingrid is the Founder and Director of Teach Well. In recognition of Teach Well’s impact in improving outcomes for students across Australia, Ingrid won the 2023 Cartier Women’s Initiative Award for the Oceania region and was also one of 12 winners of the national 2021 Westpac Social Change Fellowship.

Prior to founding Teach Well, Ingrid was recognised as a 40Under40 Winner for her work over 5-years developing and leading Fogarty EDvance as a not-for-profit school improvement program for school leadership teams in disadvantaged communities in Western Australia.

A strong believer in the talent of Australian educators, Ingrid is Deputy Chair of the Board of Ochre Education – a not-for-profit organisation which provides thousands of curriculum-aligned adaptable resources created for teachers, by teachers, for everyday use, completely free. Ingrid is also a Project Advisory Panel member for the Grattan Institute and was Chair of the school board of Balga Primary School from 2019-2023.  Ingrid began her career as a strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group, also leading operational and strategy projects during her time with Lufthansa German airlines. Ingrid is a semi-professional cellist and has taught music privately for over 20 years.

You can reach Ingrid at ingrid@teach-well.com.au.

Katie is a Principal Program Lead of Teach Well and comes to the Teach Well team with extensive experience in working with school leaders through her work as the Program Director (Strategy) of Fogarty EDvance, a not-for-profit initiative of the Fogarty Foundation.

Prior to her time in education, Katie began her career as a solicitor in a leading global law firm in Perth. Katie specialised in providing advice and representation to a broad range of clients in commercial disputes, including a number of pro bono clients. In 2019, Katie was awarded the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 award for Dispute Resolution.

Katie is passionate about educational equity and has a keen interest in ensuring that educational research informs best practice in schools throughout Western Australia.

You can reach Katie at katie@teach-well.com.au.

Amy is a passionate and engaged learner and educator, in both formal primary school education and in the school of life. In 2017 she was awarded a Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship to complete her Master of Studies at the University of Western Australia focusing on educational leadership and public policy. During her degree Amy also studied at University College London, University of Helsinki and Jönköping University, Sweden, giving her an international perspective on school systems and teacher development. Amy is passionate about connecting teachers to research and evidence-based practices as a means of supporting them in providing quality educational experiences for their students. Her industry experience includes primary school teaching, early childhood, primary and secondary educational policy development, and workshop facilitation.

You can reach Amy at amy@teach-well.com.au.

Laura is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with over 12 years experience working with primary and secondary age students with speech, language and communication needs in Western Australia and England. Laura is passionate about working collaboratively with educators to improve the language, literacy and social-emotional mental health of all students, especially our most vulnerable. Laura has extensive experience in leading Speech Pathology teams at Language Development Centres in Perth and specialist secondary schools in England. In her work as an LDC Outreach Coordinator, Laura worked collaboratively with Regional Executive Directors, Network Principals, and School Leadership Teams to support the implementation of evidence-based practice oral language instruction and intervention across the Kimberley, Wheatbelt and North East Metro Education regions. Laura has also worked collaboratively with a number of school leadership teams in WA to support whole school literacy review processes. In addition to her work at Teach Well, Laura provides intervention to students with language and literacy difficulties from Years 3-10, and is a member of the Language and Literacy in Young People Research Lab at Curtin University, with publications in the area of narrative assessment and intervention.

You can reach Laura at laura@teach-well.com.au.

Jessica is an educator with both primary and secondary training and experience and a keen interest in evidence-based instruction. Jessica completed the Masterclass Series in High-Impact Instruction in 2020, implementing participation tactics and high-impact instruction techniques to great effect in the primary school setting. Starting her career as a classical musician, Jessica taught instrumental and classroom music before undertaking further units of study in various scientific disciplines. Her work as a research assistant in the field of Clinical Neuroscience sparked a passion for best practice, resulting in Jessica retraining as a primary educator with the hope of making a contribution to evidence-based literacy and numeracy instruction. She continues to enjoy and play classical music on a regular basis.

You can reach Jessica at jessica@teach-well.com.au.

Jarrad is a school leader who has experience with using high-impact instructional strategies in the secondary classroom. Following university studies and practical work in the field of Zoology and Conservation, he worked in community services management with youth experiencing various forms of disadvantage. Jarrad combined his passions for social justice and science when he began teaching in 2018. He taught for five years at a new outer Perth metropolitan school, implementing whole school instructional and curriculum planning processes. Jarrad also led a professional, collaborative and highly effective Science Department as Head of Learning Area before commencing with Teach Well to broaden his impact on education.

You can reach Jarrad at jarrad@teach-well.com.au.

Hannah is a secondary school educator who has worked in a wide variety of contexts teaching both lower and senior school English. She has been the coordinator for both lower and senior school English teaching and learning programmes, most recently as an English ATAR team leader. Hannah brings a broad range of experience to the team having previously worked in industrial relations and as a workforce planning consultant, both here and in the UK, and has extensive experience in developing and mentoring graduates. She has a strong interest in evidence-based instruction and is driven to see greater educational equity in Australia.

You can reach Hannah at hannah@teach-well.com.au.

Angelina is a secondary school educator with experience teaching Humanities, Social Sciences and English. She has substantial knowledge in developing successful learning materials and education programs for students from diverse backgrounds. Having come from a non-English speaking background and arriving in Australia during high school, her background as an English-language learner and experience of an alternative education system gives her valuable perspectives on how to close the achievement gap.

You can reach Angelina at angelina@teach-well.com.au.

Meg is a highly experienced secondary Mathematics educator who has worked in a wide variety of contexts in both Australia and the UK. She taught for six years as a foundation staff member at a new outer Perth metropolitan high school. During this time, she was jointly responsible for implementing and coaching teachers in high-impact, evidence-based instructional practices at a whole school level. More recently, Meg established and coordinated teaching and learning programmes for courses in ATAR Mathematics, before joining Teach Well to further her impact on the implementation of best practice in Western Australian schools.