Classroom to Curriculum
Teaching and tutoring before resource writing — materials designed by someone who knows what actually works in a room.
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Career Journey
A career spent making learning accessible.
From English language classrooms and primary tutoring to assessment content written against ASQA and TEQSA standards — and on to early childhood education and care and community support resources at Career Calling International.
The Record
How the practice was shaped
Current Role
Instructional Designer & Resource Writer
Career Calling International · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Writing and designing learning resources for early childhood education and care, and for community support — materials built to be engaging, accessible and genuinely usable by trainers and students alike.
Focus areas
- Creates engaging, accessible educational materials for a diverse range of learners and educators.
- Simplifies complex concepts into practical, user-friendly resources.
- Integrates educational theory with real-world insight so materials stay relevant.
- Works collaboratively, with the attention to detail rigorous compliance standards ask for.
From 2022
ELICOS Teacher
City Language Centre · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
General English and IELTS teaching, delivered online and face to face — the classroom grounding that still shapes how she writes for learners.
Focus areas
- Detailed, student-centred lesson planning.
- Digital technology embedded in day-to-day lessons.
- Formal and informal assessment with timely feedback.
- Student orientations.
2020 – 2021
Instructional Course Designer & Compliance Officer
Southern Cross Education Institute · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Assessment content updated and created across a range of diploma courses, written to ASQA and TEQSA standards — where compliance became part of the writing rather than a check at the end.
Focus areas
- Updated and created assessment content across a range of diploma courses.
- Wrote and reviewed that content against ASQA and TEQSA standards.
- Collaborated with the Academic Director and Compliance Manager on weekly guides for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) and the Master of Social Work.
- Academic Board minute taking.
2020
English Tutor
Private tutoring · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Tutoring primary-level students and preparing suitable materials for each of them — refining speaking, reading and writing, with a steady focus on grammar and vocabulary.
2020
ELICOS Teacher
Lonsdale Institute · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
General English with intermediate learners, face to face and online — engaging, student-centred lessons carried through to assessment and feedback.
2019
ELICOS Teacher
ILSC Melbourne · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
General English with elementary and pre-intermediate learners, lesson content catered to mixed levels within the one room, then assessment and feedback.
What the Journey Built
What the years add up to
Time spent in front of learners, then time spent writing for them — and the compliance discipline that holds both together.
Compliance as Craft
Assessment content written to ASQA and TEQSA standards, treated as part of good writing rather than paperwork at the end.
Accessible by Design
Complex concepts simplified into practical, user-friendly resources for a diverse range of learners and educators.
Collaborative Detail
A collaborative approach and close attention to detail, formed alongside academic directors, compliance managers and teaching teams.
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The credentials behind the writing
A Master of Teaching with a TESOL specialisation, a Cambridge CELTA, vocational training and assessment qualifications and an arts degree in criminal justice.