About Marie-Therese
Marie-Therese Milani (Grad. Dip in Teaching, Grad Dip in Student Welfare, Ma Spec Ed., Ma School Leadership) achieved her Diploma of Teaching in 1986 and has worked in both the State and Catholic Education systems as a classroom teacher, Religious Education Co-ordinator, Special Education Consultant, Leading teacher and Principal.
In 1997 she completed the Graduate Diploma in Student Welfare, Melbourne University and her commitment to inclusive education was recognised when she received the NeiTA Australian Teacher of the Year Award in 1999. She went on to complete her Master of Special Education, Flinders University (2004) and Master of School Leadership, Melbourne University (2012).
In 2019 Marie-Therese worked with Professor Lea Waters to establish a partnership across three state schools in Mildura. She has presented her uniquely positive leadership approach at the National Positive Education Conference and has consulted to multiple schools.
Marie-Therese identifies her work as a commitment to listen to and empower school leaders as they seek to build on their strengths, acknowledging their school values and developing school cultures that are safe, supportive and high performing.
As an Educator, Marie-Therese is inspired by Maya Angelou:
‘Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better. Do better’.
“As a principal, Marie-Therese made decisions regarding the school system’s functioning according to the wellbeing of teachers, students and all staff members. Wellbeing was not simply a program we taught, it was a culture we lived and was deeply embedded into our pedagogy. ”