Affinity Education Group announces new appointments and positions to drive quality

Affinity Education Group’s Head of Education and Pedagogy, Dr Lesley Jones, has announced the expansion of  Affinity’s Education Team with the appointment of five new Education Advisors and an Education Officer, the promotion of three team members to Senior Education Advisors and the ongoing collaboration with more than 20 Senior Educational Leaders who have been appointed across Australia.

“This is by far the most talented and passionate Education Team I have ever had the privilege of working with, and I’m so excited about what we can achieve,” Dr Jones said.  

“We are deepening our connection with some of Australia’s most experienced and talented early childhood educators and teachers in so many ways, from mentoring to communities of practice events and opportunities for these amazing professionals to step beyond their own centres and share their knowledge and experience with their peers at other centres owned by Affinity.” 

The five education advisors appointed are: 

• Shalini Chandaran
• Sonia Sin 
• Charlene Dean 
• Jessica Mitchell 
• Jessica Markoska.

Natasha Perrins has been named as Affinity’s Infant Education Specialist, Jola Sung as Toddler Education Specialist, and Emma Wood as School Readiness specialist. As a collective, the three appointed senior educational advisors will be responsible for a national program of training and engagement in the Lifelong Learning Curriculum’s age-based programs. 

“It’s a privilege to work with Dr Lesley and our broader team, we really are in the most incredible position to be able to connect with our services in such a personal and fun way around Australia,” Ms Sung said.

The role of Senior Educational Leader was established back in 2022 and enables experienced and passionate educators the opportunity to broaden their experience with dedicated mentoring and coaching while providing vital support to the educators and trainees in their own service and local Affinity cluster areas of centres.  

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