Director- David Whitehead

With over 25 years in a wide range of education and leadership contexts, David has been a classroom teacher, department leader, teacher trainer, instructional coach, school assessor and leadership consultant.

Prior to forming Concordis, David taught for 20 years in independent, public and international schools in Australia, England and Germany. He became a member of the IBEN team more than 10 years ago, supporting the implementation and evaluation of the IB Primary Years Program across the Asia-Pacific region. Specific to this role included helping schools to develop inquiry pedagogy, transdisciplinary units of learning, concept-based learning, assessment for learning and bringing the Learner Profile to life. 

In 2019, David joined Corwin as a full-time education consultant, supporting schools across Australia and Asia in a range of areas such as Leadership Development and Strategy, Professional Learning Communities, Instructional Coaching, and implementing John Hattie’s Visible Learning. He is a global Visible Learning Master Trainer. 

David works closely with Lyn Sharratt, and is a Certified Clarity Consultant, supporting deep implementation and support for schools implementing the online Clarity Learning Suite.

David partners with a range of global education thinkers and authors, ensuring his consultancy aligns with current research and best practice. He holds a Master of Education in Leadership and Management from Flinders University and currently lives in South Australia with his three children, four BBQs and myriad power tools.

A range of experienced education consultants, along with leaders from partner schools actively guide and shape what Concordis offers and how we engage. It is not a one-person operation. Through engaging with outstanding school leaders, subject matter experts and feedback from schools on practices and processes, Concordis aims to bring the most in-tune, proven and trustworthy methods so that every action we take has impact, and the investment you make in professional learning translates to positive change in the lives of all members of the school community.