Meet Lee
Education Consultant
Lee has had a long and varied career spanning almost 40 years across a range of educational sectors and settings including early childhood and specialised services for children with disabilities.
Lee is highly motivated and outcome focused with particular strengths in inclusive teaching and pedagogy that strives to serve the needs of all students, regardless of background or identity, and support their engagement with learning. Lee has a deep understanding of educational systems, processes and procedures particularly in the disability sector. As an experienced Educator, Mentor, Instructional Leader and Manager, Lee coaches educators to create environments that recognise the diverse ages, interests, preferences, abilities and learning styles of all children.
Lee has master level growth coaching qualifications and expert level knowledge in Autism, Positive Behaviour Support, Change Management and Trauma Informed Practice. Lee has a wealth of knowledge and experience in differentiating instruction and environments and she has shared her expertise at educational conferences and workshops nationally and internationally. Lee is proud to have worked with hundreds of families and professionals over the last 35 years and she has strong sustainable partnerships with key disability organisations and services. Lee has also worked extensively in regional and remote communities with Aboriginal families and education settings across Australia.
Lee believes that Inclusion in the classroom means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ability have equal access to educational opportunities in a learning environment where all students are equally safe, valued, and respected.
Testimonials
Marissa Tate
Human Resources Manager
"There are very few, truly inspirational leaders but I consider myself fortunate to have worked with Lee who is one of the best!
Lee has a unique ability to foster the strengths of everyone she works with and support and guide them to success. She is an insightful, passionate and fierce advocate for autistic people.
It is not enough to say that Lee is a first class educator and leader; what sets Lee apart is her unwavering commitment to creating a quality learning environment which focuses on the individual, their strengths, interests and aspirations.
Lee balances her warmth, compassion and respect for people with achieving results and delivering quality outcomes.
It is my pleasure and privilege to recommend and endorse Lee for future opportunities."
Lara Cheney
Principal
"I have known and worked with Lee Casuscelli since 2008. During this time, I have been inspired by Lee’s passion for autism education and innovative approach to her work. Lee thrives when working as part of a team and positively engages others to achieve shared goals that lead to exciting developments across areas such as autism practice, education, leadership, and learning. Lee has an abundance of energy and enthusiasm for her work and motivates others to be their best "
Services
Positive Behaviour Support
Positive Behaviour Support
Positive Behaviour Support
Providing Positive Behaviour Support that focuses on evidence-based strategies and a person-centred approach. Support will address the needs of the person with disability and the underlying causes of behaviours of concern, while safeguarding dignity and quality of life. PBS is based on a set of core values that enable inclusion, choice, p
Providing Positive Behaviour Support that focuses on evidence-based strategies and a person-centred approach. Support will address the needs of the person with disability and the underlying causes of behaviours of concern, while safeguarding dignity and quality of life. PBS is based on a set of core values that enable inclusion, choice, participation and equality of opportunity. Working in close partnership with teams, support will include the introduction of proactive strategies to improve quality of life and remove conditions that promote challenging behaviour while identifying environmental adaptations and strategies to support the development of new skills.
Professional Learning
Positive Behaviour Support
Positive Behaviour Support
Delivering high-quality professional learning using formal or informal learning experiences undertaken by teachers and leaders to improve individual professional practice, and an education setting's collective effectiveness.
Purposeful professional learning aligned with specific goals. Choose from:
- Face to face delivery
- Conferences, trainin
Delivering high-quality professional learning using formal or informal learning experiences undertaken by teachers and leaders to improve individual professional practice, and an education setting's collective effectiveness.
Purposeful professional learning aligned with specific goals. Choose from:
- Face to face delivery
- Conferences, training courses and workshops
- Educational setting based events
- Online
- Webinars
A multi-modal approach can be most effective – time on professional learning embedded in your daily practice, time spent on self-directed professional learning, and time on face-to-face experiences to consolidate knowledge.
Areas of expertise include Disability, Leadership and High impact teaching and learning strategies for diverse students.
Coaching and Mentoring
Positive Behaviour Support
Coaching and Mentoring
Offering a capacity building coaching and mentoring service underpinned by a commitment to helping teams succeed.
Using inquiry based insightful questioning to inspire teams to create
pragmatic solutions, while striking a balance between strategy and tactics. Leading teams through a process where they are able to draw connections between th
Offering a capacity building coaching and mentoring service underpinned by a commitment to helping teams succeed.
Using inquiry based insightful questioning to inspire teams to create
pragmatic solutions, while striking a balance between strategy and tactics. Leading teams through a process where they are able to draw connections between the big picture and the here and now. Coaching will meet or exceed the teams objectives through a “whatever it takes” mindset to support, and a laser-focus on delivering on expectations. Coaching can be conducted individually or in teams face to face or online. Coaching will include active listening, empathy, questioning, giving constructive feedback and opening the door to new thinking, new action and valuable learning.
Whole School Support and Improvement
Innovative Solutions Service Provider
Innovative Solutions Service Provider
A Whole School approach aims to raise quality and standards across the entire setting. This begins with identifying and addressing the needs of the school community and engaging in continuous, cyclical processes for assessment and improvement. Support focuses on creating environments that match the needs of the student cohort and reduce
A Whole School approach aims to raise quality and standards across the entire setting. This begins with identifying and addressing the needs of the school community and engaging in continuous, cyclical processes for assessment and improvement. Support focuses on creating environments that match the needs of the student cohort and reduce barriers to inclusion. This is achieved by , promoting collaboration, building partnerships and developing sustainable systems and processes that extend inclusion beyond the classroom to the school community
Innovative Solutions Service Provider
Innovative Solutions Service Provider
Innovative Solutions Service Provider
Eligible services may wish to apply for funding via The Innovative Development Fund for Innovative Solutions. The Innovative Solutions Support assists eligible services to fund innovative and flexible solutions to inclusion, where a barrier has been identified and it cannot be addressed by the support provided by it's inclusion agency (IA
Eligible services may wish to apply for funding via The Innovative Development Fund for Innovative Solutions. The Innovative Solutions Support assists eligible services to fund innovative and flexible solutions to inclusion, where a barrier has been identified and it cannot be addressed by the support provided by it's inclusion agency (IA) or through other IDF funding streams. Eligible services can work collaboratively with their IA to identify barriers and propose innovative solutions to inclusion to meet the specific needs of the service.
Centres may be eligible for the Innovative Solutions Support Funding (Inclusion Fund Manager) offered by KU. An application for the IDF Innovative Solutions Support may relate to a particular care environment where the inclusion barrier is presented, or in the context of the whole service. For more information visit idfm.org.au/innovative-solutions