Cognition

Cognition is pleased to announce that Jenny Lewis has joined Cognition as a Senior Consultant. Jenny is Executive Director of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management and the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement.

She is a Senior Consultand for Cognition Education Ltd and is an Education Impact Fellow.  In these roles she works with schools and systems in their pursuit of improving student outcomes though quality leadership and organisational improvement programs.

She is a past president, Fellow and CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders, a Director of Teaching Australia and International Chairof Microsoft Partners in Learning International Advisory Board.  Jenny has also held positions on the International Advisory Panel for the Registration and Licensing of School Leaders and Teachers for the Qatar Office for Registration, Licensing and Accreditation and the Australian Curriculum Coalition.

For her significant contributions to professional growth of teachers and school leaders Jenny has been awarded the national Nganakarrawa Award for outstanding leadership and the New South Wales Professional Teaching Council Exceptional Service Award.  She is an Australian College of Educators Fellow and Wyndham Medal awardee, and has been awarded Associate Fellowships of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian Society of Association Executives.

She is identified as one of the top one hundred most creative and innovative people in Australia by the Bulletin Magazine and is a 2010 Telstra Business Women’s Awards Finalist.

Jenny has served schools and their students for the past thirty years, and as a school principal led staff, students and community to create innovative approaches to professional learning, and organisational and teaching and learning reform.  These reforms have been documented in many books and articles.

She holds postgraduate qualifications in educational leadership, publishes in education journals and is asked to present at national and international conferences regularly.