Team Teach: About Us

The foundation of Team Teach is our network of trainers led by our Principal Trainers, who have extensive knowledge and experience of delivering behaviour support training across a variety of sectors.

Jonathan Newport

Global Director

Jonathan Newport is Global Director of Team Teach and leads the Learning and Development Team as Chief Learning Officer. He is a behaviour specialist with over 30 years’ experience working in a range of settings.

Jonathan started his career in mainstream primary schools, and it was here that he developed a passion for a puzzle-solving approach to behaviour. This journey led him to work across primary and secondary schools in the mainstream and independent sectors, including 17 years leading Barnardo’s largest residential special school. During this time, Jonathan created solutions within the curriculum design that promoted positive behaviour for learning, allowing children and young people to grow and thrive as individuals.

Within this school, Jonathan set up a bespoke primary provision to support complex needs, which was commended by Ofsted for its innovative approach and was adopted by other schools. Jonathan embedded Team Teach thinking and practices, which led to no physical interventions for over 3 years. Jonathan then became the Educational Lead for Barnardo’s.

In 2018, Jonathan started what he describes as his ‘dream job’ leading the Team Teach organisation. Driven by the desire to create transformational change for those who need it most, he has become a passionate advocate for putting more supports in place for those who are distressed. Crucially, Jonathan keeps individual and staff wellbeing and mental health at the forefront of training. He believes that, as we seek to reduce restraint, we must also develop our ability to reduce risk, in order to safeguard all. Jonathan has been keen to show how the holistic approach adopted for children and young people is also transferable to adult services, which has led him to work more widely within the health and social care sectors.

As well as consultancy, Jonathan has contributed to a wide range of publications and delivered keynote speeches around behaviour, culture, learning, wellbeing, mental health, curriculum design, engagement and inclusion. He has spoken at NAHT conferences, The Education Show, Academies Show, Autism and Learning Disabilities and Dementia conferences, as well as numerous other events. Jonathan is recognised internationally for his work in developing and supporting positive behaviour, ethos, and culture, which has led him to engage with ministers and government departments in the UK and worldwide.

At the heart of Jonathan’s work is a drive to change the dynamic for children, young people and adults who find themselves distressed and unable to regulate behaviour. This is achieved by supporting staff to better understand their needs, ultimately improving outcomes and wellbeing for all.

Our team is dedicated to advancing awareness and understanding of the power of positive behavioural strategies to transform outcomes for children and adults, and foster positive relationships. Team Teach Australia & New Zealand is supported by our global organisation, with a wider team based across the globe.

Olivia Walsh

International managing director

Olivia’s career is marked by her unwavering dedication to the principles of safety, respect, and positive relationships. She has led Team Teach’s international expansion, ensuring that our training programs are accessible to a global audience. Her leadership has been instrumental in adapting and tailoring these programs to meet diverse cultural and regional needs, fostering environments where individuals can thrive.

Olivia’s passion lies in her belief that everyone deserves to be in a supportive and understanding environment. She is driven by the conviction that positive behavioral support can significantly improve the quality of life for individuals and communities. This passion fuels her efforts to provide services with the tools they need to create safe and supportive spaces.

Olivia is focused on expanding Team Teach’s reach even further, continuing to innovate and adapt their training programs to address emerging challenges in education, disability and care. She envisions a world where every service provider is equipped with the knowledge and skills to foster environments of mutual respect and understanding.

Contact Details – info@teamteach.com.au

Cale Begley

Learning & Development Director

Cale is L&D Director for Australia and New Zealand and a Principal Trainer delivering trainer courses and direct delivery across the globe.  He is an experienced educator with a passion for supporting genuine positive engagement. Cale worked in education for 15 years as a teacher, chaplain and school principal working with students with a range of complex needs and challenging behaviours.  Alongside his Team Teach role he also provides training, coaching and resources to support people with complex needs and runs mainstream high school programs for disengaged youth.  Cale has been a Team Teach trainer since 2008.  He has delivered training Australia-wide across the education, disability sectors and aged care.

 

Cale worked as the school principal of a school catering for students aged 4-18 with severe and complex disabilities for 6 years.  During this time, he led a change management process which introduced whole-school approaches to positive engagement and communication.  The improved levels of engagement led to dramatic reductions in challenging behaviour and improved access to learning experiences and improved outcomes.  It also led to improvements in school culture and reputation and saw enrolments increase by 80%.  The school received recognition for their work among education, PBS and AAC communities.  It was awarded the International Society of Alternative and Augmentative Communication School of the Year.  Cale has presented his work at national and international conferences.

 

Contact Details – Cale.Begley@teamteach.com.au

Karen Gamblin

Account Director – Education

As Account Director for Team Teach Australia & New Zealand. Karen has 30 years’ experience in teaching, recruitment, training and consultation in the UK, South Africa, and Australia. Originally Early Childhood trained, Karen has worked throughout the Primary Sector in all 3 countries and has also worked as an International Teacher Recruitment Manager, vetting and interviewing teachers across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South Africa, and Canada for suitable vacancies in England, Scotland, and Wales. This included engaging with teacher graduates at universities across Australia, running workshops on Writing Resumes and Developing Interview Skills, and providing graduates with the vital tools they needed to apply for teaching positions in Australia and abroad.

Karen has always been passionate about developing class environments where the needs of all students are catered for and students feel welcome, safe, and respected.

Working at Team Teach has allowed her to continue this journey adopting and implementing the Team Teach philosophy to develop and support positive behaviours with transformative training.

She now helps schools and care settings across Australia find suitable training solutions that will them develop a shared culture, understanding and vocabulary around behaviour and hence produce a consistent approach towards behaviour.

Contact Details – Karen.Gamblin@teamteach.com.au

Amanda Brady-Fujita

Account Manager & Trainer – Disability & Care

Amanda has always had a great passion for taking care of and supporting individuals, across a variety of settings within the Human Services sector.

Starting off as a Nurse in mainstream hospitals in Australia, Amanda took a step into residential Aged Care. Within Aged Care, Amanda supported elderly clients, including individuals on secure Dementia wings showing behaviours of concern.

Amanda then transitioned into the disability sector where her love for training began! Within these roles, experiancing a wide range of complex behaviours, with some physically and verbally aggressive individuals.

This has culminated in over 15 years of experience with behaviours of concern and 7+ years in training delivery.

Adult learning is something that Amanda thoroughly enjoy, as adult learners already have vast experience and knowledge that they bring with them, sometimes it is just about instilling that confidence, or providing that validation for the learners, encouraging them to connect this knowledge and skills, when facilitating the Team Teach courses and content.

Contact Details – amanda.brady-fujita@teamteach.com.au

Denise Agnew

Operations Co-Ordinator

Amanda has always had a great passion for taking care of and supporting individuals, across a variety of settings within the Human Services sector.

Starting off as a Nurse in mainstream hospitals in Australia, Amanda took a step into residential Aged Care. Within Aged Care, Amanda supported elderly clients, including individuals on secure Dementia wings showing behaviours of concern.

Amanda then transitioned into the disability sector where her love for training began! Within these roles, experiancing a wide range of complex behaviours, with some physically and verbally aggressive individuals.

This has culminated in over 15 years of experience with behaviours of concern and 7+ years in training delivery.

Adult learning is something that Amanda thoroughly enjoy, as adult learners already have vast experience and knowledge that they bring with them, sometimes it is just about instilling that confidence, or providing that validation for the learners, encouraging them to connect this knowledge and skills, when facilitating the Team Teach courses and content.

Contact Details – amanda.brady-fujita@teamteach.com.au

We’re dedicated to improving the lives and outcomes of the people our training supports

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