Timothy
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Education
Global School leader, teacher, author, researcher, adult educator, creator of
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About
Dr. Timothy Lynch is the Deputy Principal (Wellbeing) at the Joseph Varga School (JVS), Sydney. JVS is a registered special education school which caters specifically for children from 5 to 18 years of age (K-12) with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Timothy is acknowledged by UNESCO as an Inclusive Policy Lab (IPL) expert for education and wellbeing, by the International Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Dance and Sport (IAHPEDS) as Governor for Oceania and accredited as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK Professional Standards Framework). An active teacher, school leader and researcher, he has published widely in the field of education, having taught and researched across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia. Timothy has 21 years' teaching and school leadership experience and eight years' working full time as a teacher/researcher in higher education.
Previous experiences include:
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Deputy Head of Junior School at the British International School of Cairo
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Assistant Headteacher/ Deputy Headteacher at Hornbill School, Brunei - Ofsted outstanding (Ministry of Defence, UK)
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Adjunct Professor at the Universiti of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE)
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Plymouth University - Subject Lead in the Institute of Education - Ofsted outstanding (UK) 2015-2017
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Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University - no. 1 in world QS rankings (Australia) (2011-2015).
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Assistant Professor at University of Canberra
Research interests include; Wellbeing, Special Education, Health and Physical Education, pedagogy and quality teaching practices, curriculum reform, and enhancing learning through the physical.
Units taught:
Plymouth University
ESSP411 Education Subject Specific Pathway 1 (Specialist Physical Education - First Year)
ESSP511 Education Subject Specific Pathway 2 (Specialist Physical Education - Second Year)
ESLR611 Becoming a research active subject leader (Specialist Physical Education - Third Year)
EESD619 Dissertation (Specialist Physical Education - Third Year)
ECBC414 An introduction to broader curriculum (Generalist - First Year)
ECBC514 Building on broader curriculum (Generalist - Second Year)
Units taught (2010-2015):
Monash University
EDF2038 Curriculum assessment and documentation in education - 2015 Sem 1
EDF3215 Health and physical education (F-10) - 2015 Sem 1
EDF2035 Health and wellbeing in the young child - 2015 Sem 2
EDF5035 Health and physical education in the primary years - 2015 Sem 2
EDF1600 Health & Physical Education in Schools (4.73/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF1616 Lifespan Physical Activity & Wellness (4.50/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF2611 Experiencing Aquatic Environments (4.56/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF2616 Coaching (4.19/ 5 Good - Outstanding)
EDF3619 Sport & Physical Activity Education (4.69/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF3616 Camp Planning & Practices (4.50/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF4205 Initiatives in Health Education - online (4.07/ 5 Good - Outstanding)
EDF4409 Health Education - online (4.00/ 5 Good)
EDF5703 Understanding & Expressing Ourselves (5.00/ 5 Outstanding)
University of Canberra
5965 Acquisition of Skills 1: Physical Education in Schools
8189 Acquisition of Skills 2: Aquatics/ Track & Field
8021 Acquisition of Skills 3: Sport, School & Society
7561 Acquisition of Skills 4: Dance & Gymnastics
6761/6714 Secondary Teaching Studies (STS) 1: Health & Physical Education
6771/6726 Secondary Teaching Studies (STS) 2: Health & Physical Education
Units taught (2004-2007):
ACU National
EDPH101 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (Primary Education)
EDPH103 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education)
EDCU 414/416 Teaching & Curriculum 1B/2B: Health & Physical Education (Secondary Education)