Education
Australian education systems and institutions are making smarter investments to ensure our performance is world-class. Identifying quality improvement strategies and realising them at scale is a major challenge. We must continue to find ways to meet this challenge to prepare all learners for success in work and life.
The enduring value of a strong education sector will be founded upon bold, innovative answers to the following questions:
- How can we utilise greater transparency and accountability to drive the next phase of improvement?
- How can we balance and embed a dual focus on excellence and equity in outcomes at an institution and system level?
- What are the right incentives to attract and retain the best and the brightest practitioners and inspire them to inspire the next generation?
- How can we use the latest technology to offer greater personalisation?
We support public, private and not-for-profit education agencies and institutions around Australia to improve educational outcomes and drive productivity.
Preparing learners to succeed and thrive in complex and changing environments is a key challenge for the education sector. We understand the policy drivers and levers for change in this sector and help our clients to deliver innovative and practical solutions.
Nous has strong expertise across the education spectrum from school education, vocational education and training to higher education, including experience at the most senior levels of Commonwealth and state government. We are highly regarded for our powerful blend of strategic insight and practical understanding of the education sector.
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Key people
Mark Burford
Principal
Service lines
- Public policy
- Business strategy
Tim Orton
Managing Director
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- Public policy
- Business strategy
David Bartlett
Senior Adviser
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- Business strategy
- Public policy
Heather Carmody
Principal
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- Organisational capability
Lea Thorpe
Principal
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- Leadership & people development
Ric Lamont
Principal
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- Information management & technology
Richard Rawling
Principal
Service lines
- Organisational capability
Sally Pritchard
Principal
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- Organisational capability
Tanya Smith
Principal
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- Business strategy
- Public policy
Zac Ashkanasy
Principal
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- Business strategy
- Public policy
David Bowser
Senior Consultant
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- Public policy
- Business strategy
Harris van Beek
Senior Consultant
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- Public policy
- Business strategy
Jill Tulloch
Senior Consultant
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- Leadership & people development
Karen Roberts
Senior Consultant
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- Leadership & people development
Sandy Forbes
Senior Consultant
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- Public policy
- Business strategy
Our work
Relationship building for senior leadership team
Nous was engaged to design and deliver a team development program for the senior leadership team of a Sydney-based not-for-profit organisation. There had been a breakdown in...
Policy reform to meet Australia’s schooling challenges and opportunities
As part of the Gonksi review of school funding Nous was commissioned to produce a research paper entitled ‘Schooling Challenges and Opportunities’. Nous worked with two...
Development of options for a national career development scheme
Nous was engaged by DEEWR as part of the National Career Development Strategy (NCDS) for young people research project. It was a four element project, with Nous being engaged for...
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Nous Group finalist for 2012 BRW Client Choice Awards
10 February 2012
BRW magazine today announced the nominations for the 2012 Client Choice Awards - the most...
Nous events
Adelaide Festival of Ideas
Nous was proud to support the 7th biennial Adelaide Festival of Ideas in October 2011. The festival offered...