Jess Orr - ACHPER

ceo@achper.org.au

Jess has been in education for almost 20 years. Her experience includes working as a teacher/leading teacher in secondary schools; and a leader in the Teaching Academies of Professional Practice to reform Initial Teacher Education, support the development of Pre-Service Teachers, and develop immersive and collaborative programs/projects across the primary, secondary and university sectors. Jess joined the TransformUs team as the Education Leader, after working collaboratively with TransformUs to implement TransformUs across 10 schools. Jess has led the alignment of TransformUs to state teaching and learning, and wellbeing frameworks; and works collaboratively with schools to implement TransformUs pedagogies.

We exist to empower educators, coaches, parents, and communities to make movement a natural, joyful, and lifelong part of every person’s life. Through education, advocacy, and innovative programs, we break down barriers and ensure movement is for everyone, everywhere, every day.

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The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land across and waters within and surrounding Australia in which we share. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and to the leaders of tomorrow. We acknowledge the histories and living cultures and the many thousands of years in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have sustainably developed their nations with dignity, grace and aspiration. We recognise and accept yours as the oldest continuous living culture in the world and that your sovereignty has never been ceded.

We are an inclusive, safe and respectful organisation which celebrates diversity and actively supports the inclusion of children, young people and adults from LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with diverse religious beliefs or affiliations.

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