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Dr Lyn Bishop OAM has had a long and distinguished career in the State Education Department.
She has held the positions of Senior Mistress, Deputy Principal, Principal, Deputy Executive Director oF Metropolitan East Region and A/Director of Quality Assurance for Education Queensland, before leaving the Department at the end of 1996 to set up Sheldon College as an independent, non-denominational, co-educational College in the Redland Shire. Dr Bishop opened Sheldon College as its Foundation Principal in 1997 and served as Principal/CEO until December 2021.
Dr Bishop holds Bachelor Degrees in Arts and Education; Masters Degrees in Educational Studies, Educational Administration and Business Administration; as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Education.
Dr Bishop is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management; a Fellow of the Australian College of
Educational Leaders; and a Fellow of the International Institute of Directors and Managers.
Dr Bishop is a fully qualified psychologist and is registered with the Queensland Psychologists Board
and the Australian Psychological Society, and she is also a Justice of the Peace (Qualified).
Dr Bishop was a part-time lecturer in the Business Faculty at the Queensland University of Technology where she lectured in the Master of Business Administration Program (MBA).
In 1999, she won the Australian Institute of Management Professional Manager of the Year. This is the first time this award had been won by someone in the field of education.
In 2002 Dr Bishop won both the prestigious Ernst and Young Queensland Entrepreneur of the Year, and the Australian Entrepreneur of the Year for a Community, Social and Not-for-Profit Enterprise.
Dr Bishop was also awarded a Centenary Medal for services to education in 2003.
In 2013 Dr Bishop was awarded the QUT Most Outstanding Alumni Award for the Faculty of Education.
Dr Bishop was invited by the Queensland Educational Leadership Institute (QELI) to become a facilitator for Leadership Development in Australia. She trained for this position in the UK at the National College of School Leadership.
In 2019 Dr Bishop was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to education.
In January 2020 Dr Bishop was awarded the ultimate accolade in Professional Management and Leadership – that of Chartered Manager (CMgrFIML). The Chartered Manager designation is globally recognised as the gold standard of leadership excellence. It also includes membership of the Chartered Management Institute of the UK.
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Lisa has been working in her chosen vocation of Education for the past 30 years and is well respected as an inspirational and committed leader in education. She has worked across the State, Private and Tertiary sectors. Lisa is a passionate educational leader who believes in providing students with an exceptional education that supports and encourages them to achieve success and thrive in life.
She is a Strategic Educational Executive who leads data informed practices to create a high performing and engaging culture, exceptional student and staff wellbeing and improved educational outcomes for individual students and educational agencies. This has been achieved through the use of contemporary, technologically enhanced and innovative practices.
Lisa has led both strategic and operational functions to ensure effective executive management and leadership across large school settings ( Kindy - Year 12) . This required a highly dedicated and agile approach to managing both academic and corporate staff, along with a strong contemporary focus on student and client needs.
Lisa has completed her Masters of Education, majoring in Educational Leadership and Management. She inspires people of all ages to embrace the opportunity to contribute positively to the global community within which they exist.
Lisa is passionate about supporting new and beginning teachers to the profession and ensuring they experience success and enjoyment from their chosen profession early in their career. Her experience in providing induction programs ensures staff feel supported, valued and resilient to meet the demands placed upon them in the modern school setting. She has worked with a range of parent focus groups within school settings to ensure they are also supported and valued as key stakeholders who contribute to the success of schools.
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