Viv White

Viv White Viv has a account Innovation in Education Sydney, Australia 173 connections Contact info Big Picture Learning Australia Macquarie University About Viv White AM is co-founder and CEO of Big Picture Education Australia (BPEA), a non-profit company established in Australia in 2006, whose core business is ‘re-imagining education’ in response to a rapidly-changing world. Big Picture’s innovative and internationally recognised design for personalised, student-driven learning is being implemented in over 40 schools around Australia. BPEA is Australia’s only international reform and redesign Network. In 2018 Viv was appointed to the Order of Australia for her services to education and to the reengagement of young people in learning for life. Viv’s dynamic public speaking skills, combined with her networking and advocacy with government and education systems, has seen the Big Picture design for learning create breakthrough opportunities for thousands of young people around Australia. For example, in 2017 she established a new pathway to tertiary education, known as the Graduation Portfolio, which sees Big Picture graduates negotiate entry to a network of over 12 universities around Australia without requiring an ATAR. Prior to leading BPEA, Viv was CEO of the Victorian Schools Innovation Commission and CEO of the Australian National Schools Network. She has a thirty-year history of international work in educational reform, research, policy and practice. Viv taught primary and secondary education for 13 years, worked in tertiary research for five years as a research fellow at Macquarie University and Victoria University, and served as an adjunct professor at the University of Western Sydney. Viv is a Fellow of the Australian Council of Education and was admitted in 2014 to the Australian Businesswomen's Network Hall of Fame. She is currently working with the University of Melbourne on establishing a system of micro-credentials for Big Picture secondary students that will measure and accredit achievement. She is Sydney-based but regularly travels interstate as part of her role as CEO of BPEA. Experience Big Picture Learning Australia CEO and CO Founder Company NameBig Picture Learning Australia Dates EmployedDec 2005 – Present Employment Duration13 yrs 9 mos LocationSydney, Australia Big Picture Learning Australia (BPLA) is a non-profit company whose core business is the transformation of education in response to a rapidly-changing world. It is Australia’s only international reform and redesign Network. We believe that personalised, passion-based learning is the key to modernising education and preparing young people uncommonly well for successful futures. We nurture creativity, curiosity and independence. We work with schools, education departments and curriculum authorities to transform outcomes for young Australians. Our philosophy is "one student at a time, in a community of learners." See less SMH Good Weekend Article SMH Good Weekend Article Big Picture website Big Picture website Education Macquarie University Macquarie University Degree NameBachelor of Arts - BA Field Of StudyEducation and Sociology Dates attended or expected graduation 2018 Northmead High School Northmead High School Field Of StudyEconomics, French and Indonesian