Andrew Oberthur

Speaker, Presenter, Facilitator, Principal

Andrew Oberthur is a primary school principal (24 yrs experience) with over 37 years experience teaching and leading primary schools in Brisbane. 
Andrew is the author of three books and a regular contributor to the education magazine published in NZ, Teachers Matter.

He has been on ABC Brisbane radio a dozen times over the last few years, as well as doing podcasts for various groups. He has been a regular contributor to Kiddipedia, Parent TV, and Education Today.

He offers ideas to teachers and school leaders ideas to maintain their well-being by managing their workload. Juggling all the responsibilities associated with teaching can become all consuming. He wants to ensure the longevity of our teachers and leaders by designing strategies for well-being.

Andrew's other passion is about creating positive relationships between teachers and parents, as together, they can have huge impact on children's learning. Parents and teachers must work together.

https://creativecollaborativesolutions.au/  
https://www.facebook.com/andrewoberthur.ccs/

Robert Amedee

TPAA CASE SUPPORT

Robert (Rob) Amedee currently works as a Case Support Person for the TPAA.  He commenced this after forty years working in schools.  The vast majority of his time was spent in the Catholic and Independent sector, which took him from Brisbane to rural Queensland to Lihir Island in PNG and back.

During this time he spent eleven and a half years as a school principal (across rural and city schools), eleven as an assistant principal, one as curriculum support teacher and the remainder as a class teacher across the full gamut of the socio-economic regions.

Rob had a particular interest in a range of facets in school life: Mathematics where he was involved in a BCE system working party in the 1980s then with QCAA committee in the 2010s; Industrial matters where he served on the QNT IEU council and worked as a Branch and Staff Representative;  Child Safety where he worked on a program development committee in the 1980s; Disadvantaged Schools Program in the 1990s; Whole school curriculum development in the 2000-2020s.

Rob is married with four children and two step-children (all adults) with one newborn grandchild and another on the way mid 2025!  During his spare time he plays social golf, enjoys board games, sings karaoke and plays guitar.  He was once the lead singer in a band when living in PNG.