Liam Wood is an experienced trauma-informed instructional leader with a unique skillset developed across multiple educational sectors. He has led alternative education as Director of Teaching and Learning at Australia’s largest registered specialist education secondary school and as Lead Teacher at The Berry Street School.
Liam combines deep practical experience with a strong commitment to evidence-informed practice, helping educators translate complex research into meaningful strategies for the classroom. At Teach For Australia, Liam co-designed, led and evaluated initial teacher education programs for teachers working in various disadvantaged schools across Australia, including urban, regional, alternative and youth justice settings.
He is an experienced instructional coach who has coached across all school sectors in Victoria, implemented whole-school instructional coaching programs in alternative schools and trained mainstream school leaders to establish their programs.
Liam is passionate about trauma-informed practice, high expectations and developing teacher capacity to support all young people to achieve, regardless of background or disability.