Barbara Calder

Barbara Calder

Head Teacher at a Support Unit in a Western Sydney secondary school

Having a son with a disability inspired a career change, so Barbara Calder went back to university and studied Psychology, Education and Special Education, ultimately earning a Masters degree at Macquarie University. This was the beginning of a huge learning curve!

When asked to teach a lady to read, an amazing journey commenced that has led to the development of the very successful research-based and evidence-based FlipdLit literacy program that teaches literacy and numeracy to people across all stages, ages, abilities and backgrounds.

Her passion for teaching has seen her become a leader in Special Education and she is currently Head Teacher at a newly established Support Unit in a Western Sydney secondary school.

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Learning to play the saxophone
Learning to play the saxophone

‘At times struggling with sadness and sorrow, I found that playing a musical instrument that requires total focus … only allowed time to focus on the present and future possibilities, not on the sadness of the past.’ Barbara Calder, an educator from New South Wales, shares why she made the decision to take up the challenging hobby of learning to play the saxophone.