Rachael Lehr

Foundation Associate Principal at Dayton Primary School, Western Australia

Rachael Lehr is the foundation Associate Principal at Dayton Primary School, a school that opened in 2023, and the WA Branch President of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. She is passionate about empowering and supporting teachers and leaders to believe in themselves and reach their fullest potential.

Rachael endeavours to ‘lead by example’, embodying lifelong learning, embracing discomfort, and constantly seeking personal growth. She is focused on the authentic integration of digital technologies and STEM learning into the classroom (the topic of her doctoral research at the University of Western Australia), believes in the power of instructional coaching to bring about effective change in teaching and learning, and upholds that positive relationships are the key to successful learning and wants every child to know that they truly matter.

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School culture is built in the little moments by us all

Apr 13,2026

‘Perhaps the most important realisation for any school community is that culture is never owned by leadership alone.’ In her first column for Teacher, Associate Principal Rachael Lehr explores how strong, positive school cultures are deliberately built through everyday actions and shared responsibility.

school leaders, leadership, school culture, long reads

School leadership: Starting strong each term

June 16,2025

In today’s article, Rachael Lehr, Associate Principal at Dayton Primary School in Western Australia shares her advice on how to set the tone for a new school term to get the best out of your students and staff. From creating positive relationships, to setting high expectations and revisiting routines, Rachael shares what has worked in her school setting.

school leaders, school culture, behaviour, engagement, student welfare, professional learning, long reads

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