Andrew Sturgess is a teacher and professional sports coach by trade. He has a unique leadership and professional background having worked extensively within education and high performance sport where he has been exposed to expert examples of adaptive leadership.
Andrew’s work and philosophies towards education and leadership were formed from his time spent as an educational leader at Parkville College, a Victorian Government School that delivers education to children detained in the juvenile justice precincts in Victoria.
Andrew understands how to manage challenging behaviour through various therapeutic and trauma-informed strategies while maintaining unconditional positive regard, empathy, inclusivity and psychological safety within educational and high performance sport environments.
Andrew is a current Development Coach for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Having been involved in elite high performance environments for more than 15 years as both an educator, player and a coach, Andrew builds the capacity of leaders within schools, sports teams and other organisations by applying the traits of high performance teams and fostering a culture of a human centred approach.
