Leading the Early Years for the Future:
A masterclass for primary school leaders

This thought provoking and interactive Masterclass will take you on a journey to the future. Louka Parry and Dr Amie Fabry will share insights on the future of work, learning and education and the evolving nature of childhood. They will then lead school leaders and early years leaders through a design process to consolidate insights into action and strengthen leadership in the early years.

This Masterclass will assist leaders to consider the educational journey of children and young people through lenses of foresight and hindsight. With a focus on the early years, where the educational journey commences, participants will leave with greater insight about how to best enable children to be successful learners, now and into the future.

Louka Parry

Idea Curator. Learning Futurist. Global Strategist. Believer that the future belongs to those who constantly and rapidly unlearn and relearn in their daily work and life.

As one of Australia's top innovators Louka Parry speaks on futures, leadership, education, and transformation; having worked with thousands of leaders and educators from diverse contexts across the world, including in high-level policy fora such as the OECD, UNESCO, the European Commission, and with all Australian States and Territories. An award-winning educator, speaker, facilitator, and adventurer, Louka’s powerful ability to communicate ideas with clarity allows him to guide thinking about learning, leadership, and life to new places, earning him a place in 2022 as a Top 100 Innovator for Australia.

A rapid learner, Louka speaks five languages, has visited over 80 countries, holds two Masters degrees, has completed studies at Harvard and a residency at the d.school at Stanford and became a Principal at 27 years old.

Amie Fabry

Dr Amie Fabry is a passionate early childhood educator, facilitator and researcher who is committed to empowering leaders to transform pedagogical practice. A rising star in the education sector, Amie uses a strengths-based approach to build the confidence, knowledge and skills of early childhood educators, teachers and leaders to create responsive and trusting cultures in which educators and children can thrive.

In 2023 Amie was recognised as a forward-thinking leader in Early Childhood Education when she was awarded a New Voice Scholarship by the Australian Council for Educational Leaders.

Empowering others to believe in and use their own unique capabilities to lead meaningful work is Amie’s strength and passion. At the Learning Future, Amie draws on her 17 years of multi-faceted experience in early childhood education. She uses her knowledge and skills working as an early childhood teacher, academic, consultant and researcher, to design and facilitate professional learning programs and projects, powerfully sharing useful and inspiring insights that ignite transformation in the education of our youngest citizens. She has an appreciation for beauty and enjoys finding the magical moments of joy that each day presents.