Student Feedback

John Corrigan has pioneered the systematic collection and use of student feedback in schools to improve teacher practice and student outcomes. He founded Group 8 Education in 2003 and has subsequently worked with more than 200 schools in Australia and the UK, assisting them to establish the conditions needed to equip students with twenty-first-century skills. His focus is relationships - within teams, and between individuals (particularly the teacher-student relationship). To this end, he developed a cognitive coaching method for school leaders and was among the first to introduce coaching to the school environment. Before moving into education, John spent 15 years in strategy consulting, corporate planning and business management within the corporate sector. His leadership ability and passion for education are coupled with a background in mathematics and engineering, from which he designs systems to handle and process complex data. John was born in Manchester, England, and has lived in Australia since 1995.