Mick has been an innovative practising Australian educator for over 30 years and has assisted numerous colleagues in many areas of school leadership and operations.

He presents at conferences across Australia and internationally in South East Asia and New Zealand. He has also conducted workshops for Pre-service Teachers at Universities.

Mick created the Learning Curve Planners and website to build inclusive learning communities. He believes all children can learn to their potential when strong and transparent learning partnerships are nurtured in schools; the Learning Curve enables this.

Too often when young people are confronted with adversity and are confused and frustrated they become lost. Mick believes we must build students' coping and problem solving capacities. His focus therefore is on the cultivation of reflection, resourcefulness and resilience as personal attributes of each student. As we are not born with these dispositions, they need to be explicitly taught and nurtured from an early age for them to become life-long attributes.

Mick Walsh began his career teaching mathematics in the Western Suburbs of Victoria, Australia before an opportunity saw him move to rural Victoria with his young family to teach mathematics and coach AFL football.

Across his professional life Mick has held the positions of College Leader, Regional Network Chairperson and Regional Mathematics Chairperson. He is a member of the Australian Council of Educational Leaders and is currently a Consulting Athletes Educator for the Athletes’ Olympic Committee.

Mick’s leadership in a variety of areas has seen him nominated for several State Excellence in Education Awards. His contribution to extending education into the community by building cohesive learning partnerships was recognized by him receiving the prestigious Australia Day Award of Citizen of the Year for both the town of Kyabram and Shire of Campaspe.