The Boys in Schools Program team

The Boys in Schools consultancy team consists of Victoria Clay (Team Leader), Deborah Hartman, Craig Hammond, John Andriunas, Dave Turnidge and Leah Pringle.

Victoria Clay (M (Ed) Psych, BA, Dip Ed)is a qualified teacher and registered psychologist with over 20 years' experience in education. She is currently undertaking research into the impact of 'boy friendly' classroom practices on self-concept and classroom environment. She is the co-author, with Deborah Hartman, of the Boys and Families: Literacy Strengths Resources and co-authored the Resilience Identification Resources.
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Deborah Hartman (MEd, Grad Dip Teaching, Dip TESOL) has worked as a primary and infants teacher in Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory. She has lecturered in education at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, is now the Manager (Research and Dissemination) at the Family Action Centre, and is editor of the Boys in Schools Bulletin. She has extensive experience in the area of boys' education, with several publications including I Can Hardly Wait till Monday.
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Craig 'Bourkie' Hammond grew up in Moree in the Aboriginal community which, he says, gave him a sense of belonging and allowed him to develop skills in doing things the 'blackfella' way. Craig worked for many years with young people as a youth worker in Awabakal Newcastle Co-op. In this role he developed programs suited to the youth of today to deal with issues such as suicide awareness, recreation, culture camps, drugs and alcohol. For the past four years Craig has worked as part of the Engaging Fathers project.
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