Ben Sacco

Ben Sacco

National Lead ‑ Program Development & Implementation at the MacKillop Institute

Ben Sacco is a strategic thinker with 15+ years in Education and Business Management. He has been a teacher, Assistant Principal and Senior Officer (Department of Education), working across staff and student wellbeing, curriculum design, policy development and implementation. His leadership experience spans government, corporate and not-for-profit sector organisations. Ben has a proven track record of building longitudinal national and international partnerships and is known for building trusted relationships and partnering for meaningful impact.

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School leadership: Enhancing learning environments through trauma-aware practice
School leadership: Enhancing learning environments through trauma-aware practice
Nov 10,2021

In a recent Teacher article, Ben Sacco from the MacKillop Institute discussed three elements that can directly support schools to improve teaching, learning and wellbeing – safety, relational trust, and shared language. In this follow-up, Sacco, and St Pius X Deputy Principal Stacey Atkins and Principal Joe Ewing share how the Catholic primary school has been putting these elements into action.
school culture, school leaders, student welfare, evidence-based practice, reader submission, long reads
Helping students cope with stress and trauma
Helping students cope with stress and trauma
Aug 26,2021

‘Schools are increasingly being asked to support the mental health and wellbeing of our children and this has created an opportunity to reframe the teaching the learning environment.’ Ben Sacco discusses three elements – safety, relational trust, and shared language – that can directly support schools to improve teaching, learning and wellbeing.
school leaders, student welfare, school culture, student engagement, evidence-based practice, strategic planning, effective teaching methods, reader submission, short articles