Evidence & Record
Evidence and record
A chronological record of roles, projects, documents and references, so Daniel's history can be traced rather than taken on trust.
This site distinguishes between what was practised, what was proposed, what was observed and what was understood later. Material is published once it can be traced to a source.
2026
KaiWay
UNDER DEVELOPMENTKaiWay — in development
KaiWay · Australia
Daniel is the creator and founder of KaiWay and leads its conceptual direction. The system is in active development.
Why it matters
KaiWay is current work rather than a finished product, and it is recorded here at that stage rather than described as complete.
2024
Professional Experience
PRACTISEDSelected recent teaching roles
Kingston State College, Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School, Sanderson Middle School, Katherine High School, St Patrick's College Shorncliffe, Ipswich Flexible School, The Murri School · Queensland and Northern Territory
Recent roles span secondary science and mathematics teaching, health and physical education, senior applied learning, inclusive and diverse learning, remote community teaching and flexible learning with young people in complex circumstances.
Why it matters
These roles are the current, checkable basis of Daniel's description of himself as an educator, and they are set out in full on the Experience page.
2003
Education
DOCUMENTEDBachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement)
Australia
Daniel completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) on 28 June 2002. The degree was conferred on 9 May 2003. The studies encompassed human movement, psychology and physical education.
Why it matters
This is the academic basis of Daniel's teaching in health and physical education and science, and the origin of a long-running interest in psychology and human behaviour.
Education
DOCUMENTEDGraduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)
Australia
Daniel completed a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) on 25 February 2002. The qualification was conferred on 14 May 2003.
Why it matters
This is the formal teaching qualification behind more than twenty years of secondary classroom practice.
Professional Experience
HISTORICALDOCUMENTEDMore than twenty years of Australian education practice
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Northern Territory
Since qualifying, Daniel has taught across four Australian jurisdictions and across state, Catholic and independent education, in mainstream secondary, flexible and alternative, distance and outreach, and remote and community settings.
Why it matters
The breadth is the point: the questions Daniel works on about participation did not come from one school or one system, but from seeing the same pattern in very different ones.
How Daniel reads it now
Exact dates and titles for parts of the earlier career are still being confirmed against archive material and are not stated until they are.
1997
Professional Experience
HISTORICALNorth Ballarat Football Club — Victorian Football League
North Ballarat Football Club · Ballarat, Victoria
Daniel played 144 games for North Ballarat across nine years, from 1997 to 2005, during the club's Victorian Football League era.
Why it matters
Nine years in a senior football environment is where a good deal of Daniel's early experience of teams, coaching, group conditions and performance under pressure came from.