Kathy WalkerKathy Walker is one of Australia's leading parenting and education experts, public speakers and authors. In 2012 and 2014 she was nominated for the Australian of the Year award, and in 2014 was awarded an Order of Australia (OAM). She is the FoundingDirector of Early Life Foundations, a leading parenting and education consultancy. Her expertise in parenting and early childhood education spans 30 years.Kathy is a leading author with Penguin Publishing and the Australian Council for Educational Research. Her texts for parents include Ready, Set, Go?, What's the Hurry?, Parenting and her most recent book Future Proofing Your Child. Kathy's texts for educators include Play Matters - Investigative Learning for Preschool to Grade 2 and Engagement Matters - Personalised Learning for Grades 3 to 6.Kathy is one of the country's leading curriculum and teaching and learning experts in personalised learning. She is the designer of the Walker Learning Approach, a major personalised learning pedagogy (preschool to Year 8) that is implemented in Australia and internationally. Read More Read Less