Life beyond Radford

I am a passionate educator, philosopher, and football coach, with a strong track record in leadership, culture building, and systems thinking. My success in all roles has been assisted by my ability to inspire others, my creative skills, entrepreneurial skills, emotional intelligence, integrity, and resilience.

I have recently returned to Australia following a four-and-half-month trip to Europe enabled by a period of 11 weeks of Long Service Leave accrued at my current workplace - St. John Paul College in Canberra. During my time in Europe I continued to upskill as a football coach, while working on the completion of my semi-autobiographical philosophy book, 'Perpetual Ascent'.

I am excited by the way in which my time in Europe has not only rejuvenated me, but holistically enhanced my life, while positioning me for the next steps in my career and life journey.

In terms of what that looks like, it has most recently included being invited to present a paper ('How Humanism Supports the Existence of God') at the Australian Association of Philosophy Conference in Perth (the paper included my introduction of 'Split Narrative Convergence Theory' (SNCT) and the associated concept of 'materterranexus' to philosophical discourse). I am now in the final stages of bringing together a related paper and podcast ('Perpetual Ascent Podcast') that will both be launched in August of this year (the later via Patreon and YouTube).

In my capacity as an educator, the broad contribution that I have been able to make to education environments has been an invaluable aspect of my contribution to the teaching profession, and has included a range of leadership roles including Head of House, Head of Faculty and Convenor of Sport. I was furthermore creator and Principal Curator of the trending global online platform, 'The Futuristex Project', from 2012 to 2015. Through this project I was recognised as a contemporary leader in the education sphere 'well beyond the school walls', through the way that I empowered and brought together such a diverse range of teachers, education leaders, students and other stakeholders from all around the world, to collaborate and document the potential of 21st century education.

I am also a registered lawyer in the Supreme Court of NSW with invaluable experience in both the government and social justice sectors, a former independent political candidate for the Australian Federal Electorate of Fenner (2016), and a published poet ('I Am Not a Tourist in this City' - 'A Poet's Self-Actualisation in the UK).

Website: www.andrewwoodman.com
Instagram: andrewwoodmanphilosopher