A passionate learner, Caroline has dedicated her life to understanding how to create the classrooms we all want to work and learn in.

A passionate learner, Caroline has dedicated her life to understanding how to create the classrooms we all want to work and learn in.

Dr Caroline Blackley has extensive experience in working in schools, teaching and leading to implement practices that result in more productive learning environments.

Her research is situated in the field of teacher decision-making, and the development of proactive approaches to classroom behaviour management that improve school learning cultures.

Caroline has presented her research and work as an educational leader at national and international conferences.

She is the founder of Four Dimensions and Director of Blackley Group Pty Ltd, and has designed and delivered programs based on her research nationally and internationally.

She partners with schools that are passionate about developing positive school based cultural change to support student learning and teacher wellbeing.

  • PhD (Education)

  • MEd (Sociolinguistics & Special Education)

  • MEd (Guidance)

  • MEd (Further Education and Training)

  • BEd (Primary)

  • BSc (Psychology)

  • ICF accredited coach

Meet the team

  • Aarjon Smith

    4D Education Consultant

    Aarjon Smith has a 30+ year career in education across a diverse range of educational settings, as a HPE/German teacher, then moved into Outdoor Education, taught HPE and English in an American middle school in the Middle East, as a HPE German Immersion teacher and in a Teaching and Learning Team as a Pedagogical Coach. She strongly believes that quality, pedagogical practices coupled with evidence based, proactive classroom climates have the power to build a positive learning environment for the whole school community. Aarjon’s core belief is that we ‘teachers are the decisive element in the classroom -  we create the climate – it’s our daily mood that makes weather’. (Haim Ginott).

    Tertiary Qualifications

    Graduate Certificate TESOL- QUT 1998

    Bachelor of Education HPE & German- QUT - 1995

    Tübingen Universität - 1994

  • Kay Ennis

    4D Education Consultant

    Kay has successfully and enthusiastically taught all year levels from Prep to Year 12 in urban, regional, rural, and remote areas of Queensland.

    Kays passion has been to maximise all students learning through intentional teaching practices in healthy classrooms. She has spent her career being keenly focused on how a teacher can best engage students and then support their journey to reach their potential.

    Her desire is to support teachers through positive change. Kay is delighted with the opportunity to work with Dr Caroline Blackley and her team to deliver high quality evidence based professional development focussed on growing teachers’ capacity to enhance student engagement and learning.

    Tertiary Qualifications:

    Graduate Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education (1985) James Cook University

    Diploma of Teaching: Primary (1979) Mt Gravatt College of Advance Education

  • Mikey von Bardeleben

    4D Education Consultant

    Mikey is an ambitious, enthusiastic educator who has taught on 4 continents, most recently in regional North Queensland. With a Masters in school management and brief experience in leadership roles, Mikey understands the complexities and pressures of school life and being a teacher.

    He is passionate about focusing on the wellbeing of people and as a devoted student of 4D, the mantra of ‘learn it, live it, teach it’ rings true for what he brings to the team. He is dedicated to supporting others in utilising the power of 4D to help promote the wellbeing and success of teachers and, most importantly, students.

    Tertiary Qualifications:

    Bachelor of Arts, Honours

    Post Graduate Certificate of Education

    Master of Education

  • Tony Degnian

    Senior Data Consultant

    With 38 years of experience in Queensland State Education, encompassing primary and secondary schooling environments, Using his current experience, Tony aims to assist schools in building upon their implementation of the Four Dimensions Framework. Tony challenges leadership teams in schools with the question, “How do we lead our school so that we know what we are doing is making the difference we want for our students?”

    He has successfully supported schools to establish a clear line of sight using the school 4D data profile to focus on areas for further development across the school. Then leveraging the capability of the whole school leadership team Tony supports school communities to create the change they desire.

    Bachelor of Science (University of Queensland, 1983)

    Diploma of Education (University of Queensland, 1984)

  • Patti Williams

    4D Education Consultant and Data Consultant

    Combining a 15-year career in Secondary Education and accredited personality profiling for AusIDentities, Patti Williams brings a working knowledge of human behaviour to a range of learning contexts. She understands the importance of teamwork and collaboration within schools and helps educators develop their communication skills with a focus on enhancing student engagement and teacher wellbeing.

    She loves working with new and early career Teachers, providing them with the strategies, mindset and mentoring needed to not just 'make it through' their beginning years but to 'make an impact' during their time with students, providing actionable steps for quality teaching and student outcomes.

    As a proud Bundjulung woman, Patti is an advocate for embedding Indigenous perspectives in the classroom, fostering a sense of belonging and understanding for all learners.

    Bachelor of Secondary Education (2006)