Dr Wendy Holcombe is a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education with a focus on inclusive practice, wellbeing, student support and classroom management. She enjoys facilitating the development of competent, curious and compassionate teachers who are well-prepared for the complexities of their role. 

Before joining Federation, Wendy performed a variety of roles within the Queensland and Victorian Education Departments as a classroom teacher, shared specialist, regional behaviour support teacher, regional autism coach and an ASD project officer. This experience has informed the inclusive perspective she brings to unit design and delivery, staff and student support, and workshop design. 

Wendy has also benefited from 10 years of experience within the hospitality industry where she honed administrative, service and leadership skills. In her role as Co‑coordinator of the Bachelor of Education (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Primary), she is currently applying her diverse skillset to collaborate in the redesign of Federation’s approach to Initial Teacher Education.  

Her current project of passion involves supporting one local school to identify and understand the unique needs of gifted learners. Bespoke opportunities to connect with schools for reciprocal professional development is a keen area of interest.