EDUCATION CONSULTANT

Karen Ford (B.Ed, MA) is a senior English teacher with 26 years’ experience and has taught at Bacchus Marsh Secondary College, Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School, Xavier College, St.Philip's College Alice Springs and Melbourne High School. 

Karen holds a Masters in Cinema from LaTrobe University and has lectured at LaTrobe University and the Victorian College of the Arts. Karen is a Clinical Specialist with the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne. 

Karen has been an English /GAT assessor with the VCAA for 18 years and is a regular contributor to The Age VCE Express Text Talk and Ask The Expert series. Karen was the founding editor of Teaching English, a website for Australian English teachers and is a marker for AIM/NAPLAN national testing program. She has been a contributing writer for English textbooks and study guides. 

Karen is a lecturer for Booked Out Arts and Literature Agency and Access Education and lectures statewide on all aspects of VCE English including texts, context, media analysis and Exam preparation. She is also advisor and reviewer for Penguin Books Australia on VCE English and Literature Texts in addition to presenting text workshops to VCE English teachers.

Karen can lecture on many films, texts, and contexts from the VCE English Curriculum, as well as on various topics to support students studies as a whole. For further details, contact Booked Out.

"I wanted to let you know how pleased I was with Karen Ford's presentation on The Kite Runner and language analysis at South Oakleigh College yesterday. Her talk was most informative and useful. Even some normally recalcitrant students were engaged and actively note-taking. Staff and students were equally impressed. She also generously e-mailed a very useful page of quotes to me after the presentation."
–Chris Melki-Wegner, South Oakleigh College

"We were thrilled to have Karen speak to our Year 12 students about their VCE English texts. It will stimulate them to study harder for their exams and give them some perspective on the examination process...The staff were happy with the visit and they enjoyed the PD that Karen provided."
-Laurel Harrison, MacKillop College Swan Hill.

"Students found the material relevant, accessible and clearly outlined. When looking at language analysis in class time, it is refreshing as a teacher to be able to refer to your ideas from the day."
- Lee Wilson, Braybrook College.