Stephen Codrington

A Geography teacher by training, Dr Stephen Codrington served for 25 years as the Head of five schools in four countries. During all of that time, he continued teaching in the classroom, maintaining his keen interest in Geography, Theory of Knowledge, Asian Studies, Religious Education, History and Economics.

He is the author of 70 books, including Planet Geography, the first text written specifically to support IB Diploma Geography which is now in its 9th edition as a set of ten books. In 2014, he was appointed an IB Ambassador in recognition of his high standing in international education and in 2018 he was made a Life Member of the Geographical Society of NSW.

Stephen is currently the Founder and President of Optimal School Governance, a specialist consultancy he established that works in areas such as school board governance, strategic planning, board appraisals, senior management performance reviews, mentoring, change leadership, policy formulation, restructuring and crisis amelioration.

Stephen is also Chair of the Board at Djarragun College, an independent college near Cairns (Queensland, Australia) that specialises in providing an excellent learning environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander students from Prep to Year 12, both day and boarding.