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Dr Roderick Crouch

Dr Roderick Crouch is a highly experienced international school leader, and is known for his leadership and innovation, particularly in school improvement. His leadership career has included being Principal or CEO of top independent schools in Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Mexico and Central America, including 17 years leading IB world schools. Roderick has started and lead schools throughout the world in both the ‘not for profit’ and ‘for profit’ sector. Most recently he was a global head for an international schools group – a role which required him to support and stabilize schools in different countries that had found themselves in difficulty or between leaders.

Roderick was educated in Australia and has presented at education conferences on change management, improving pedagogical practice, school leadership, and middle schools. He has trained and mentored principals and leadership teams both formally and informally, and has been a regular contributor to a variety of professional publications. Dr Crouch has been a director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in two different countries. He has considerable experience with different school accreditations and authorization including Council of International Schools (CIS), Cognia, and International Baccalaureate (IB), and is renowned as a strategic thinker, mentor and problem solver.

Fran Reddan

(BA (Hons), DipEd, BEdSt, MEdSt, FACEL, GAICD, CCEO, ACC – ICF)

Associate Consultant

Fran Reddan is an experienced education leader, strategist and executive coach who partners with senior leaders and boards to build the leadership strength needed to turn strategy into sustained impact. A former Principal of a leading independent girl’s school, with more than three decades of leadership experience, she is recognised internationally for driving transformative change in complex educational settings, grounded in a deep understanding of governance, culture and human dynamics.

As an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, Fran brings rigour, insight and a practical edge to her work with Heads, executive teams and boards. She knows that strategic ambition means little unless leaders have the capability and relational capital to drive and sustain change. Through tailored coaching, she helps leaders navigate complexity, align people with strategic priorities and leverage culture as a competitive advantage.

Bilingual in English and French and skilled in communication, Fran brings a nuanced cultural perspective to her work with schools and organisations. Her coaching and consultancy span education, ed-tech, environmental conservation and for-purpose sectors, developing high-performing leaders and future-ready teams. This cross-sector perspective enriches her work with schools, offering leaders fresh insights and practical strategies drawn from a broad leadership landscape.

Fran’s work complements the 5Rs Partnership’s strategic and reputation expertise by ensuring that institutional ambition is matched with the leadership capacity required to achieve and sustain it.