About

Alison Dean is the Owner and Director of ADECS Educational Consultancy Services, a NESA-recognised provider of professional learning and consultancy services in the area of Languages

 In her twenty three year career, Alison has taught in leading state, catholic and independent schools in Australia and abroad. She has held multiple Head of Department and executive roles in Languages, Curriculum Design and Professional Learning, and was the Languages consultant for the Association of Independent Schools of NSW.

She has over 17 years combined experience as a writer, assessor, marker and standards judge for the NSW Higher School Certificate Language examinations, and was on the writing team for the 2024 NSW Modern Languages K-10 syllabus. She writes and presents courses on languages methodology and  ICT integration for the University of Sydney and is the NSW representative on the National Association of Teachers of German. As the professional learning facilitator for NSW, she has a long-standing relationship with  the Goethe-Institut Australia and is a passionate and committed advocate for German language and cultural education in Australia.

She presents locally and internationally on AI integration, curriculum design and languages pedagogy and in 2025, delivered over 40 professional learning workshops in schools and conferences across Australia.

She has a Masters in Educational Leadership, a Graduate Certificate in International Education (International Baccalaureate), a Graduate Diploma in Education (LOTE/TESOL), and a Bachelor of Languages. She is a practising teacher and is based in Carlingford, Sydney.