About Us
The “why” behind our work.
MISSION
Our mission is to implement The CoE Way in 1000 schools, so we can help 420,481 students by 2033.
PURPOSE
Our purpose is to help communities, leaders and educators build resilient schools, so that all students successfully transition to life.
VISION
We want the CoE Way to be recognised by community leaders and educators as positively impacting local and global communities.
Values
MAKE AN IMPACT
We want to truly know that our work is having a positive impact on our schools and their communities. We believe in being clear about the changes you want to make and using tools and data to prove you have made those changes. We aim to build school communities that are well-equipped to handle the ever-changing demands of the education system and society.
PEOPLE FIRST
We care about people and understand that bringing the best version of yourself to work results in the best possible environment. We build healthy relationships within our business, the schools we work with and their communities, ensuring everyone has a voice and is heard.
BE A BEACON
We work in partnership with schools and communities to create and implement systems that are sustainable and prepared for future leadership transitions. We strive to help grow and develop resilient school communities so that students successfully transition into life.
CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO
We focus on continuous learning and development by constantly seeking to understand and explore new ideas and opportunities. We aim to be known as innovators of change, working with our partners to be at the forefront of future educational thinking, learning, developments and success.
Meet the Team
Scott Harris
Seed Founder & Coach
Scott is the Seed Founder of Cultures of Excellence and has an extensive range of experience in the education and business sectors.
Scott has been a Director of Schools across a vast region in Western Australia and also a Director of Leadership nationally where he supported the growth and development of leadership, strategy, organisational culture, coaching and professional learning for schools and teams.
As a recognised and successful Principal, Deputy Principal, Curriculum Writer and Teacher, Scott’s experience in educational settings is vast and sought after when supporting deep and long-term successful change in schools and teams.
Add to this over 15 years of coaching in the education and business sector with executives and employees in a range of positions and teams, it is no wonder the coaching aspect of our work and platform is also sought after. Family, friends and personal wellbeing are a key part of and focus of Scott’s life and this will always be part of his conversation and any work he does with and for you.
Tristan Bettridge
Founder & Leader
Tristan is a Founder and the Leader of Cultures of Excellence. He has a unique skill set with experience in both the business sector and the education system.
An accountant by qualification, Tristan specialised in the performance improvement and business growth for privately held businesses before transitioning to the education system. Once in the education sector, he found his passion was in the upper primary school teaching, specifically leading the ICT space. His experience in the processes and systems of both businesses and schools’ places him perfectly to support the growth and successioning of your school.
Tristan is motivated by the recognition of the unprovided need in our education system. The impact that is possible for every child in every classroom Australia wide with greater school stewardship, resulting in excellence school culture is immeasurable. His personal values of Family, Trust, Humour and Accountability underpin every relationship he enters into, with a desire to get the best result attainable while having as much fun as possible in the process.
Glenn Scarlett
Founder & Director
Glenn is a founder and owner of culture of excellence, he has extensive experience working across private and public sector businesses throughout Australian and Internationally
Experienced people development and organisation performance professional who has worked for and consulted with a number of the key mining houses throughout Australia, Africa and the South Pacific. Glenn has led and been a senior team member in several major business transformations focusing primarily on operational/people system and management design and deployment, lean operating system integration as well as managing operating readiness streams for start up mining operations. He has a proven track record of effectively delivering outcomes within complex and resistant cultures. Prior to transitioning to the resource sector Glenn spend several years working in the public sector as a social worker with the department of children services and corrections and prisons. Glenn has also obtained territory qualifications – Bachelor of Social Work and Masters of Industrial Relations
Glenn’s motivation and focus has always been about supporting people and businesses to be the best they can be, and to help deliver workplace cultures that encourage people to strive to achieve their own life goals.
Gabe Enslin
Founding Partner
Gabe is a Founding Partner of Cultures of Excellence and the Co-Founder of adapt. As a challenging student due to a high need for stimulation, Gabe spent many days in the principal's office. He grew up in schools who often didn't know how to deal with kids like him. Gabe experienced first hand, the detrimental academic and psychological impact on him as a young person when school leadership and cultures were not optimal.
He also had the privilege of knowing good school leaders and teachers and learnt how this could help him and other kids like him thrive. Through his own journey, and observing his mother as a Chemistry teacher who had an incredible ability to help students flourish and achieve their best, he developed a real passion for helping school leaders develop the best possible environment for students to excel and transition to life.
Today, Gabe helps SME owners build resilient and sustainable businesses with thriving cultures at adapt. He also supports the Cultures of Excellence team in elevating their product offering for school leaders, and building the community of like minded operators in education.