About Marcus

Marcus Wicher (MAPP, BEd, BAppSc(HumMvt) is an experienced teacher, Head of School and workshop presenter. Marcus has a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Melbourne, holds a chair on the Bastow Educational Leadership Institute’s Advisory Council and is the Principal Chair for the Victorian chapter of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) Network Executive.

With a passion for wellbeing and the education of the ‘Whole Child’, Marcus holds a firm belief that schools have a responsibility to equip all students and staff with the skills, habits and knowledge to impact and manage their mental health in a positive way. He is committed to helping schools drive positive organisational change in ways that enable individuals to flourish and organisations to thrive.

With expertise in both educational leadership and positive psychology, Marcus has been a guest speaker and workshop presenter at conferences such as the IB Asia Pacific Conference in Macau (2016), the Safety in Action Conference in Melbourne (2017), the Harbour to Hawkesbury Principal Conference (2017), the 2018 Mental Health Summit in Education and the 2018 Positive Education Schools Association Conference at Geelong Grammar. In addition to his speaking engagements, Marcus is the author of several published articles that focus on the role of positive psychology in improving school leader and organisational wellbeing in outlets such as Education Today, the Victorian Principal Association’s annual journal (Connect and Celebrate) and via the Positive Education Schools Association member portal.

 
“Have you presented at a conference, and the person who is speaking just before you was amazing? It happened to me earlier this week at the Safety In Action conference in Melbourne. I had the pleasure of learning from Marcus Wicher as he lead an interactive and informative session on positive psychology, resilience and wellbeing. Although Marcus spoke from the viewpoint of a school principal, all of the information could be easily transferred into any workplace.

Thank you Marcus, I hope it’s okay if I use your fun audience warm-up in the future!”
— Christine Spicer, ACT Government