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Building systems of care around children and young people
Building systems of care around children and young people
Getting Better Australia works with schools, community organisations, and service systems dedicated to the wellbeing of children and young people. We collaborate with leaders, educators, families, and practitioners to strengthen the environments that hold them — building capacity, connection, and care across every layer of the system.
Our work is grounded in research, co-design, and practical experience, helping organisations create conditions where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to grow. Whether we’re working with a single leadership team or a large-scale system, our focus remains the same: helping people care for themselves, each other, and the communities they serve.
What we do
What we do
Our consultancy and professional learning services help organisations translate evidence into practice, with a focus on systems change, leadership capability, and sustainable wellbeing.
We work extensively in:
Inclusive and neuroaffirming education – shaping environments where all learners can participate and succeed
Teacher and leader wellbeing – building organisational cultures that support sustainable practice and collective care
Co-regulation and student voice – embedding collaborative, relational approaches to behaviour and engagement
Trauma-responsive systems – guiding organisations to develop safe, predictable practices that reduce stress and support recovery
Program evaluation and design thinking – supporting evidence-informed decision-making and innovation in wellbeing and inclusion initiatives
Support can take the form of strategic consultancy, facilitation, or capacity-building projects for leadership teams and educators.
Training sessions remain available for targeted professional learning — always tailored to context and delivered through a strengths-based, co-design lens.
Focus Areas
Focus Areas
Inclusive and neuroaffirming education
Organisational wellbeing and psychological safety
Co-regulation, communication, and student voice
Trauma-aware systems, practice, and policy
Program evaluation and design thinking
Example Engagements
Example Engagements
Strategic consultancy and advisory projects
Program and policy design for wellbeing and inclusion
Keynote presentations and workshops
Whole-organisation professional learning days
Leadership and team development
Connection and care, at every level
Connection and care, at every level
Our consultancy and psychology streams share one purpose — supporting the people who support children and young people.
From individual wellbeing to organisation-wide change, Getting Better Australia helps create environments where care, connection, inclusion, and learning can take root.
Your guide in the work
Your guide in the work
Michelle Montgomery, BA, BTeach, PGDipPsych, PGCertSchoolCouns, MAPS
Registered Psychologist, Teacher, and Founder of Getting Better Australia
Michelle Montgomery is a registered psychologist, researcher, and teacher who has spent more than two decades working at the intersection of education and children’s mental health.
A NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholar (2014) and recipient of two U.S. Army Civilian Awards for Services to Youth, Michelle has led wellbeing and inclusion initiatives across education, health, and community sectors in Australia and internationally.
She has presented nationally at conferences, advised leadership teams, and partnered in whole-school reform and system-level inclusion projects. Her wellbeing frameworks have been published in international peer-reviewed texts, recognised with awards, and supported through government and philanthropic funding.
Michelle was an invited contributor to the 2020 UNESCO International Report on the Role of Social Emotional Learning in Schools, and continues to publish and present on inclusive, neuroaffirming, and trauma-aware education.
Her approach is grounded, practical, and reflective — informed by both front-line experience and ongoing research — and dedicated to strengthening the systems that support children, young people, and the adults who care for them.
Selected collaborations
Selected collaborations
Over the past decade, Getting Better Australia and Michelle Montgomery have partnered with a wide range of education, health, and community organisations across metropolitan, regional, and remote Australia, including:
NSW Department of Education
NSW Department of Health (School-Link, GOTiT)
NSW Teachers Federation
Catholic Schools Broken Bay
Barnardos Australia
Uniting NSW/ACT
Relationships Australia
Smiling Mind
The Brotherhood of St Laurence (HIPPY Program)
Children’s Hospital School, Westmead
Northern Territory Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
…as well as numerous special education, alternative, and comprehensive schools across NSW, VIC, and QLD.
Booking information
Booking information
To discuss professional learning or system-support needs, please complete the enquiry form or contact michelle@gettingbetter.com.au.
All training and consultancy services are delivered under Getting Better Australia’s professional, ethical, and evidence-informed standards.
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