Rachael is the Mathematics curriculum specialist at ACARA, responsible for Mathematics Curriculum F-12 and led the recent Australian Curriculum: Mathematics review and writing of AC: M version 9.0. She is also undertaking her PhD at Notre Dame University in Mathematics Education. Rachael is passionate about applied mathematics, STEM and teaching mathematics through rich tasks that engage student thinking and reasoning, problem solving, modelling and investigation processes. Rachael has worked on National and International projects focussed on improving the mathematical outcomes of Australian students and has actively participated in the OECD Education 2030 project. Rachael is an active member on a number of mathematics advisory groups, member of ATSIMA, MERGA and NCTM, and led the work in revising the National Numeracy Learning Progressions as part of the National Online Formative Assessment Initiative. Rachael has been the Executive Officer, a Professional Learning consultant and is currently a board member for the Mathematical Association of Western Australia and on the board for the Australian Association of Mathematics teachers.