Dr Carly Lassig is the Lead Education Consultant at Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability Queensland, where she manages a team of experienced Education Consultants who support schools all across Queensland. Additionally, she is a Visiting Fellow at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and an Affiliate Member of QUT’s Centre for Inclusive Education. With a remarkable 20-year career in education, Carly began as a classroom teacher in the primary and the middle years, both nationally and internationally. After completing her PhD, Carly has built an international profile as an education researcher, developed and taught inclusive education units to pre-service and in-service teachers, and supervised Doctoral and Masters students in their postgraduate research projects at QUT. In her current position at Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability Queensland, Carly is passionate about supporting educators to understand students with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, or other complex profiles and to enhance these students’ access, engagement, belonging, learning, and achievement. She is highly sought after by schools for collaborative consultations and to deliver professional development in the areas of intellectual disability and inclusive education. Carly holds a Bachelor of Education (Primary, Hons 1) and a PhD in education.