Macquarie Mediation

A calmer path through conflict

Nationally accredited mediation, conflict coaching, and professional development for schools, workplaces, and families. Online across Australia, and in person across Central West NSW.

Taz Stephens, Nationally Accredited Mediator
AMDRAS Nationally Accredited Mediator
20+ yrs In school leadership
Education Specialisation
Online Australia-wide
Services

From the first difficult conversation to a formal agreement

Conflict is easier to resolve the earlier you address it. We work with schools and organisations at every stage, from prevention through to mediation and a written outcome.

Conflict Coaching

1:1 support for leaders dealing with something difficult right now. Prevention in real time is more effective, and considerably cheaper, than mediation down the track.

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Workshops & Professional Development

Practical skills for school staff, leadership teams, and whole organisations. Managing difficult conversations, team dynamics, and conflict in plain English.

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Facilitative Conversations

A structured, supported dialogue before things become formal. For two people or a group who need help having a productive conversation.

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Education specialisation

Built for schools

Macquarie Mediation specialises in conflict within education. That is more than a service description. After more than 20 years in school leadership, including as a principal, the people on the other side of the table are not strangers to us. We understand how schools work, what families need from them, and what realistic resolution looks like within those constraints.

Whether the conflict is between a family and the school, within a staff team, or at a system level, we work in a way that accounts for the ongoing nature of those relationships. The parties have to keep going after the mediation ends. The agreement needs to reflect that.

Principals School staff Families Systems & dioceses
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Central West NSW
Conflict caught early costs far less than conflict that reaches formal mediation or tribunal.
How it works

We start where you are

Not every situation calls for formal mediation. The first call is free, and we will tell you honestly what the right fit is.

Free enquiry call

15 minutes. Tell us what is happening and we will let you know whether we can help, and what that would look like.

Intake with each side

We meet with each party separately before any joint session. That preparation matters and makes the process work.

Joint session & agreement

A structured joint session, online or in person. Agreements are reached by the parties, written in plain English, and belong to them.

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Available anywhere in Australia

All services are available online via secure video. No travel, no scheduling around geography, no difference in quality from an in-person session.

Secure video platform No travel required Works from any device Australia-wide

Not sure where to start?

The first call is free and takes 15 minutes. We will listen to what is happening and tell you honestly whether we can help.

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