Melissa Leighty, MEd

Melissa is an education content specialist with over 15 years of experience as a classroom teacher and deep expertise in education research and leadership. She holds two postgraduate degrees in education, including a Master’s in Educational Leadership. As Content Marketing Specialist at Learnlife, she writes about learner autonomy, wellbeing, and meaningful learning experience design.

Strategies for Building a Thriving Learning Culture

What's the secret to creating a vibrant school culture where curiosity, creativity, and growth flourish for both learners and teachers?

Creating Pathways to Limitless Possibilities

Learnlife's innovative approach to assessment and curriculum empowers learners to create a personalised educational path that gets them to where they want to be.

Autonomous Learning: The Way Forward

At Learnlife, autonomous learning is our north star, our tool for developing confident, lifelong learners.

Passion Projects: A Launchpad for Transformative Learning

In passion-based labs, students explore personal interests, growing their autonomy and creativity while fostering lifelong learning.

Impuls digital: Inspiring a passion for learning in Catalunya

Learnlife trained over 85 educators in passion-based learning, promoting learner-centred education and innovation in 10 schools in Catalunya.

Rwanda: Lessons in Resilience, Community & Hope

Learnlife's transformative Rwanda trip offers learners a rare opportunity to build deep cultural and socio-emotional learning.

A Human-centred Approach to Secondary Maths

Learnlife's human-centred approach to secondary maths transforms the conventional classroom paradigm into a dynamic, personalised and purposeful learning adventure.

Meet Claudio: Learnlife’s Design Alchemist Crafting Creativity and Connection

Meet Claudio, one of Learnlife’s passionate studio experts, who orchestrates a symphony of cross-disciplinary learning daily. He moulds spaces where creativity thrives, inspiring learners to explore and develop a fusion of diverse skill sets while building their personal learning journey.