Kendall’s academic career is shaped by a range of global learning and teaching experiences linked to a progressive program of innovative qualitative research. Having taught at primary, secondary and tertiary levels in educational settings in Australia, Japan and UK, his experience in education has been equally shared between the university sector and the school system. With a discipline background in sport pedagogy and teacher education, which hold at their core a commitment to developing effective relationships of one type or another, his research interests include the relationships educators have with the idea of leadership, the practice of leadership in educational settings, and use of instructional pedagogies to develop students’ holistically.