Pauline has taught a wide variety of courses in primary and secondary schools, in teacher training institutes and at university level - in Australia and overseas.

She holds the following qualifications:

- Master of Education in Education in Developing Countries (UWA)

- Master of Arts in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) (Deakin)

- Doctor of Teaching (Charles Darwin University)

- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAFE)

She has taught in a range of schools in Australia (including the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands), West Malaysia, Brunei and Hong Kong, and in teacher training/university programmes in Sri Lanka and East Malaysia.