During this time she has taught in a variety of settings and held the position of Head of Infants at St Margaret's Anglican Girls School. She has also lectured on programming and planning in literacy and numeracy to preservice early childhood students at Queensland University of Technology. In more recent years, Deborah has been involved in designing and implementing programs of support for children with specific learning needs.Deborah Butler has an academic affiliation as follows - St Margaret's Anglican Girls School.