Autumn Graduation 2023

Thank you to all the School of Education staff who turned out for a lovely autumn graduation on Friday 28 April. It was wonderful to see our students visit Armidale and be presented with their degrees with their family and friends cheering them on.

Welcome

Dr Haoran Zheng begins with the School of Education on 1 June 2023 as a new Lecturer in Early Childhood Education (STEM).

Farewell

Dr Devrim Yilmaz departs UNE on 3 May 2023. Devrim was initially employed as a lecturer in English, Languages and Literacies and recently moved over to Contextual Studies. Devrim has decided to move on to bigger and better things and we wish him well in his new endeavours.

Successes

Growing Future Teachers

• Dr Kristy O’Neill leads a project to address the state-wide educator shortages through newly funded teacher “cadets” project. Kristy teams up with Professor Pep Baker with a $410,000 Office for Regional Grant. See: https://www.une.edu.au/connect/news/2023/04/growing-future-teachers

Professional Learning for High Ability Practice Leaders

• The High-Ability team have secured further funding from the Victorian Department of Education to the value of $223,960.22. The expanded team of Dr Genevieve Thraves, Professor Jennifer Charteris, Dr Jo Anderson, Dr Barb Bannister, Dr Sally Larson, Dr Casey Mainsbridge, Ms Sarah Oluk, Dr Stoo Sepp, Ms Donna Moodie and Professor Sue Gregory will provide professional learning to Victorian teachers, based on the toolkit that the team have created for the Department (which is open and available for anyone to use).
• HEA Fellow
   Congratulations to Dr Barb Bannister, who is now a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

NESA TAG (Technical Advisory Group)

• Congratulations to Dr Barb Bannister for being invited onto the NESA TAG for 7-10 Science

Opportunities in the SoE

• Success in Tenders from the Victorian Department of Education or the Academy for Teaching and Leadership have the following available to members of the School of Education. Please contact Sue Gregory for more information.
• The “The Michelle Bannister-Tyrrell Memorial Research Scholarship” in honour of Michelle who was a dear colleague of many of ours, sadly passing away on 3 September 2020 of Motor Neurone disease, way too young. Michelle left behind her husband, Anthony, two sons and grandchildren and was a Senior Lecturer in Gifted and Talented. There is a scholarship available up to $10,000 to support Early Career Researchers in the School of Education (including their mentor and research team – who do not have to be in the School of Education).
• There is a scholarship available up to $10,000 to support “Connect: High Quality Research in Education Leadership Scholarship” (including the research team – who do not have to be in the School of Education).
• There is a scholarship available up to $10,000 to support “Inspire: Excellence in Research and Teaching – Professional Learning Scholarship” (including the research team – who do not have to be in the School of Education).
• Registration paid for conference: “Leading Pedagogy: Early Career registration for AARE or ASCILITE 2023”.

School of Education Seminar Series

• Dr Bob Teasdale: “Higher education and Australian development assistance in the South Pacific” presented on Wednesday 26 April 2023. You can catch up on sessions that you may have missed. Bob received his PhD in Education 50 years ago and his wife, Jennifer, received her Honary Doctorate at our Autumn Graduation and gave the Occasional Address. An amazing couple of Educators and great alumnus of UNE!
• Dr Marg Rogers and the Early Childhood Defence Program project team: “Stakeholder stew: Engaging and partnering with stakeholders in projects through steering committees, funding bodies, media engagement, websites, social media and surveys”. Wednesday 3 May 2023 via Zoom: https://une-au.zoom.us/j/3117109134?pwd=UWdIcE5HTEQ2T213MHhnaFlyWlo5Zz09

Other 

• QITE Review (Quality Initial Teacher Education) – Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) Discussion Papers. UNE submitted on behalf of the School of Education feedback on the TEEP Discussion Paper. Thank you to all who contributed.  
• ASCILITE – free membership for all in the university. Please ask Sue how to do this – join a SIG, social media, monthly newsletters, webinars, research schools, CMALT, TELAS, AJET, mentoring – community and women in academic leadership, grants, awards, bursaries, peer-assisted learning and AJET. 
• PPDR – Please start meeting with your Head of Department about setting your goals for 2023. Ensure you discuss Teaching, Research and Service/Leadership outlining SMART Goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timebound).