Sharyn’s work helped increase the percentage of students at the school who perform at or above the minimum standard in writing from 54.2% to 96.4%.
Read Sharyn's Story >The Teaching Awards Alumni are inspiring teachers and school leaders who exemplify how education can transform children’s lives, creating brighter opportunities for all young Australians.
Together, this growing cohort of outstanding educators are making a difference in and beyond their schools to influence and inform best practice, policy and the broader profession.
Read more about their achievements below.
Chad Bliss
Teaching Fellow
The Canobolas Rural Technology High School NSW
Faced with multiple challenges in his school community, Chad used ‘Design Thinking’ strategies to identify the root causes of the issues students were facing. The innovative programs that resulted have since been shared with schools across the country.
Read Chad's Story >Shanti Clements
Teaching Fellow
Beauty Point Public School NSW
Shanti channelled over 23 years of experience to transform Beauty Point Public School into one of the highest performing schools in Australia for NAPLAN results.
Read Shanti's Story >Leah Crockford
Teaching Fellow
Berry Springs Primary School NT
A disengaged school community and alarming NAPLAN results led Principal Leah Crockford to focus on existing strengths at the school and introduce real-life learning to dramatically improve student achievements.
Read Leah's Story >Michael Devine
Teaching Fellow
Western Port Secondary College VIC
Since being appointed Principal in 2014, Michael initiated and led the establishment of programs to target disengaged students that have seen school retention from Years 7 to 12 increase by more than 25%.
Read Michael's Story >Wilbur (Charlie) Klein
Teaching Fellow
Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School WA
Challenged with high staff turnover, a transient student cohort, behavioural management issues and his own professional isolation, Charlie developed long-term strategies for students and staff to learn in different ways.
Read Wilbur's Story >Dr Sarah Mathews
Teaching Fellow
Brisbane Bayside State College QLD
After observing that many students had limited numeracy ability, Sarah developed a numeracy committee that introduced the evidence-based practice of ‘numeracy moments’ – a program that enriches mathematical thinking by incorporating mathematics into real-life situations.
Read Sarah's Story >Lesley Mills
Teaching Fellow
Tabulam Public School NSW
During her time at Tabulam, Lesley has collaborated with local elders and community members to establish an outdoor learning area and Cultural Centre to support inclusive learning programs in Aboriginal Education.
Read Lesley's Story >Dr Christine Roberts-Yates
Teaching Fellow
Murray Bridge High School SA
As Manager of the Disability Unit, which educates students with moderate to severe intellectual and multiple disabilities, Christine has introduced a technology-rich learning environment – including socially assistive robots – and transformed the unit into one of Australia’s pre-eminent disability educational settings.
Read Christine's Story >Craig Skinner
Teaching Fellow
Calista Primary School WA
Since commencing as Principal of Calista Primary School in 2013, Craig’s passion for achieving positive outcomes for both students and staff has seen the school community transform from significantly underperforming in NAPLAN testing to achieving higher than the national average.
Read Craig's Story >Belinda Wall
Teaching Fellow
Woonona High School NSW
Since her appointment as Principal, Belinda has transformed the school by developing a culture where teachers are active learners – reflecting on their practice, sharing their expertise and improving their teaching – resulting in greatly improved student academic performance.
Read Belinda's Story >Eddie Woo
Teaching Fellow
Cherrybrook Technology High School NSW
Eddie’s ‘WooTube’ videos of his maths classes are watched across the world. At Cherrybrook, his passion for maths and innovative teaching practices have significantly improved his students’ learning performance and transformed the subject into one of high attraction and excellence.
Read Eddie's Story >