Amaroo School’s Libby Whitbread didn’t set out to be a teacher but fell in love with it after using a free unit at university to do a placement.
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23 Jun 2022
The Education Directorate is supporting all ACT public schools to manage their extra workloads with two staff planning days in term 3
16 Jun 2022
Margaret Hendry School’s Minister for Marketing and Communications, Amy Grace, takes us inside ‘Who we are Together Week’ at MHS, including all of the activities put together by the Children’s Parliament.
06 Jun 2022
The pandemic is not over and ACT public schools are continuing to take sensible steps to safely operate while also managing the risks of COVID.
31 May 2022
It’s National Reconciliation Week, a time of particular focus for non-Indigenous people on contributing to reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and the wider Australian community.
26 May 2022
A partnership between a primary school and a local hotel is not a typical collaboration - but for Bonython Primary School and Canberra’s Little National Hotel it’s a union that continues to give back.
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Staff Spotlight: Michelle Cartwright
Michelle Cartwright - Learning Support Assistant, Monash Primary School
Last year, Michelle Cartwright was named as the joint winner of the 2021 Education Support Person of the Year at the ACT Public Education Awards, for her work as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) at Monash Primary School.