A strong education system is absolutely vital to our community and we're hearing that educators are facing increasingly unique challenges in doing their jobs. Join Independents for Canberra, represented by leader and Kurrajong candidate Thomas Emerson, for a community forum to help us learn more about the needs of educators, potential solutions to their challenges, and what needs to change to deliver the best possible outcomes for our kids.
Whether you’re a educator, parent, advocate, expert, school administrator, P&C/P&F member, or concerned citizen, we'd love your input.
We want to better understand how we can work together to make Canberra’s education system the best it can be.
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Date: Thursday 12th September
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Time: 7pm to 8:30pm
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Location: The Food Co-op
Guest Speaker - Jo Farrell
Jo Farrell is the ACT Australian of the Year for 2024, a qualified carpenter, GM of Kane Constructions and a passionate advocate for women in construction. Jo founded Build Like A Girl in 2020 to prompt action in addressing systemic challenges for women entering the construction industry.
Guest Speaker - Jessica Del Rio
Jessica Del Rio is a co-founder of the ACT Alliance for Evidence-Based Education - a grassroots movement comprised of teachers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, academics, researchers and parents committed to promoting evidence-based practices and policies in education. Jessica is the author of two reports on the quality of literacy instruction in the ACT and nationally: Raising the grade: How schools in the Australian Capital Territory can lift literacy outcomes for students and the economy; and Saving Money by Spending: Solving Illiteracy in Australia.
Let’s collaborate to create a better environment for our educators and our kids.
Please mark this event in your calendar and have your voice heard in this conversation about education in the ACT.
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Be sure to RSVP, share the event with your network, and feel free to contact us with questions or suggestions by emailing [email protected].