Community Involvement
Maintaining our links with alumni
The UNE Teacher Alumni Support Program (TASP) is a free service available to all UNE graduate beginning teachers in their first year of teaching. The Program provides ongoing support for our past students, whether they are still looking for teaching work, or already employed in casual, contract or full-time positions.
Our involvement with the local community
In addition to our academic links throughout the New England region, across Australia and outwards across the globe, staff within the School of Education take tremendous pride in their commitment to the enrichment of experiences for the children of our local community. The School of Education co-ordinates and awards the following prizes to the students of our local schools:
Staff from within the School maintain close alliance with TalentEd - a site dedicated to the provision of material about the education of gifted and talented children within the community. Members of our staff specifically edit the TalentEd Journal.
The School also works hard to support and encourage the work of teachers within rural Australia, recognising the difficulties involved with isolation and ongoing access to professional development opportunities. The Rural Teacher Education Project (R(TEP) , looks specifically at the needs of rural teachers.
The School of Education Research Series is a journal produced by staff of our School, designed to showcase the diversity of our educational research. The audience for this publication is teachers in New South Wales schools. The intent is to not only showcase our research, but to place the findings in a relevant and helpful way to teachers. Through the series we also expect to attract postgraduate students to the School of Education, as information about our research programs is made known more widely