The federal Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) welcomes the opportunity to share the classroom insights and experiences of our 75,000 members as part of the Teacher Education Expert Panel consultation process following release of the Panel’s Discussion Paper.
IEUA Federal Secretary Brad Hayes said the government’s continued collaboration with the teaching profession on this critical area of reform is essential to provide practical outcomes to benefit our students and our teachers.
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