CEO appointed for $148 million Vic teaching academy

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published October 19, 2021

The inaugural CEO of the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership has been appointed.

Victorian Education Minister James Merlino.

Outgoing Victoria University Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority board member Dr Marcia Devlin will take on ...

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