Report Card 2016: Queensland - President, JCQTA, Caroline Brooks

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published December 9, 2016

The Joint Council of Queensland Teachers' Association’s proudest achievement this year has been...

…having members acknowledged for their contributions by the Australian Professional Teachers’ Association (APTA). Dr Janet Reynolds of the Home Economics ...

This story appeared in the December 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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