Revolution School: realising the power of great teachers

Chelsea Channing

By Chelsea Channing
Published July 22, 2016

As voters went to the polls this month, those concerned with the state of our education system were likely casting their votes based on school funding promises, looking to politicians to reverse Australia’s slide down the international rankings.

But in order to effect great change, there’s another group of people who play a much larger role in student ...

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

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