Teachers on honours list

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By Chanel Zagon
Community contribution / July 30, 2015

In many ways, society’s future rests on the shoulders of teachers, who are responsible for educating the next generation.

It is fitting then that this responsibility has been celebrated by the nation, with teachers among those recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2015 Honours ...

This story appeared in the August 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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