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Dr Sarah Jefferson

Sarah is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Director for the High Achieving Teachers Program within the School of Education.

Current teaching

  • Unit Coordinator EDU6231 - Teaching and Learning: From Theory to Practice
  • Unit Coordinator EDU6333 - Assessment and Reporting in Teaching

Background

Sarah is a highly experienced secondary educator who has held extensive school based teaching and leadership positions in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Her PhD focused on identifying positive veteran teachers and examining the role of social support in sustaining their commitment to teaching.

Sarah has worked with government agencies and curriculum authorities advising on policy and curriculum development in a diverse range of fields, including social support, inclusion and funding models.

Sarah is also engaged with research examining the role of public value in relation to education. Most recently, Sarah has become a Scholar at the Not-for-profit UWA Research Group which fosters interdisciplinary research, collaboration and engagement with the not for profit sector.

Professional associations

  • ACSSO - Australian Council of State School Organisations (2018-2022 Director)
  • Diverse Women in Leadership
  • Golden Key International Honour Society
  • TRBWA - Teachers Registration Board of Western Australia
  • Not-for-profits University of Western Australia Research Group – Scholar

Awards and recognition

  • 2023 - Highly Commended certificate for the ECU Media Awards
  • 2020 - School of Education: Best paper co-published with an ECU team
  • 2018 - Susan Holland Scholarship

Research areas and interests

  • Social support and well-being
  • Teacher well-being
  • Long term and later career teachers
  • Diversity and inclusion in education
  • Educational policy design and implementation
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