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Dr Sarah Jefferson

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 6032
Email: sarah.jefferson@iamqa.ecu.edu.au
Campus: Mount Lawley  

Sarah is currently the Director, High Achieving Teachers (HAT) Program and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education.

Background

Sarah leads one of Australia’s most significant employment-based postgraduate teacher education pathways, working in partnership with federal and state governments, school systems and industry to address teacher workforce challenges. A former secondary school leader in the UK and Australia, her work bridges policy, practice and research to improve teacher recruitment, development and retention. She is a highly experienced former Course Co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and Acting ADTL with full delegations and her dedication is on making a substantial contribution to leadership and governance and the best possible outcomes for students.

Her PhD examined the role of social support in sustaining experienced teachers, and her current research focuses on teacher well-being, public value in education, and innovation in initial teacher education. She has advised government agencies and curriculum authorities on policy design, inclusion and funding models, and is an Honorary Scholar at the University of Western Australia’s Not-for-Profit Research Group.

Sarah is a former Director of the Australian Council of State School Organisations and contributes regularly to national policy debates and media commentary on education.

Current teaching

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

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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