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Conference Highlights
Informative breakout sessions for Teachers, Principals, Educators and Teaching Students:
- Delivering Nursing and Teaching in a 21st Century Model
- Know your Workplace Rights in the Current Education System
- Technology's' Assault on Pedagogy - The Rise of Chat GPT
- Well-being in the Workplace
- Benefit of Direct Instruction in Todays Classrooms
- Panel Discussion
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Graeme Haycroft
Director, Red Union Support Hub
Graeme retired in 2012 from his successful employment and industrial relations business which employed over 2000 people and turned over nearly $100 million each year. He then accepted the challenge from some nurse friends to start an alternative union, but one which didn’t financially support any political party. The teachers, drivers, miscellaneous workers, doctors and police union groups all followed, and against huge opposition exposing the traditional fake unions to half-price competition. The Red Unions are here to stay.
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Jack McGuire
Director, Red Union Support Hub
Jack joined the Red Union in 2018 as a Member Representative and led the establishment of TPAQ. Jack was appointed as the first TPAQ Secretary in 2019. He is dedicated to representing and protecting the interests of all QLD teachers and nurses. Jack's vision is to ensure all workers have access to the workplace rights and human rights they are entitled to.
Jackson Cooper
President, Teachers' Professional Association of Queensland
Jackson strives to fulfil his role by bringing the perspectives of all educators, from all disciplines, Primary and Secondary, Public and Private together. Not to forget, the corner stones of every classroom, the Teacher’s Aids, Support, and Ancillary staff who’s voices have often gone unrecognised and unsupported in the industrial sector.
William Parry
Senior Case Manager, Red Union Support Hub
William is a passionate advocate for teachers, he is also a creative producer, consulting researcher, and business operations associate. He edits and produces The Learning Future Podcast and provides administrative and creative services to a successful education consultancy firm. William holds two Bachelor Degrees, in Law and Legal Practice, and Behavioural Sciences; a Diploma of Business, and is admitted to the roll of legal practitioners by the Supreme Court of South Australia.
Dr Susan Carter
Dr Susan Carter has been an educator for three decades. As an administrator she has worked in small schools as a teaching principal, larger schools as a deputy principal, a principal of a P to 10 school and also as a principal of a large rural school. She is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). Dr Susan Carter is the Convenor for Special and Inclusive Education, A Mental Health First Aider and a Senior Fellow HEA. She has a PhD in the area of School Principals’ Subjective Well-Being, a Master’s degree in special education and a second Master’s degree (Education Theology).
Aenghas Hopkinson-Pearson
State Secretary
Aenghas’ background is in Law and Justice and he is fully trained to be a practising solicitor. Aenghas has worked in many areas of law including work with Fair Work Employment Lawyers, the legal team that provides Industrial Relations legal advice and services to NPAQ. During his time at NPAQ, Aenghas has participated in many Enterprise Bargaining negotiations, where he personally helped improve the working conditions of countless nurses.
Chris Dekker
Senior Case Manager / Industrial Advocate, Red Union Support Hub
Chris Dekker is an experienced industrial advocate within the Red Union team, who has ran hundreds of QIRC and FWC matters on behalf of members. In addition to managing external referrals for larger legal matters, Chris conducts internal industrial relations training for our advocate team and is passionate about informing members about their rights in the workplace.
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Scott Stanford
National Coordinator
Scott has been working in education for over 20 years. Throughout his career he has held various roles in a number of secondary settings in both the independent and catholic sectors ranging from Classroom Teacher to Faculty and Department Head, Head of Boarding House and Director of Sport. Throughout his career Scott has always been a proactive advocate for Teacher and school staff conditions and rights, and has always been an active member of the staff association in the schools he has worked in – often being a mentor to the new staff when they come into the organisation.
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Dr John Humphreys
John Humphreys is an economist who has worked in academia, government, consulting, and think tanks. He has a PhD from the University of Queensland, and was a sessional lecturer there from 2014-15, before moving to Cambodia. Previous employers include the Australian Treasury, Centre for International Economics (including consulting jobs for the World Bank and ASEAN), the Centre for Independent Studies, and the Swiss-based University of Business and International Studies. John has published peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters on topics such as education, tax & welfare, international trade, political economics, and public finance.
Dr Barry Arnison
PhD OAM
Involved in state and private sector education as a teacher/lecturer and administrator in primary, secondary, tertiary education and trade training for more than 40 years. Research degrees in chemical physics (MPhil) and education (PhD) Interests include; education delivery in the classroom, international education, school management and education policy development.
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Andrew Laming
Andrew Laming blends health and education experience with federal politics. He represented his Redland City area in Canberra for nearly two decades; held regional health shadow ministries and is now completing an Education doctorate at University of Melbourne examining NAPLAN and ATAR interrelationships. He released his first book ‘Political COVID’ this month, exposing the motivations behind the money, the modelling, the movement restrictions, mandates and medical advice. He played an active role supporting those unreasonably terminated from non-front line roles during omicron.
