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Tuesday, 17 June 2014

A high-achieving UWA graduate was named Beginning Teacher of the Year at the WA Education Awards. Rebecca Halse has a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Education from UWA, and works as a Secondary Ancient and Modern History Teacher at Shenton College.

“The secondary school classroom is a dynamic place,” says Rebecca. “It is a safe environment for the minds of our future to test ideas, challenge concepts and form opinions, confident in the knowledge that they are supported – that there is someone there to catch them if they fall. These are the leaders of tomorrow and I feel incredibly fortunate to shape their journey in some small, positive way.”

During her time at the Faculty of Education Rebecca was awarded the C. Sanders Prize for most outstanding student and the Convocation of UWA Graduates Prize for achieving the best academic result in the Graduate Diploma in Education. Rebecca is also in the Rhodes Program, an initiative led by Professor Lyn Beazley, Chief Scientist and Malcolm McCusker Governor of Western Australia to encourage potential candidates for international programs such as the Rhodes Scholarship.

Her advice for new teachers is simple: “Love what you do. If you have a passion for your subject and a passion for education then your students will thrive and there is no doubt you will excel in this profession.”

Media references

Martin Swann (Faculty of Education)  (+61 8) 6488 2443

Dr Sanna Peden (Faculty of Education) (+61 8) 6488 2382

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