None
Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Rebecca Halse has a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma of Education from UWA, and works as a Secondary Ancient and Modern History Teacher at Shenton College.  In 2013, she was named Beginning Teacher of the Year at the WA Education Awards.

"The secondary school classroom is a dynamic place," says Rebecca.  "It is a protected and 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."

An ardent supporter of public education, Rebecca was thrilled to be offered a position teaching at Shenton College during her first teaching practicum there: "Honestly, the offer to teach at one of the state's top public schools was too good to pass up," said Rebecca.

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

Rebecca encourages new teachers, about to take charge of their own classrooms at the start of the year, to enjoy every moment of their new challenge.

"You are about to go back to school - but not as you know it.  Every day in this new profession is a wonderful mix of challenges and rewards, with no one week, one day or one lesson the same as the last."

If you think a career in teaching might be for you, visit the Faculty of Education courses - and apply for 2016.

Media references

Siaw Chai , Marketing and Communications Officer  +61 (08) 6488 2382

Tags

Channels
Teaching and Learning
Groups
Graduate School of Education