The SPC and PPA were invited to the Wanderers V’s Perth Glory game by the Professor Michele Simons, Dean, School of Education – Western Sydney University. Both Associations have had long standing connections to the University collaborating on programs and practicums for pre-service teachers. Whilst the game was very exciting there was rich discussion about strengthening relationships with schools and Universities and positioning the right students in Universities and schools to strengthen and grow the workforce of the future.

We encourage you to build networks with your Universities and further develop relationships to ensure we attract the best possible students to be in our schools as pre-service teachers from their first year at University until graduation. Importantly their preparedness for school life needs to shared and understood contextually with a goal of being appointed to all of our schools – regional, rural, remote and metropolitan alike.