sally

Sally, a non-Indigenous educator, has dedicated two decades to working exclusively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in education. Her career began with specialist teaching roles at Tagai College in the Torres Strait, laying the foundation for her ongoing work on the mainland. Sally has held various roles, including Director of Thursday Island Child Care Centre, Early Years teacher, and Academic Lecturer. She also served as Manager for Indigenous Education, influencing Queensland's Indigenous Education landscape significantly. Her notable work with the Cherbourg Aboriginal community and the Ration Shed Museum garnered commendation from the Minister for Education. Sally's passion lies in embedding Indigenous stories into the National Curriculum. She was part of the award-winning Kids in Action team and received recognition at the Educational Publishing Australia Awards in 2020 for her project "Our Land, Our Stories."

Listen to Sally Lawrence speak at Our Land, Our Stories Launch at Parliament House in Canberra

Click on the image below to hear Sally Lawrence speak at the launch of Our Land, Our Stories at Parliament House in Canberra on the 30th of July, 2019. Sally joined Craig Ritchie, CEO of AIATSIS, the Honourable Dan Tehan MP, Federal Minister for Education and The Honorable Linda Burney MP, Shadow Minister for Indigenous

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ALEA – Australian Literacy Educators Alliance Conference – Literacy Empowering Voices: Reflecting the Past, Viewing the Present, Scripting the Future.

  Heading to the 2019 ALEA Conference in Melbourne?  Come to my session at 3 pm – Wednesday the 10th of July, 2019, just before Uncle Bruce Pascoe’s in the Ballroom.   [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″]     Join Shelley Ware and Sally Lawrence to discuss teaching the Australian Curriculum’s Cross Curriculum priority – Aboriginal and

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Indigenous Ways of Learning for Educators – AAEE QLD Chapter and Sunshine Coast Council

For those of you who have been yearning for a focused pedagogical session, this PD is for you.  We will work with you to support your ability to embed an Aboriginal way of knowing and teach to this cross-curriculum priority with growing confidence.  Strengthen your Professional Standards (APST 1.4 , 2.4, 6 and 7) and

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Kids in Action – UNESCO International Year for Indigenous Languages

 Kids in Action – Teacher Information Session It was a welcomed way to spend the afternoon, with a bunch of like-minded Educators as the late afternoon QLD storm rolled in.  As Moomba (thunder) rolled across the sky, I was reminded of the importance of programs like Kids in Action and the legacy it supports for our future

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