Teachers for fair go

Exemplary teachers of students in Priority Schools

Teachers for a fair go is a joint research project between the NSW Department of Education and Training and the University of Western Sydney and is based on the UWS Fair go project. The project is funded jointly by Priority Schools Programs and the Australian Government through an Australian Research Council grant.

Teachers for a fair go builds on the Fair go project where student engagement was seen to be a critical factor in improving outcomes for students from low socio-economic status backgrounds. Read about the project's research ideas and findings in the publication School is for me: pathways to student engagement.

Teachers from Priority Schools across the three stages of schooling: early (K - Year 4), middle (Years 5 - 9) and later (Years 10 -12) have applied to become co-researchers in the project, along with a team of academic researchers from UWS and officers from the Priority Schools and Equity Coordination unit.

The project runs for three years, from 2008 - 2010. The first stage of the project was dedicated to developing the criteria and identifying the 30 exemplary teachers from Priority Schools across the three stages of schooling.

In 2009  the research will focus on the development of intensive case studies of the teachers and the initial analysis and writing up of the 30 case studies.

The following 6 months will involve cross case analyses and the final 6 months will finalise the project, and will involve dissemination through written reports, journal publications and conference presentations.

Read more about the aims of the project. Read the information flyer and FAQs proforma to find out more about the application process and criteria. Download the single page information sheet to display in your school or distribute to stakeholder groups. Co-researching teachers and members of the research team access the project chat forum and teacher reflection journal here. Applicants are still required in some areas. Contact Kerry Johnson on (02)9244 5666 or kerry.johnson@det.nsw.edu.au for details.

Listen to Associate Professors Geoff Munns and Wayne Sawyer discuss the project.