Amelia Kerr

I am a highly dedicated high school teacher offering 12 years of experience in education settings ranging from comprehensive settings, teaching many students with additional learning needs, to selective settings, where students can be twice exceptional, demonstrating both giftedness but also presenting with a learning difficulty that makes it difficult for them to reach their potential. Due to earlier roles in public relations, journalism, Relieving Professional Support Officer, Relieving Organiser and Executive member of the NSW Teachers Federation, I am a resourceful and passionate educator with adaptable and approachable style to collaborating with others.

I have vast experience both personally and professionally with matters concerning the inclusion of marginalised groups in our community who either don't have a voice or can't raise it due to fear of being belittled or facing further exclusion. My entire working life has been dedicated to fighting for social justice so our society can be a fairer place in which to live for all. Everyday, I am committed to creating comfortable learning environments for LGBTIQA+ students by wearing my rainbow lanyard to show I am an ally and supporting Wear it Purple Day, I show students my classroom is a place where everyone belongs.

As the NSW Teachers Federation Representative in my workplace, I liaise with teacher members everyday about their concerns relating to psychosocial hazards, workload, administrative issues, and inappropriate behaviours of some staff that make them feel unmotivated to be at work. I provide meaningful advice to these teachers and help to build their capacity to face these challenges and resolve them. In addition, regularly meet with the principal of the school to raise issues of the teachers members and, when necessary, question the basis for custom and practice as well as propose solutions for consideration.