MrsJennifer Kernahan

I love literacy with a passion and argue that quality children's literature must remain at the heart of children's reading - after all my claim to fame is that MY literacy teacher at university was Mem Fox!

As a teacher of teachers, my core aim is to educate teacher graduates to become critical thinkers, willing to speak up and challenge the latest edu-fad; teachers who refuse to be deprofessionalised.

Adjcunt to this, how do practices and school cultures impact on teachers?

What helps teachers not just survive, but thrive in an increasingly challenging profession?

Thirdly, how can university teacher education courses best prepare our future teachers in a way that promotes a strong theoretical foundation to support meaningful practices.