Emeritus ProfessorChristine Ure

Alfred Deakin Professor Christine Ure was Acting Executive Dean, Faculty of
Arts and Education until January 2021, and was previously the Head of School
of Education at Deakin University. She has worked extensively with
governments, systems, schools and early childhood services to support
developments in teacher education and to promote quality educational provision
in schools and the early childhood sector. Currently she is convenor of the
Network of Associate Directors of Professional Practice (NADPE), board member
od the Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE), expert panel member
for the Australian Institute of Teaching School Leadership (AITSL)'s Teaching
Performance Assessment (TPA), member of the Minister's Expert Panel for
Schools, Victoria and the Victorian Government Teacher Supply and Demand
Reference Group.

Professor Ure has extensive experience in managing local, national and
international teams and research projects. She has led competitive research
grants, tenders and consultancies for projects in quality of schooling,
preservice and in-service teacher development and learning, early childhood
literacy and numeracy and transition to schooling.

Alfred Deakin Professor Christine Ure was the Acting Executive Dean of the
Faculty of Arts and Education until January, 2021. She commenced the position
of Head of School of Education at Deakin in 2012. The School has established a
strong reputation for research and teaching and was ranked 4, or above world
standard in the 2015 ERA ranking, and 30 in the world in the 2018 Quacquarelli
Symonds discipline ranking for Education and 5 in Australia.

Professor Ure is a leader in the national debate around teacher education
policy and reform and is National convenor of the Network of Associate Deans
of Professional Experience and member of the board of the Australian Council
of Deans of Education. She is also a member of the Victorian Government
Teacher Supply and Demand Reference Group and the Minister's Expert Panel for
Schools, and was from 2012 to 2017, the President of the Victorian Council of
Deans of Education.

Professor Ure has led many major initiatives in teacher education at Deakin,
including the development of the Teaching Academies Model for professional
experience in initial teacher education. This model sets a new standard and
approach for school and university partnerships in teacher education. She is
committed to improving quality outcomes for schools and has provided
leadership for the development of two new Graduate Certificate programs for
Education Business Leadership and Education Research that are designed to
promote greater use of evidence in the provision of teaching and resources for
learning in schools. In 2014-2017 she had oversight of the Skilling the Bay
Project, Successful Students - STEM Program, that was designed to build
teaching capability in secondary schools and promote student awareness and
future employment opportunities in STEM related industries.

Professor Ure has extensive experience in the management of teacher education
projects in Australia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, India and Vietnam.
Her most recent research and development activities have focused on how the
learning goals and design of services and programs meet the educational needs
of users and systems. In 2017 she was a lead investigator for a major research
consultancy regarding the professional development of senior educational
managers in Vietnam.