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WA Premier’s
Primary Teacher
of the Year winner
(1) Jodie Schicker,
Bungaree Primary
School
WA Premier’s
Primary Teacher
1 of the Year finalists
(2) Brigit Wall, Tuart
Rise Primary School
(3) Celeste
“I WOULD LIKE MY Cunningham,
STUDENTS TO LOOK Dalkeith Primary
School
BACK ON THEIR TIME (4) Elizabeth
Beament, Karrinyup
IN SCHOOL AND Primary School
REMEMBER THAT
I CARED.” 4

“Mum studied accountancy and from Pre-primary to Year 6, show a deft
bookkeeping as a mature aged student at TAFE command of the vocabulary of science and its
and she showed me that, if you work hard, you opportunities; like Katrina in Year 4 who says
can achieve. proudly, “I want to be either a geologist or a
“Some of our students have limited life civil engineer”.
experiences and one of the things I try to do With a Master of Education and having Platinum partner
is steer them towards careers in science and gained the status of a Level 3 classroom teacher,
the digital technologies that will be the jobs the highest promotional step a classroom At BHP Billiton we see
of the future.” teacher can achieve, Jodie embraces learning education as the foundation
She says her mother’s personal ethic herself and enjoys mentoring and coaching for the success of future
matches the motto at Bungaree Primary School other teachers. generations, and we are
– ‘excellence through effort’. She is also clear that she wants to stay proud to support a variety
“I show my students that circumstance classroom-based, working with students rather of education programs.
doesn’t have to define who they are and what than pursuing higher leadership roles. The WA Education Awards
they do,” she says. “I would like my students to look back on provide an opportunity to
“A lot of our school families are working their time in school and remember that I cared,” recognise all those who play
very hard just to get their children what she muses. a key part in delivering a
they need, and I think education is a great “I want them to recall the time they high quality education to
opportunity for our students. dissected a cow’s eye, did pocket rockets or students across the State.
“Like every parent in the world, our mixed chemicals to make a reaction. I’m hoping We are proud to partner
parents want the best for their children. And our they’ll be able to anchor that science vocabulary with the Western Australian
students are very eager to learn and school is and skill in an actual experience.” Department of Education to
important to them.” One thing Jodie has learned is that you can support these prestigious
awards. Congratulations to
Jodie’s approach is working. Her students, do anything with the right attitude and effort. all nominees and finalists.

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