The Liberal Government is proud to support the Sue Napier Scholarships and Fellowship, which are aimed at encouraging and supporting talented Tasmanians to become teachers.
Today I was very pleased to present the 2014 Sue Napier Scholarships in Education to two former Devonport students, Rebekkah Rundle and Emily Pickett, who both studied at The Don College.
Rebekkah is studying for a Masters of Teaching, while Emily is undertaking a Bachelor of Education.
The Sue Napier Postgraduate Fellowship was presented to Alison Manson, a Hobart-based teacher who is studying for her PhD.
Funded through my Department, the scholarships were established to honour the late Sue Napier, who was respected by all sides of Tasmanian politics and who made a tremendous contribution to this state and particularly to education.
We are confident that with this support, all the scholarship recipients will be able to complete their education and make significant contributions to learning in Tasmania.
The Liberal Government is investing in education to create a job-ready generation.
We have already employed 25 additional teachers to provide specialist literacy and numeracy help to the students who need it most, and we will be creating more jobs for teachers through our policy of extending high schools to Years 11-12.
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