Rebecca Ross, Accreditation Advisor, Leadership and High Performance Directorate, NSW Department of Education, works with teachers to demonstrate their practice against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. In this conversation she shares insight into her background experiences and her current work, and how they continue to inform her practice as a teacher. A strong advocate for volunteering, Rebecca considers how the English Teachers Association NSW helped shape her professional practice. Host: Amy Cotton, Teacher Learning Network.

A muscle-bound and attitude adjusted detective goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher in order to find a witness on the run. The school is not happy that he lacks qualifications and experience, two things that Mr Kimble realises are vitally important within his first five minutes of teaching. It’s the film where boot camp becomes a teaching technique and where gender stereotypes are reinforced for the sake of comedy. Will Mr Kimble be able to become a great teacher whilst looking for a murderer’s wife and son? Will his police partner ever stop throwing up? Can little kids show you up when you’re a mega star? Will the ferret save the day? Hosts Daniel Cohen and Amy Cotton endeavour to find out in this episode with special guest Max Grarock.