Congratulations to SSTUWA member Clare Stack for being named runner up of the Australian Education Union’s 2021 Arthur Hamilton Award.

The award recognises the outstanding contribution by a public educator towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education.

Clare (pictured right) was automatically nominated for the honour after being named the recipient of the SSTUWA’s 2021 Reconciliation in Action (RIA) award.

The RIA accolade was in recognition of Clare’s work as the Aboriginal Education Coordinator and teacher at Broome Senior High School.

There are more than 300 Aboriginal students at Broome SHS and among the initiatives in which Clare is involved is the Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program, which prepares Aboriginal students to be leaders amongst their peers and in their communities.

To read more about Clare’s work in January’s issue of Western Teacher visit sstuwa.org.au/WesternTeacher