Dr Phil Lambert has extensive experience in education as a teacher, school principal, inspector, executive director, assistant director-general, regional director and general manager, where he led the development of Australia’s first national curriculum.
Dr Lambert is Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney. He has presented a number of papers and keynotes at national and international conferences, had a number of articles and occasional papers published and led high level reviews and reforms. He is an internationally recognised school education expert.
In the Queen’s Birthday Honours, he was awarded the Public Service Medal for his outstanding contribution to education. He is a fellow and national president of the Australian College of Educators (ACE).
Teaching has always struggled with its identity. Is it a profession? A vocation? Something that people who can’t do anything else fall into? A safety net or a career?Is it a walk in the park? All those holidays. Something anyone can do, let’s face it, we all went to school.Or is it a complex, ...
