This week we are delighted to introduce you to Jan Faulkner. Jan is responsible for professional learning at Gowrie NSW.
What is your name?
My name is Jan Faulkner
Which centre do you work in? How many staff and children are in the centre?
I run professional learning for Gowrie NSW. I also do some consulting to other early education and care centres, helping them with mentoring, preparing for accreditation or planning new centres.
What is your professional background and career experience?
I have been working in the education and care sector for approximately 35 years. I worked as a teacher practitioner for 16 years before moving onto the professional development team for Gowrie QLD.
I then moved to Sydney where I worked for the National Child Care Accreditation Council for 5 years. Before coming to Gowrie NSW, I worked as Manager of Children's Services for a social care agency for 7 years. In this role I managed a number of services including long day care, preschools, family day care, in home care and outside school hours care.
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