Claire qualified as a secondary English and History teacher in 2001. In more recent years, Claire has been teaching in the tertiary sector, having taught Literary and Cultural Studies courses at Curtin University and now specialising in Literary Studies and Creative Writing at The University of Western Australia. She has also been a WACE and ATAR examiner of the English and Literature courses and has served as Chief Marker for both of these courses. Claire is also the Chief Investigator on The Big Picture Project: Subject English across Secondary and Tertiary Education in WA, a joint project between UWA and ETAWA.

Jane began her teaching career in the UK before migrating to Perth twenty years ago. She holds an Honours degree in Literature and a Master of Education in Evidence-based teaching. Jane teaches across the curriculum, including specialist learning support classes and Literature. Jane has a teacher mentoring role in her school with the aim to improve teacher effectiveness and embedding literacy  across the curriculum. Jane is a former Head of English, she has produced two editions of Good Answers for Lit, has been a WACE marker, an exam writer for the ETA, and presented at ETA conferences. She returns to Council after a short break to take up the Early Career Teacher portfolio.

Josefine Wang is a research officer at UWA and the Professional Development Officer for the English Teachers Association of WA. She is currently working on the Big Picture Project at UWA investigating the connections between secondary and tertiary English and Literature, as well as creative writing pedagogies. Prior to this she worked in the secondary education sector as an English teacher, focusing particularly on ATAR English and student engagement. Even though she does not work in the secondary context anymore, Josie is still an active member of the education community and continues to coordinate and deliver professional development for secondary English teachers across WA.

Karen is currently Head of English at Kalamunda Senior High School where she has taught for the past nine years since migrating to Australia. She originally began her teaching career in Scotland where she qualified in 2006 and since then has held various positions teaching English and Literature accross the non-profit and public sectors. She has also been an external marker for the Scottish Qualifications Authority and SCSA. Throughout her career, Karen has worked extensively with students at educational risk and is curious about ways in which we can increase accessibility, equity, and engagement for students of English and Literature from all contexts.

Natasha Saunders is an experienced educator with over 20 years of teaching English in Western Australia’s state and private education sectors. She holds a Master of Education in Curriculum from the University of Notre Dame (2020) and currently serves as an English Course Coordinator and Senior Teacher at All Saints’ College. Natasha has a passion for inspiring students, particularly those who are reluctant, to have a love for all things English and Literature. Throughout her career, she has also been actively involved in mentoring early career teachers and practicum students, continually seeking innovative ways to support emerging educators. Natasha is excited about her new position on the council, where she will contribute to the professional development of early career educators in her role as Early Career Liaison.

Rachel is a secondary English and Literature teacher who has taught in a number of WA schools across both the private and public sectors. She has an honours degree in English and Cultural studies from UWA and enjoys fostering a love of literature in her classroom. Rachel is passionate about her subject, curriculum and programming, and collaborating with colleagues. She is keen to extend these passions beyond the school setting as an ETAWA council member (2021).