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The National Guidance is being co-produced with representatives from the following professional and community organisations alongside federal and state government departments of education. These representatives contribute their personal and professional knowledge, skills, experience, and perspectives relevant to the development of the National Guidance. 

Organisation Representative
Federal Department of Education Esmeralda Rocha
ACT Education Directorate Jake Naylor
NSW Department of Education Louise Farrell
NT Department of Education and Training Serena Stirling
Queensland Department of Education Vicky Booth
SA Department for Education Anna Noble
Victoria Department of Education and Training Lia Castorina
Department of Education WA Debbie Hawthorn
Australian Association of Special Education Sally Howell
Australian Council of Education Leaders Barbara Watterston
Australian Council for Education Research Julie McMillan
Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership Caroline Heysen
Australian Primary Principals Association Angela Falkenberg
Australiasian Society for Intellectual Disability Teresa Iacono
Education Services Australia Stacey Hattensen
iCAN Network Chris Varney
Isolated Children and Parents Association Louise Martin
Independent Schools Australia Tracey Taylor
National Catholic Education Commission Jeanine Gallagher
Professionals and Researchers in Early Childhood Intervention (PRECI) Denise Luscombe
School Can't Tiffany Westphal
Representing First Nations peoples Peter Anderson


We acknowledge that there is an extensive community of organisations, not included in this list, that are highly relevant and important to the development of the National Guidance, and warmly invite all organisations to share their views via the community consultation process.