Dr Tamara Bromley is a Lecturer, Curtin University, teaching in literacy and early childhood education and is Lead of the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Research Cluster. She has over 25 years experience in schools, including as a School Leader, Literacy Specialist Teacher and early childhood education (ECE) teacher, and was previously a Speech Pathologist. As Course Coordinator Bachelor of Education – ECE, Tamara brings lived experience of implementing Core Content. Her PhD investigated literacy policy enactment in early childhood, applying policy trajectory methodology. Her research interests continue to include educational policy in the context of literacy and ECE.

Rachel holds a PhD from ANU on the editing and censoring of M.Barnard Eldershaw’s Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. She has published on contemporary Australian literature, as well as the Australian English curriculum. After working in the ACT public school system, she returned to higher education in 2010. Her most recent research was titled: Co-developing a new approach to media literacy in the attention economy, supported by grants from the University of Canberra, the ACT Education Directorate and the US Embassy. She is currently a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Canberra.

Dr Phil Poulton is a teacher educator and curriculum researcher in the School of Education, RMIT Melbourne. He completed his PhD at the University of Sydney exploring early career teachers’ curriculum-making experiences in schools and a Master of Philosophy (Education) at Queensland University of Technology. Prior to working in initial teacher education, Phil worked as primary classroom teacher, Principal Project Officer (Early Years and Literacy), and Head of Curriculum with the Queensland Department of Education. He was graduate of the Aspiring Leaders program with the Queensland Department of Education, and has experience as an Acting Deputy Principal.