ICPA showcases huge home tutor role in new video

Sally Gall
Updated August 24 2016 - 12:48pm, first published August 23 2016 - 12:24pm
Super mums: Tara Locke, Melinda Downs, Cloncurry, whose home classroom is featured in a new ICPA video highlighting the role of distance education tutors.
Super mums: Tara Locke, Melinda Downs, Cloncurry, whose home classroom is featured in a new ICPA video highlighting the role of distance education tutors.

Forty-plus hours a week in the classroom, for at least five years, often 10 or more – this is the amount of time isolated mothers are donating to educate their children in rural and remote parts of Australia.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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