Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard

Chair of the Global Partnership for Education, Chair of Beyond Blue

Julia Gillard was sworn in as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia on 24 June 2010 and served in that office until June 2013. She is the first woman to ever serve as Australia’s Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister. In February 2014, Ms Gillard was appointed chair of the Global Partnership for Education, a leading organisation dedicated to expanding access and quality education worldwide. In July 2017 she was appointed Chair of Beyond Blue.

13 total results
Early grade reading changing children's lives
Early grade reading changing children's lives
Oct 30,2017

Quality early grade reading is a key focus for the Global Partnership for Education. In her latest Teacher column, Julia Gillard explains how hundreds of millions of children around the world are denied the opportunity to learn to read, and shares how a focus on improving reading standards in Nepal is changing lives for the better.
reading, literacy, expertise, international, equal education, early years, long reads
A day in the life of a Malawian school girl
A day in the life of a Malawian school girl
Feb 20,2017

A regular school day for a school girl in Malawi looks vastly different to what her peers experience in Australia, as Julia Gillard witnessed firsthand during a trip to south-east Africa.
student welfare, equal education, recruitment, education resources, international, long reads
Julia Gillard – why education cannot wait
Julia Gillard – why education cannot wait
Sept 12,2016

In her first article for Teacher magazine, Julia Gillard outlines the priorities of the new Education Cannot Wait campaign and calls on Australian educators to lend their expertise to the cause.
long reads, international, expertise