Education Reviewer
What the work is
Reviews and examines the work of teachers in classrooms and schools, and observes the results of the application of curriculum programs in primary or secondary educational institutions.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Visits schools and observes teachers in the classroom, noting pupil response, motivation and teaching techniques
- Discusses programs, records and teachers with School Principals to record academic performance of schools, welfare of pupils and performance of individual teachers
- Makes suggestions to officials about improvements to educational facilities, equipment, buildings, and staff to ensure continued standards of education
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a regional education department office, and the schools it supports. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- You watch a lesson where the new approach works and the teacher is quietly thrilled
- A principal says your feedback was the first that felt useful
- A report you wrote leads to a school getting what it had needed for years
Hard days
- A principal wants praise in your report and you have to be honest instead
- A long drive to a school for a visit that gets cancelled that morning
- A new policy that teachers dislike lands on your desk to explain
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 259332, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.