Rod Quin has a vast array of professional experience in education which has included roles such as senior curriculum officer for the Department of Education and senior education policy advisor. He is currently secretary of ETAWA.

Wendy Cody has been president of ETAWA since 2006 and is widely known throughout the English teaching community. She has taught English for 40 years and is currently Head of English at Carine Senior High School.

Hugh Rayner has been a teacher for over 30 years and has been involved in curriculum development and the writing of three textbooks. He currently teaches English at Shenton College and is Vice President of ETAWA.

Builds understandings of comprehension and reading practices

Explores the ways in which authors use characterisation, description and imagery, voice, tone, mood and structure to create meaning using extracts from classics and contemporary texts

Detailed text studies of film, novels, short stories and plays

Features long and short extracts from novels and short stories for text analysis and interpretation with annotated sample responses

Promotes discussion of genre, pairings of representations, transforming and adapting texts and the changing nature of responses to texts

Assists in fostering skills of analysis, creativity and interpretation through regular activities suitable for home and class work.