My New Job

It's been in the works for a few weeks, and now I think I can safely announce that I am soon to change jobs. This is my last week—perhaps just for the time being—with The School Magazine. I have accepted a ten month secondment to the Corporate Communications Unit of the Department of Education and Training, where I will be working as a journalist on the monthly staff newspaper "Side by Side". I start on June 4.

I am very excited about this new opportunity, although I feel a bit sad about moving out of children's lit in my day job. However, my first assignment as Girl Reporter is to cover the launch of Yirra and her Deadly Dog, Demon (which I reviewed here last week) at La Perouse PS. So I imagine I will be incorporating my interest in literature and education quite well! And I am really looking forward to learning new skills as a journalist, and to be writing regularly. And I am really looking forward to getting out into schools and seeing all the fabulous work happening out there.

The CC Unit is expanding rapidly, with a lot of new media projects in the works, so lots of stuff to get stuck into. I'll be working in the city—and there's a major pay rise as well!

So wish me luck and I'll keep you posted!