I was fortunate enough to acquire a two year Government Cadetship through Iwi Transition with the Ministry of Education’s Career Development and Transition Education Service. Over the last 20 years I have worked in a variety of roles predominantly in the Social Services and Training, Education & Employment sectors with my most recent role held being the Community Development Facilitator with Centacare’s My Future: My Life Initiative. This involved working with educators throughout Queensland supporting senior students in secondary schools with disability to plan and prepare for their transition towards a meaningful life post school. My interest in teaching came about from obtaining my adult teaching certificate level 5 through Te Wananga O Aotearoa in 2008 and working with young adults in private training establishments. While living in Australia, I had an opportunity of working in a Community College for students who had experienced social isolation due to ...