Economics Teachers Society of South Australia

The Economics Teachers’ Society of South Australia (ETSSA) is a professional association for teachers of Economics in Secondary Schools.

ETSSA aims to support the teaching of Economics by:

• Encouraging the teaching and study of economics and its application in Australia.
• Providing professional learning opportunities for teachers including conferences and professional development opportunities.
• Promoting the study of Economics, especially in Years 11 and 12 of secondary school, but also beyond secondary education.
• Assisting students in their learning through provision of conferences.
• Sponsoring the Economics Prize for the top student in South Australia for Stage 2 SACE Economics.
• Advocating on behalf of Economics Educators.
• Promoting the public recognition of the role of economics.
• Providing input into educational reviews through submissions.
• Liaising with organisations, private, educational, commercial and government in relation to the development and provision of the economics curriculum.
• Representing South Australian teachers at the national level through participation in the peak body the Business Educators of Australasia (BEA).
• Liaise with other organisations that may assist The Economics Teachers Society in achieving its goals.

Membership

The benefits of membership of The Economics Teachers’ Society of South Australia (ETSSA) include:

• Access to ETSSA professional development opportunities such as conferences, seminars and workshops (often provided in partnership with universities, the Reserve Bank of Australia, government departments or other organisations)
• Links to other Economic-related websites
• Links to current articles
• Access to sample assessment tasks (to be developed during 2020)
• Access presentations from Keynote and guest speakers from The Economics Teachers’ Society of South Australia (ETSSA) Annual
• Opportunities to network with other Economics teachers.