Mr Malcolm McInerney

Malcolm has been involved in Humanities Education in South Australia since 1976, teaching in a range of Department for Education schools as a humanities teacher and coordinator (1976-2014), working as the Humanities Manager in the Department for Education (2008-201 and 2015-2023) and now as a teaching Academic at UniSA since 2016. 

In his departmental and national teacher association roles, from 2008-2012 Malcolm worked on the development of the Australian Curriculum: Geography and History curriculum and was heavily involved in the implementation of the Humanities learning area of the Australian Curriculum in South Australian schools. 

Following working as a part-time casual academic at Flinders Univerity from 2012-2015, Malcolm was appointed as a Teaching Academic at UniSA in 2016. He is currently a Teaching Academic in Humanities Education in Education Futures, coordinating and teaching the Primary Years HaSS Specialism at the Magill Campus and the Post Graduate Masters Secondary HaSS courses at the Mawson Lakes Campus. 

Malcolm has supported Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) teachers for many years through his leadership of professional teacher associations related to HaSS education,i.e., geography teachers associations at state and national level and his current leadership of HaSS Association Austrlaia (HAA).

Malcolm is committed to the quality and growth of humanities education in our schools and universities and through his currculum work, professional learning activities and resource development is considered a leader in the area of humanities education. 

2023 - current: President of HaSS Association Australia (HAA)

2008-2013: President of Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA). Board member: 2002-2016

2012-2017: President of the Australian Alliance of Associations in Education (AAAE). Board member 2009-2017

2004-2008: President of Geography Teachers of South Australia (GTASA). Board member 1999-2015  and Life Member in 2014

2018-2022: Vice-President of the Australian Professional Teachers Association (APTA). 

2017-2022: Vice-President of Educators SA. Board member 2009-2022 and Life Member in 2023

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts The University of Adelaide

• Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) Adelaide College of Advanced Education

Work history

2017 - current: Teaching Academic A in HaSS Education, University of South Australia

2016: Casual Academic in HaSS, University of South Australia

2012 - 2015: Casual Academic in HaSS, Flinders University

2015-2023: Manager of Humanities Projects Department for Education, Curriculum Division

2012-2014: Senior/Coordinator in the Humanities, Thebarton Senior College

2008-2011: Policy and Program Officer/Curriculum Manager for Humanities, EducationDepartment for Education, Curriculum Division

2008: Curriculum writer, South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Board

1985-2007: Senior/Coordinator in the Humanities, Henley High School (1985-94) and Findon High School (1994-2007)

1982-1984: Regional advisor for Senior Secondary Education and TAFE liaison, Department for Education, Elizabeth Regional Office

1976-81: TeacherSmithfield Plains High School (1979-81) and Port Lincoln High School (1976-79)