Dr Jim Twelves
PhD , MEd , Grad Dip Ed Admin , PGCE , BSc(Hons)

Biography

Jim was principal of three Christian schools, one in Victoria, one in New South Wales and one in Queensland. Concurrent with this chapter he returned to university as a mature student gaining a Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration, Masters of Education and a PhD from Melbourne University. His doctoral research; Putting them in the hands of God: A successful Australian Christian School was published as a book in 2013. Prior to Jim’s emigration to Australia in 1995 he was Head of Geography at Aldenham School, in England for most of his 19½ years there in high school teaching.

Jim is passionate about the spiritual dimension of Christian education, particularly its tangible expression within educational communities but also in the life and calling of the individual Christian teacher. As Director of Twelves Consulting, with a team, he developed a national policy framework for a group of Christian schools and from this platform he joined Alphacrucis College in 2010 to head up the delivery of our first initial teacher education program, the Master of Teaching (Primary), pioneered by Associate Professor Jennie Bickmore-Brand. Since then he has headed up the growing Faculty of Education incorporating Master of Teaching (Secondary) and Bachelor of Education (Primary) until 2017 when the faculty enlarged to incorporate Arts and Social Science under Professor Mark Hutchinson. Jim has pioneered the introduction of the Clinical Teaching Model (CTM) that sees teacher education students placed in schools throughout their studies providing practice based learning under the guidance of their host coach.

Jim is currently responsible for EDU500 Professional Experience; EDU401 Foundations in Christian Learning and Teaching; EDU502 History and Geography; EDU522 The Self-Reflective Educator and RES502 Action Research. He also represents Alphacrucis College on the New South Wales Council of Deans of Education. The NSWCDE is the peak body representing NSW Teacher Education Providers, University Faculties and Schools of Education. The NSWCDE leads the delivery and development of education programs, partnerships and research. It acts as an advocate for pre-service and in-service teacher education.

Contact: Jim Twelves

Currently Teaching

• CRS202 - History and Geography: Part A
• CRS302 - History and Geography: Part B
• CRS403 - Curriculum Studies – English: Part A
• CRS411 - Curriculum Studies – Personal Development, Health and Physical Education: Part A
• CRS412 - Curriculum Studies – Geography: Part A
• CRS413 - Curriculum Studies – History: Part A
• CRS414 - Curriculum Studies – Mathematics: Part A
• CRS418 - Curriculum Studies – Information and Communication Technology: Part A
• CRS431 - Curriculum Studies – Drama: Part A
• CRS433 - Curriculum Studies – Music: Part A
• CRS435 - Curriculum Studies – Visual Arts: Part A
• CRS450 - Curriculum Studies – Commerce
• CRS502 - Curriculum Studies – Economics
• CRS503 - Curriculum Studies – English: Part B
• CRS511 - Curriculum Studies – Personal Development, Health and Physical Education: Part B
• CRS512 - Curriculum Studies – Geography: Part B
• CRS513 - Curriculum Studies – History: Part B
• CRS514 - Curriculum Studies – Mathematics: Part B
• CRS518 - Curriculum Studies – Information Processes and Technology
• CRS531 - Curriculum Studies – Drama: Part B
• CRS532 - Curriculum Studies – Studies of Religion
• CRS533 - Curriculum Studies – Music: Part B
• CRS535 - Curriculum Studies – Visual Arts: Part B
• CRS550 - Curriculum Studies – Business Studies
• EDU101 - Foundations in Christian Learning and Teaching
• EDU322 - The Self-Reflective Educator
• EDU401 - Foundations in Christian Learning and Teaching
• EDU403 - Language and Literacy
• EDU424 - Australian Indigenous and Multicultural Education
• EDU500 - Professional Experience A, B & C
• EDU502 - History and Geography
• EDU511 - Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
• EDU512 - Science and Technology
• EDU513 - Learning and Teaching English
• EDU514 - Learning and Teaching Mathematics: Part A
• EDU515 - Learning and Teaching Mathematics: Part B
• EDU520 - Educational Leadership
• EDU521 - Creative Arts
• EDU522 - The Self-Reflective Educator
• EDU523 - Inclusive Education
• EDU540 - Learning and Teaching, Theory and Practice
• EDU541 - Differentiated Curriculum and Learning Management
• EDU542 - Learning and Teaching through ICT
• EDU545 - Educational Policy Development
• RES502(MTP) - Action Research

Research Interests

The Heart of the Teacher

Blended Learning

Future Education

Staff Appraisal and Career Development Programs

Models of Christian Education

Ethnographraphy

Leadership Development

Organisational Redesign 

Action Research

Clincal Teaching Model (CTM)

Academic Qualifications

Selected Publications

Twelves, J (2016). You can change lives through teaching. Eternity, 6th October 2016. | Link to journal

Twelves, J (2016). The Clinical Teaching Model (CTM): Explored. Crucis, 6th September 2016. | Link to journal | External link

Twelves, J (2015). The Clinical Teaching Model (CTM). Crucis, 6th November 2015. | Link to journal | External link

Twelves, J & Arasaratnam, L (2014). Blended Learning in Postgraduate Studies: A contextualised discussion. Journal of Christian Education, Vol 55, Issue 159-69. | External link

Twelves, J. (2013). Putting Them in the Hands of God: A Successful Christian School in Australia. Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany. | External link

Twelves, J. (2009). The Future of Education. The Christian Teachers Journal, Vol 17.4 October 2009.

Twelves, J. (2001). Some Characteristics of Successful Christian Schooling in Australia. Journal of Education and Christian Belief, Vol 5, No 1, Spring 2001. | External link

Twelves, J. (2001). The Leadership and Management of Three Successful Australian Christian Schools. Melbourne Graduate School of Education Online Refereed Journal, Post Script Vol 2, No 2, April 2001. | External link

External Links

Twelves Consulting : Educational Consultancy

Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8.00 am - 4.00 pm