Iona, Literacy Coordinator

Iona's story

Iona Johnson is a literacy coordinator at Libraries Tasmania and she works at Risdon Prison.

Iona won the ‘Engaging our Learners: Adult award’ at the Department for Education, Children and Young People’s Together We Inspire Awards in September 2019 for her passion and hard work in lifting skills in reading, writing and maths.

Michael wasn't keen on technology to start with

"I was hopeless with paperwork, it all gets piled at the back of my ute. But now with the iPad, I've found everything's documented, all your emails and getting information to you quite quickly ... it's pretty easy"

TasCOSS

"We support 26Ten’s aim of ensuring that all adults have the reading, writing and communication skills they need to live a life that’s of value to them."

Acknowledgement of Country

26Ten recognises the deep histories and cultures of the Aboriginal people of Lutruwita/Tasmania, the land’s first storytellers. We acknowledge Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional and continuing custodians of the land, waters and sky. We pay respect to the Elders, past and present, who hold the memories, traditions, culture and knowledge of Country. We extend our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, whose Countries were never ceded.

Success story: Iona, Literacy Coordinator