Paul Martin | CEO
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)

Paul Martin is the Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). Before his appointment as CEO in 2019, Paul was the Executive Director, Quality Teaching at NESA and before that the Manager of Professional Learning and Initial Teacher Education at the former NSW Institute of Teachers (NSWIT). As NESA CEO, Paul is delivering the most significant reforms to NSW curriculum in 20 years. He has also delivered on amendments to the Teacher Accreditation Act, has been an education policy advisor for NSW and Australian Governments and currently sits on the Board of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Paul started his career as an English and History teacher in NSW.