Gateway is an academically rich five-level course designed to lead teenage students to success in school-leaving and university entrance exams and prepare them for university and the world of work.
David Spencer joined the Thomas More Law School on 11 February 2019. He has been at ACU since 2012 and was previously: Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Law and Business (2017-2019); Deputy Provost of the University (2012-2017); Executive Dean (Acting) in the newly established Faculty of Law and Business (2014). Prior to his work at ACU he was: Associate Dean (Academic) of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at La Trobe University (2008-2012); and Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) of the Faculty of Law at Macquarie University (2002-2008); Senior Lecturer-in-Law at Western Sydney University (2000-2002); Lecturer-in-Law at the University of Technology Sydney (1996-2000); and, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW and the High Court of Australia (1992-2006).
He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and a Master of Laws (by Research) from the University of Technology Sydney. David's main areas of research include contract law, civil procedure, dispute resolution and Higher Education theory and practice. He has authored: over 100 articles 7 books and monographs 4 book chapters over 80 case notes in refereed journals and, has been awarded several research grants.
In 2005 David won the Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Teacher Award. In 2006 he won a Macquarie University Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning and in the same year a national Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning from the Carrick Institute.