Anonymous #013

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #013

Where are you located?

Queensland

What type of area do you live in?

Metropolitan

Are you an education professional?
(e.g. teacher, school leader, learning support assistant, teacher’s aide)

Yes

Which sector do you work in?

Secondary

What is your occupation?

School leader

Elevating the profession

The actions proposed recognise the value teachers bring to students, communities and the economy.

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Improving teacher supply

The actions proposed will be effective in increasing the number of students entering ITE, number of students completing ITE and the number of teachers staying in and/or returning to the profession.

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Strengthening Initial Teacher Education (ITE)

The actions proposed will ensure initial teacher education supports teacher supply and quality.

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Maximising the time to teach

The actions proposed will improve retention and free up teachers to focus on teaching and collaboration.

Strongly disagree

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Genuine workload concerns need to be solved. These can be local, but should have general statements as simple as the following generic statements: teachers will not read emails outside of hours, or no teacher will enter a dataset more than once. Or they could be state/system specific: teachers will be released to write any assessment needing to be externally approved.
System-wide there are massive workload issues- but they do fall under a few key areas:
- Contacting parents and the documentation of such contact
- Emails
- New system initiatives
- New curriculum (AC version 9 is the newest of a continual stream of curriculum changes)
- Compliance documents from administration
- Excessive tracking of student progress for the sake of tracking

Better understanding future teacher workforce needs

How effective are the proposed actions in better understanding future teacher workforce needs, including the number of teachers required?

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Better career pathways to support and retain teachers in the profession

The proposed actions will improve career pathways, including through streamlining the process for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) accreditation, and providing better professional support for teachers to retain them in the profession.

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?