Anonymous #208

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #208

Where are you located?

Victoria

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?

Primary

What is your occupation?

Teacher

Elevating the profession

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

Neither agree nor disagree

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As a classroom teacher of 20 years I also feel ‘over the job’. No respect or recognition from anyone- parents, leaders above - we have just come off remote learning the expectations that are now on us to fill in the academic gaps, fix mental health and the list goes on all while we are on a ridiculous salary! No one wants to be a teacher as the expectations and pay is ridiculous!! Fix the pay scale - don’t just give a minority of ‘top of the scale’ teachers and expert wage- how insulting to everyone else in the profession. Where I teach majority of staff are at the top of the scale. You cannot select a couple of us to be rewarded with a much higher salary for doing the same job. This will cause disharmony and more teachers to leave. Pay rise for all- we are all doing the same job!

Vic teachers were given a new agreement with more ‘time’ - our leaders have dumped more work on us (planning, meetings & admin) so this extra time doesn’t feel like it at all! Time in Lieu also doesn’t work as our school will now not do things after hours as they can’t afford to give us time in lieu! What a joke! For the record I didn’t vote for this agreement.

You want a teacher shortage fixed and make it a profession more attractive to people to join- pay us all properly! Do not give a small handful of people a pay rise or this itself will cause massive issues and more teachers leaving feeling under valued (even more)!

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.

Somewhat disagree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

The salary for all is the issue!!! We are happy to do the extra work if paid for it!

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.

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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.

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