Anonymous #010

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #010

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?

Teacher

Elevating the profession

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

Strongly disagree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Paying teachers more is not the answer to the teacher shortage. The wage is actually fairly reasonable. This is not new information. There needs to be a change in teacher workload. We should not be expected to complete so much admin paperwork. Telling QLD teachers to not check their emails on the weekend is not going to help with teachers being overworked. More non contact time is needed to enable teachers to plan appropriate and engaging lessons for students, not answer emails and fill in oneschool reports. This was supposed to be reviewed as part of the last EBA, however our needs were not met. Instead of supporting teachers to have a reduced workload, they were put between a rock and a hard place and basically told to take the pay rise or nothing.
There also needs to be shift in the way teachers are represented in society. Teachers are seen as glorified baby sitters are are not treated with the respect they deserve. They are the first to be blamed for negative student results and this is not the case.
There should also be more subjects provided about classroom management at university. Far too many preservi e and beginning teachers are not prepared to enter the classroom as they do not have any idea about classroom management. Student Behaviours in the classroom are becoming increasingly difficult and teachers are struggling to cope with the behaviours in the classroom as they are unprepared. This then affects their mental health and stops them from continuing in the profession.

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.

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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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