Anonymous #050

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #050

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.

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.

Somewhat agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

In regards to student placements - It is important that students are placed with competent teachers. Too often, I have witnessed students being placed with inexperienced or incompetent teachers. This has came about because a lot of teachers don't want to take on the extra responsibility/time of guiding a student through their placement. Significant time is required to effectively provide feedback and guidance to a student on placement. As staff are not given release or time to provide this feedback it falls back on the teacher to do it in their own time at the expense of other tasks.

Maximising the time to teach

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

Somewhat agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

The idea of face-to-face time being reduced would be greatly welcomed.

A major contributor to work related stress and time being wasted is the expectations around recording/documenting all the adjustments that teachers make in their classroom. I understand it is to justify the funding a school may receive, however, this time could be better used planning lessons.

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?

Moderately effective

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

There are numerous reasons teachers are leaving the profession:
- work load
- stress (related to work load, student abuse/disrespect, parent abuse, disrespect)
- change in parent culture (Parents are now quick to blame the school/teacher instead of supporting the school)

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?