Anonymous #093

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #093

Where are you located?

Western Australia

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.

Strongly disagree

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.

Somewhat agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Initial Teacher education needs to be focussed on real world scenarios - not the dream or ideal world the universities provide. The universities are providing education to teachers that is not current with the standards/pedagogy in the classroom today. Providing some real world situations and ideas will better prepare the ITE teachers coming into the profession - not teachers who live in an ideal world and want everything handed to them on a silver platter. Teaching is hard - but so rewarding and that needs to be taught.
I had a prac student this year - who quit after 1 week because the workload was not what was expected - they were required to plan and teach 2 lessons a day.

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?

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?

This needs to happen. I spend most of my teaching time not teaching.
Students in lower primary come to school lacking social skills - as they have been taught how to write in early childhood day cares etc. but not the social skills to be a functioning student.
I teach how to share, play kindly, speak kindly, sit - all skills they should come to school with. In an already crowded curriculum this is an unnecessary burden.

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?

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

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.

Strongly agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

This is essential. Teachers require incentives to stay. The best classroom teachers are poached for leadership roles - Principal/Deputy and can no longer assist and support the upcoming teachers. There needs to be further pathways to retain brilliant teachers in the classroom or provide opportunities for them to mentor others.