Anonymous #112

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #112

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 agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Pay increase would help to elevate the status of the teaching profession.
Teachers should be paid according to their AISTL standards providing more options for career advancement and could be linked to performance management.
Having Senior teacher and level 3 does not provide enough opportunities for career advancement at a classroom teacher level.

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?

Lowering the university entry score to attract more students is counter productive as it could decrease the quality of teachers. Other incentives to enter teaching would be more beneficial such as entry bonus’ or higher teaching salaries

Strengthening Initial Teacher Education (ITE)

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

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.

Strongly agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

At the moment teaching is two full time jobs. The face to face teaching and the back of house jobs, including replying to lesson preparation, parent emails, planning, marking, actioning school priorities, writing/reviewing IEP’s, parent meetings, following up on student social and behaviour issues, mandatory online PL etc. It is completely unsustainable. Either the back of house jobs need to be reduced or the teaching time needs to be reduced to allow for more time to do the back of house jobs.

Alternatively, each phase of learning could have a teacher who is responsible for lesson planning and preparation.

Or, the curriculum needs to be significantly reduced ie maths and English plus one additional learning area per term. Such as Term 1 Maths, English and Art. Term 2 Maths, English and HASS. Term 3 Maths, English and Technologies. Term 4 Maths, English and Health.

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?

Having Senior Teacher and Level 3 Teacher does not provide adequate incentives to improve your performance as a teacher. The level 3 teacher application process seems unrealistic for full time teachers or working mums.