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Submitter information
Name
Anonymous #121
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?
Other
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
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?
Education is future proofing the economy
Education should not provide storage of children so workers can attend work
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.
Neither agree nor disagree
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?
The fact remains that the volume of work required to be a teacher isn’t rewarded
financially. People do the job because they
want to experience satisfaction our 21 century economic conditions mean it is too expensive
To choose to be a teacher
Strengthening Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
The actions proposed will ensure initial teacher education supports teacher supply and quality.
Neither agree nor disagree
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?
Depending on which school you work at will decide whether you have positive professional
Growth or whether you will leave the industry
Maximising the time to teach
The actions proposed will improve retention and free up teachers to focus on teaching and collaboration.
Neither agree nor disagree
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?
Collaboration is time consuming- my experience of collaboration in education context is to be told/ informed or directed rather than have any real input or voice
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?
Not effective at all
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?
Flexible hours and better school architecture: work spaces that reflect 21C worker expectations are required for schools to be a desirable work space
Parking -
Private space to think/ relax / reset
Communal space to engage/ connect
The distance between toilets offices and how far you have to transport resources on flimsy
trolleys are things that suck enjoyment and
productivity out of your day
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.
Neither agree nor disagree
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?
WA has a recognised L3 CT system which
Is better than HALT- HALT lacks uniformity
of conditions across states / territories and costs teachers $ rather than improving their
career pathway.
Paying teachers more than administrators
would be fairer