Anonymous #147

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #147

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?

Secondary

What is your occupation?

Teacher

Elevating the profession

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

Somewhat agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

There needs to be more done in schools for bullying and hierarchy. This needs to be highlighted

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.

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?

Teachers aren’t given adequate time to teach or prepare to teach. DOTT is usually internal relief or replying to emails or entering data. Insufficient time to prepare materials for woodwork or metalwork for example. Investigation needs to occur in different learning areas of the school. Different needs for each learning area. Home Ec and Science have assistants/technicians in all schools Yet design and Technology teachers are expected to cut a range of materials on machines, maintain tools and machines, order materials, OHS and general housekeeping of areas. It’s a large workload

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?

Very effective

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Classes sizes need to reduce to cater for differentiated learning. This would improve engagement, behaviour and success. It’s impossible to help everyone in an hour.
Teachers are expected to enter attendance, check attendance during a lesson, ring student services for at risk students who have not come to class whilst being expected to start a lesson. If it’s a practical lesson, that needs a demonstration to commence, students are waiting around and not engaged. Then there’s behaviour issues with not enough support.

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.

Somewhat agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?