Anonymous #306

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #306

Where are you located?

New South Wales

What type of area do you live in?

Regional or rural

Are you an education professional?
(e.g. teacher, school leader, learning support assistant, teacher’s aide)

Yes

Which sector do you work in?

Early childhood education and care

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?

I think more needs to be done in early. Childhood settings to make parents realise we are bachelor qualified and know what we are doing. The draft report doesn’t really highlight demonstrating to parents in parent formats. They don’t see or care about teacher standards, they need to firstly know that we are qualified.

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.

Somewhat agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Mainstreaming curriculum plans and teaching plans that all schools could use them would save so much teacher planning time and take away a lot of workload.
Every school in every state would potentially be at the same level.
By this I mean, each subject has what you teach for the year, what you teach each term, then each week. And be super clear and have attached links to lesson plans and resources.
Would take time and money to develop. But would help teachers.

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.

Neither agree nor disagree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Having more support for behaviours is a big need. Teachers just aren’t trained or skilled enough to cope with what they are now seeing.
I think it’s more about support than, having a higher accreditation level that honestly won’t make me stay in the job or do it any better. It’s coping each day with being a teacher and what the needs of children are now