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Submitter information
Name
Anonymous #362
Where are you located?
South 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.
Strongly agree
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.
Neither agree nor disagree
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?
In South Australia, we need teachers to be able to attain permanency. I love the school I am teaching at but I am struggling to deal with 10 years of never knowing if I will have work the following year. I build relationships with students, staff, become proficient in developing programs and then I either have to move on and hope to obtain a contract somewhere else or wait with no income and doubt and anxiety until a few days before the school year begins to find out if I have a job. I am very close to leaving the profession I love because I feel so undervalued and dispensable.
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.
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?
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.
Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?