Anonymous #384

Submitter information

Name

Anonymous #384

Where are you located?

New South Wales

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?

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?

Subsidising and targeting bright HSC graduates is a good strategy. Making accreditation easier is also good. I would recommend ensuring that early career teachers know just how substantial of a pay rise is received once accreditation is completed. That way you get more highly qualified teachers earlier and more motivated.

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 disagree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

The amount of "tick a box" professional learning in schools is ridiculous. Mandatory training in anaphalaxis, anti corruption etc is required but the extra workloads professional development goals or teacher observations are nothing more than exercises in inking boxes. More needs to be done to reduce these types of requirements

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?

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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?

These types of performance pay measures don't seem to motivate those teachers that work at schools with greater challenges. Students who don't achieve band 6 results in senior years but achieve a personal best or are elevated to achieve better through a good teacher don't get recognised. The work done by many good teachers goes unnoticed and the pay for these experienced teachers is far too low to compensate them. These teachers are too humble to nominate for performance pay or don't want to go through more of the tick a box processes to apply for highly accomplished status. This process is stopping highly effective teachers from getting the compensation they deserve.