A national survey of 5,000 teachers found many plan to leave their jobs. But it not all bad news. Teachers also report a strong sense of belonging.
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To use the language of a school report, the teacher shortage plan is a good effort and a positive start. But there are areas that need improvement.
A Canadian peer support program for early childhood educators is helping staff feel valued and avoid burnout.
A key aspect of Education Minister Jason Clare’s draft plan is recruiting more First Nations teachers. But it is missing details and an emphasis on decolonising schools.
There is an ‘unprecedented’ shortage of teachers right across Australia. Education experts say teachers need respect and a more reasonable workload.
Teachers are increasingly copping abuse from parents and it’s undermining their desire to stay in the profession.
A new survey finds science classes are frequently being taught by non-science teachers.
It’s not just COVID-19. Low salaries, subpar working conditions and lack of resources in the classroom are three of the reasons why teachers are abandoning the profession.
A new report comes at a critical time. Every year, between 5% and 9% of Australian students do not meet year-level expectations in literacy or numeracy.
Education Minister Jason Clare says completion rates for teaching degrees are 50% compared to 70% for other degrees. This sounds alarming but there is a different way to look at the figures.
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare says migration is one ‘practical’ solution to get classrooms staffed. But there are also signification teacher shortages in the UK, US and Canada.
Two teacher educators look at how we can keep students in teaching degrees. Reimbursing them for professional placements in schools would be a start.
Australia’s education ministers have asked their departments to come up with a new plan to address the teacher shortage by December.
Today, state and federal education ministers will meet in Canberra to discuss the teacher shortage. It will be their first in-person meeting for more than a year.
New research finds students are having panic attacks and losing money on a test they must pass to qualify as teachers.
Looser requirements for teacher certification don’t fix teachers’ problems, which are low pay, high workload and lack of respect.
Three years observing in a public school has given one scholar a close-up look at the sweeping challenges in public education.
Education experts say putting student teachers in classrooms risks seeing teacher attrition levels like we have never seen before.
New research examines 25 years of newspaper reporting of teachers and finds consistent evidence of “teacher bashing”.
There are more than 600,000 students in government and Catholic schools learning English as an additional language.
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