The second year of News Corp Australia’s innovative campaign to raise respect for teachers and educators will launch in late April. The Australia’s Best Teachers advocacy series gained national attention last year when Federal Education Minister Jason Clare announced a $10m commitment to elevate the status of teachers. Australia’s BestContinue Reading
Australia’s persistent teacher shortages in schools have reached “crisis” levels, according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Millions of students across the country are due to head back into classrooms over the next week, but schools are facing crippling staffing issues. Amid continued reports of high teacher vacancies and a recordedContinue Reading
Nearly 10,000 lessons a day have been left without teaching staff, with classes across NSW being merged, collapsed or minimally supervised as a result. The figures were uncovered in a new survey by the NSW Department of Education, with the state’s daily 3000 casual teacher count only 58 per centContinue Reading
New data has revealed tens of thousands of teachers have stepped away from the classroom as principals fear they’ll have to cut classes amid a teacher shortage. Victoria’s acting Education Minister Ingrid Stitt on Monday issued a plea for former teachers to return to the workforce and ensure students “getContinue Reading