The NSW public school system needs to recruit at least 11,000 full-time teachers over the next 10 years to meet student enrolment growth but is already struggling with shortages, especially in the bush and in key subjects such as maths.
“These projections do not include the additional teachers on 2020 numbers that are required to address current shortages,” in rural schools, in disciplines such as maths, and in specialist teachers for students with disabilities, Mr Rorris wrote. The head of the Secondary Principals Council, Craig Petersen, said he had been raising serious concerns about staff shortages for more than eight years, since problems began in remote schools.
“We need to see a cultural shift towards the teaching profession if we are to grow it,” she said. “I think everyone from schools, current teachers, universities and the union have a role to play in this regard.” The ‘separation’ - retirement - rate of permanent teachers is about five per cent a year, a Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation report found. The National Skills Commission has predicted 10.2 per cent growth in teachers nationally in the five years to 2024.
JordsBaker And half need to be male and heterosexual at that. Discriminatory comment? No. Females and gays are on an upper trajectory. White males on a steep downward one. Does sexual orientation affect teaching? Usually but not invariably. I taught k-uni via TAFE and Staff Development.
JordsBaker They have been reporting that for over 20 years. Graduate teachers still can’t get a job
JordsBaker Taxpayers money going to private schools