Research by Associate Professor Collie into factors supporting teacher wellbeing is not only shaping policies but also offering practical strategies for schools to enhance teacher wellbeing based on evidence. Understanding the challenges teachers face, such as time pressure and disruptive student behavior, is crucial. However, fostering...
Federal and state governments have just launched a A$10 million advertising campaign to “raise the status” of teachers in Australia and encourage people to consider a career in school education, writes Virginia Beal Called “Be That Teacher”, the campaign features emotive stories from eight real teachers...
We won’t solve the teacher shortage, reports Hugh Gundlach, until we answer these 4 questions. Schools and students around Australia continue to face a teacher shortage. This means some schools have gone back for term two unable to offer certain subjects. Some might have composite classes, larger...
A Senate inquiry is calling for a new ‘behaviour curriculum’ to try and tackle classroom disruptions reports researcher Erin Leif A Senate inquiry has found Australian students need specific lessons in how to behave. The inquiry, which has been looking at “increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms,”...
