Did you know some teachers are too busy to eat lunch during a typical work day? You might think that teaching is a cruisy job with early knock-offs and long holidays, but the reality is far from it. Teachers’ administrative workload has grown to the point where they often need to work overtime, and on weekends. But their wages haven't increased in line with extensive new requirements placed on them. So what does this mean for the future of teaching? Why are both experienced and new teachers leaving the profession in droves? How can we attract smart, creative and enthusiastic people to teaching and what to do about the endless administrative tasks?
In this episode on the Future of Teaching, we meet Alice Leung, a high school science teacher who takes us through a typical day and we speak to former principal and education expert Lila Mularcyzk. We also hear from former WA Premier and author of the Gallop inquiry into the State of Teaching, Geoff Gallop.
NSW Teachers Federation ‘More Than Thanks’ campaign: Morethanthanks.com.au
Gallop inquiry into the state of Teaching: www.nswtf.org.au/files/gallop_inquiry_fact_sheet.pdf
Alice Leung’s Twitter handle @aliceleung
publiceducationfoundation.org.au/podcast
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