❓ Question on Notice regarding the increasing number of student teachers in full-time positions in WA schools and the support provided to them. The response provides data on a broader category of teachers and outlines the criteria for Limited Registration.
AnsweredQoN 826Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
STUDENT TEACHERS
826. Hon
JAMES HAYWARD to the Minister for Education and Training:
I
refer to the growing trend of student teachers being granted special permission
to teach in classrooms across the state.
(1) How many
student teachers who have not yet completed their teaching degrees have taken
up full-time teaching positions in Western Australian schools between September
2020 and September 2022?
(2) How many
student teachers who have not yet completed their teaching degrees had taken up
full-time teaching positions between September 2018 and September 2020?
(3) Can the
minister explain the criteria for assessing whether these student teachers
possess the skills and maturity necessary for a full-time teaching position?
(4) Can the
minister detail what extra support measures have been put in place to allow
experienced senior teachers to support and mentor their unqualified colleagues?
826. Hon
JAMES HAYWARD to the Minister for Education and Training:
I
refer to the growing trend of student teachers being granted special permission
to teach in classrooms across the state.
(1) How many
student teachers who have not yet completed their teaching degrees have taken
up full-time teaching positions in Western Australian schools between September
2020 and September 2022?
(2) How many
student teachers who have not yet completed their teaching degrees had taken up
full-time teaching positions between September 2018 and September 2020?
(3) Can the
minister explain the criteria for assessing whether these student teachers
possess the skills and maturity necessary for a full-time teaching position?
(4) Can the
minister detail what extra support measures have been put in place to allow
experienced senior teachers to support and mentor their unqualified colleagues?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the
Minister for Education and Training.
I seek leave to have the following
response incorporated into Hansard . It is in tabular form.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1)–(2) Student teachers working towards a teaching
qualification, who are employed to perform the duties of a Teacher, are
employed in a category of teachers shared with teachers of Aboriginal
languages, Teach For Australia Associates, and subject area specialists
employed where a qualified teacher is not available. It is not possible to
provide figures on which employees within this category are student teachers
working towards a teaching qualification.
The table below provides a headcount
of employment for full-time and part-time teachers within this category.
As
at date
Headcount
20/09/2018
109
19/09/2019
137
17/09/2020
147
16/09/2021
188
15/09/2022
311
(3) Student teachers have relevant skills and
expertise, and meet the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia's
requirements for Limited Registration, which enables them to teach.
The
category of Limited Registration gives an employer the ability to employ
suitably qualified people who are not registered teachers to fill specific
teaching roles when needed. This category allows an employer or school (applicant)
to make an application for teacher registration on behalf of a nominated
teacher (nominee). To be eligible for Limited Registration, a nominee must:
� have an offer of a teaching
position;
� have the required skills, expertise
and/or qualification(s) for the duties of the teaching position offered;
� have the English language skills
required for teachers in Western Australia; and
� be a fit and proper person to be
registered.
(4) Principals make decisions regarding support
arrangements and development opportunities for their staff, based on individual
needs and the context of their school. Information on specific support provided
to each staff member is not collected centrally by the Department of Education.
some notice of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the
Minister for Education and Training.
I seek leave to have the following
response incorporated into Hansard . It is in tabular form.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1)–(2) Student teachers working towards a teaching
qualification, who are employed to perform the duties of a Teacher, are
employed in a category of teachers shared with teachers of Aboriginal
languages, Teach For Australia Associates, and subject area specialists
employed where a qualified teacher is not available. It is not possible to
provide figures on which employees within this category are student teachers
working towards a teaching qualification.
The table below provides a headcount
of employment for full-time and part-time teachers within this category.
As
at date
Headcount
20/09/2018
109
19/09/2019
137
17/09/2020
147
16/09/2021
188
15/09/2022
311
(3) Student teachers have relevant skills and
expertise, and meet the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia's
requirements for Limited Registration, which enables them to teach.
The
category of Limited Registration gives an employer the ability to employ
suitably qualified people who are not registered teachers to fill specific
teaching roles when needed. This category allows an employer or school (applicant)
to make an application for teacher registration on behalf of a nominated
teacher (nominee). To be eligible for Limited Registration, a nominee must:
� have an offer of a teaching
position;
� have the required skills, expertise
and/or qualification(s) for the duties of the teaching position offered;
� have the English language skills
required for teachers in Western Australia; and
� be a fit and proper person to be
registered.
(4) Principals make decisions regarding support
arrangements and development opportunities for their staff, based on individual
needs and the context of their school. Information on specific support provided
to each staff member is not collected centrally by the Department of Education.
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