❓ A parliamentary question addresses teacher employment prospects for recent graduates and future trainees in Western Australia, with the Minister acknowledging potential secondary school placement issues due to a 'half cohort' but forecasting future shortages.
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TEACHERS — EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS FOR GRADUATES
(1) Is the minister able to update the house about how many of the 2008 Western Australian teaching graduates still have not been able to get a job? (2) Is the minister able to enlighten the house about the employment prospects of the 2009 teaching graduates? (3) What are the prospects for those school leavers who are considering commencing a teaching qualification next year? Dr E. CONSTABLE
(1) Is the minister able to update the house about how many of the 2008 Western Australian teaching graduates still have not been able to get a job? (2) Is the minister able to enlighten the house about the employment prospects of the 2009 teaching graduates? (3) What are the prospects for those school leavers who are considering commencing a teaching qualification next year? Dr E. CONSTABLE
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(1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(2) Is the minister able to enlighten the house about the employment prospects of the 2009 teaching graduates? (3) What are the prospects for those school leavers who are considering commencing a teaching qualification next year? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(3) What are the prospects for those school leavers who are considering commencing a teaching qualification next year? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(2) Is the minister able to enlighten the house about the employment prospects of the 2009 teaching graduates? (3) What are the prospects for those school leavers who are considering commencing a teaching qualification next year? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(3) What are the prospects for those school leavers who are considering commencing a teaching qualification next year? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(1) It is a pity that the member for Midland did not give me some notice of the first question because I would otherwise have been able to give her an answer about last year’s teaching graduates. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I do not have today’s figure on that but I would be quite happy to get that figure for the member. (2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(2) The planning for next year’s teaching graduates is still underway. We know that in secondary schools there may well be an issue of teaching places because we will need fewer teachers next year because of the half cohort. That situation is being managed very carefully by the Department of Education and Training. Many graduates may be taken up in non-government schools. There is no set figure at this point. However, as the year progresses we will have more information to provide. (3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
(3) The prospects of school leavers this year is perhaps the most important part of the member’s question. Members are aware that over the next four or five years there will be teacher shortages across Australia, particularly in Western Australia. I encourage young people who leave school this year to enter into a four-year teacher training course because there will be a shortage of teachers across Australia by 2013-14 and we will need as many of those bright young people to go into teaching as we can possibly encourage. The future is very bright for young school leavers. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : Is there a shortage this year? Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Of teachers? Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : Yes. Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : No, there is not a shortage of teachers at the moment. Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : After eight years of our government, that is the correct answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Why would I not tell the member the answer? There will not be a shortage next year either. There is an interesting situation next year regarding where teachers need to be placed. The first question that the member for Midland asked today touched on that. We have known for eight or nine years that because of the half cohort going through primary schools that there would be a different situation in 2010 for secondary schoolteachers. However, we will need 700 primary schoolteachers next year. That is one reason why we are encouraging secondary teachers to think about changing from secondary to primary teaching so that we can use all that talent in our primary schools next year. I do not anticipate a shortage next year.
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