❓ The WA parliamentary question addresses strategies to attract students to teacher training and retain existing teachers. The Minister outlines existing programs and incentives aimed at achieving these goals.
AnsweredQoN 4092Legislative Assembly
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(1) How does the Minister intend to attract more students into teacher training?
(2) How does the Minister intend to keep a greater number of existing teachers in the profession?
(2) How does the Minister intend to keep a greater number of existing teachers in the profession?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
47 days
(1) The following programs are currently in place to attract more students into teacher training:
· the Teacher Advocacy Program where outstanding classroom teachers conduct regular presentations at all five Western Australian universities promoting teaching as a career;
·
presentations to Year 10-12 secondary students promoting teaching as a career;
· career expos that promote teaching as a career to 10 000+ visitors, including special school groups;
· a collaborative agreement between the Department of Education and the University of Tasmania that supports final year Tasmanian education students to access the Rural Teaching Program and Final Year Teaching Scholarships offered by the Department. These teachers are deployed to rural locations.
· Final Year Teaching Scholarships for subject areas of need offered to attract teachers to work in rural and difficult to staff schools; and
· the Rural Teaching Program which offers a stipend to pre-service teachers completing their practicum experience in a rural or remote school.
(2) Strategies to retain existing teachers into the future include:
· financial and professional incentives as part of the
School Education Act Employees' General Agreement 2008
(Teachers and Administrators) e.g. salaries, leave entitlements, flexible working arrangements, additional allowances for teachers participating in the Metropolitan and Country Teaching Programs and Remote Teaching Service;
· the Entry and Orientation Program which supports returning, interstate and overseas-trained teachers with two days of professional learning to familiarise teachers with the Western Australian public school system;
· the development and implementation of an online Exit Survey to identify why teachers leave the profession and improve future retention planning;
· the Graduate Teacher Induction Program provides practical and financial support for new teachers to develop their expertise and confidence in classroom practice during their first two years of employment; and
· comprehensive curriculum support, including resources and services to assist teachers with implementing curriculum, assessing students' progress and reporting to parents.
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· the Teacher Advocacy Program where outstanding classroom teachers conduct regular presentations at all five Western Australian universities promoting teaching as a career;
·
presentations to Year 10-12 secondary students promoting teaching as a career;
· career expos that promote teaching as a career to 10 000+ visitors, including special school groups;
· a collaborative agreement between the Department of Education and the University of Tasmania that supports final year Tasmanian education students to access the Rural Teaching Program and Final Year Teaching Scholarships offered by the Department. These teachers are deployed to rural locations.
· Final Year Teaching Scholarships for subject areas of need offered to attract teachers to work in rural and difficult to staff schools; and
· the Rural Teaching Program which offers a stipend to pre-service teachers completing their practicum experience in a rural or remote school.
(2) Strategies to retain existing teachers into the future include:
· financial and professional incentives as part of the
School Education Act Employees' General Agreement 2008
(Teachers and Administrators) e.g. salaries, leave entitlements, flexible working arrangements, additional allowances for teachers participating in the Metropolitan and Country Teaching Programs and Remote Teaching Service;
· the Entry and Orientation Program which supports returning, interstate and overseas-trained teachers with two days of professional learning to familiarise teachers with the Western Australian public school system;
· the development and implementation of an online Exit Survey to identify why teachers leave the profession and improve future retention planning;
· the Graduate Teacher Induction Program provides practical and financial support for new teachers to develop their expertise and confidence in classroom practice during their first two years of employment; and
· comprehensive curriculum support, including resources and services to assist teachers with implementing curriculum, assessing students' progress and reporting to parents.
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