❓ Hon. Donna Faragher asks about the headcount and FTE of the Department of Education's teacher flying squad in 2023 and 2024. The Minister provides a breakdown of Category 1 (permanent track) and Category 2 (short-term regional) teachers.
AnsweredQoN 333Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SCHOOLS —
TEACHER FLYING SQUAD
333. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Department of
Education teacher flying squad that is utilised by government schools to fill
urgent teaching vacancies.
Will the minister provide a breakdown,
by headcount and FTE, of the total number of teaching staff included in this
flying squad in 2023 and 2024 to date?
TEACHER FLYING SQUAD
333. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Department of
Education teacher flying squad that is utilised by government schools to fill
urgent teaching vacancies.
Will the minister provide a breakdown,
by headcount and FTE, of the total number of teaching staff included in this
flying squad in 2023 and 2024 to date?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. She will be pleased to know that I have the
following information to provide to her.
There are two flying squad
categories. Category 1 is teachers who are employed on contracts of up to two
years. Appointment leads to permanency for those who are not already permanent.
These teachers are directed to appointments and cannot refuse placement.
Category 2 is teachers who have expressed an interest in short-term regional
contracts. They have no ongoing employment and can decline offers.
The information that was requested
on category 1 and category 2 is in tabular form. I ask that that component of
the answer be incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Category 1
Year
Total
2023
(as at December)
12
2024
(to date)
9
*FTE
is equal to headcount.
Category
2
Flying
Squad Pool Categories
Total
2023
(as at December)
233
2024
(to date)
293
*FTE
is equal to headcount.
some notice of the question. She will be pleased to know that I have the
following information to provide to her.
There are two flying squad
categories. Category 1 is teachers who are employed on contracts of up to two
years. Appointment leads to permanency for those who are not already permanent.
These teachers are directed to appointments and cannot refuse placement.
Category 2 is teachers who have expressed an interest in short-term regional
contracts. They have no ongoing employment and can decline offers.
The information that was requested
on category 1 and category 2 is in tabular form. I ask that that component of
the answer be incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Category 1
Year
Total
2023
(as at December)
12
2024
(to date)
9
*FTE
is equal to headcount.
Category
2
Flying
Squad Pool Categories
Total
2023
(as at December)
233
2024
(to date)
293
*FTE
is equal to headcount.
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