Exclusive: NSW to ‘chase and recruit’ public school teachers as private sector snaps up graduates | lucy_carroll
The NSW government will launch an aggressive push to draw more graduate teachers into the public system as schools face major staff shortages with vacancies hitting almost 1700.
“The department should be chasing and directly recruiting new graduates, specifically those in high-need areas,” Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said. “We are the biggest employer of teachers in the country, and we need to be doing a better job of promoting the benefit of a career in NSW public education. I want public schools to be the first choice for all new teacher graduates.”
Hayes said private school principals have more flexibility to offer stable employment and can snap up graduates during the gap between finishing their degree and starting work.while shortages are biting across all sectors including in subjects such as English and physical education that once had plenty of staff.Mitchell said a NSW advertising blitz would be launched later this year as part of a drive to lure more new graduate teachers into the public system.
Paul, who chaired a review into teacher education, urged state education ministers to implement all 17 recommendations, which she said will “go a long way to help solve the problem of significant teacher shortages”.“The status of teaching needs to be lifted. Red tape and the burden of admin work must be reduced.
Despite a major push to fast-track teacher visas, data from the Department of Home Affairs shows there are fewer than 60 applications for teachers waiting to be processed in the temporary skills shortage visa category nationally.
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