Teacher workloads have been identified as the biggest barrier to lifting student outcomes in a national survey, which will help inform a review into making the Australian education system fairer.
The survey was tabled at the first meeting of the National School Reform Agreement Ministerial Reference Group, made up of teachers, principals, students and key education stakeholders in Canberra on Friday morning.
Classroom disruption was highlighted as a barrier by 35 per cent of parents, while 41 per cent of students wanted schools to address their individual needs and 62 per cent of teachers said support to help students with complex and diverse needs would make a difference. “Right now, 98 per cent of public schools are funded below the Schooling Resource Standard, which is the minimum amount governments have agreed is required to meet the needs of all students,” she said.
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