Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Queensland

Submitter information

Name

Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Queensland

Where are you located?

Queensland

What type of area do you live in?

Remote

Are you an education professional?
(e.g. teacher, school leader, learning support assistant, teacher’s aide)

No

Elevating the profession

The actions proposed recognise the value teachers bring to students, communities and the economy.

Strongly agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

It is critical that teaching is valued as a profession in order to attract high quality and passionate students to partake in teaching our young people. Quality teachers will assist in elevating educational outcomes for students

Improving teacher supply

The actions proposed will be effective in increasing the number of students entering ITE, number of students completing ITE and the number of teachers staying in and/or returning to the profession.

Somewhat agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

More work needs to be done in rural and remote areas to improve attraction and retention of teachers. Queensland has many rural and remote schools and it is a constant challenge ensuring beginning teachers, in particular, have enough support in all areas from teacher mentor to community inclusion to keep them in remote areas for any length of time

Strengthening Initial Teacher Education (ITE)

The actions proposed will ensure initial teacher education supports teacher supply and quality.

Strongly agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

It is important, particularly for rural and remote areas that Initial teacher education should include a wide variety of classroom situations including multiage classrooms and the ability to engage students in a remote classroom setting such as Schools of Distance Education.

ICPA QLD believes that home tutor experience should be recognised as work experience and those skills be transferable to teaching

Maximising the time to teach

The actions proposed will improve retention and free up teachers to focus on teaching and collaboration.

Somewhat agree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Important to note

That increasing compliance, paperwork, WHS, curriculum etc does not continue to encroach in to teaching time

Better understanding future teacher workforce needs

How effective are the proposed actions in better understanding future teacher workforce needs, including the number of teachers required?

Moderately effective

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

Very subjective

Better career pathways to support and retain teachers in the profession

The proposed actions will improve career pathways, including through streamlining the process for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) accreditation, and providing better professional support for teachers to retain them in the profession.

Neither agree nor disagree

Would you like to provide feedback about these actions?

ICPA QLD is not sure that should be a key focus are