schooling for teacher

 schooling for teacher

In 2016, the number of teacher vacancies had increased to 1.3 million, reflecting a 13 per cent decline in teacher education intake and a 9 per cent rise in teacher attrition.The report concluded that teacher attrition was due in large part to the failure of states to recognise and reward success.“High teacher attrition rates reflect a low return on investment. State governments need to recognise that investing in quality teacher education is the key to achieving their goals for improved student learning,” the report said.In 2013, only 3.1 per cent of New South Wales’ teachers held a PhD. By 2017, this had increased to 11 per cent. It said most of the other states and territories had seen a similar shift in the numbers with the same trend, although with less focus on a doctoral qualification.Last month, a survey by the Tertiary Education Union found that only three universities in NSW offered more than half of the positions advertised, with only one university offering 70 per cent.What it’s really telling us is there’s an imbalance between the amount of [university] places and the amount of demand,” says James Ginn, NSW Tertiary Education Union president. “If we were putting more of our public money into teacher education, we would be able to attract more people to teach.”Mr Ginn says he’s particularly concerned about the shortage of graduate roles in special education, health and welfare and mental health.“With the massive growth that’s happening in the sector, it’s clear that what we need is increased investment in teacher education in our universities.”In response to the Tertiary Education Union’s report, the NSW Department of Education and Communities has announced an allocation of $4.3 million in 2018-19, of which $2.8 million will be invested in teacher education and training.Of the total funding available, 25 per cent will be provided to the University of New South Wales, 8 per cent to the University of Sydney and 27 per cent to the University of Newcastle. A spokesperson for the NSW Department of Education and Communities says the additional funding will be matched by the universities, but did not specify what proportion.“The investment in teacher education is a long-term investment in our schools and communities, so we need to see consistent action from all our universities and TAFEs,” the spokesperson says.She says the NSW Teachers Federation will also be provided an opportunity to respond to the government’s teacher education allocations in coming weeks.A spokesperson for the NSW Teachers Federation says teacher education is a significant part of their current funding and needs to be increased. She says there is a funding shortfall of an additional $16 million per annum and that there’s a growing need to have qualified and experienced teacher educators to maintain the standards of teacher education. “There is also a significant shortage of qualified secondary-teaching positions, particularly special education and welfare and mental health,” she says. The Tertiary Education Union’s report warns that shortages of teacher education courses will continue to affect teaching and learning in schools unless the problem is fixed. “State governments are investing less in teacher education, with high student retention rates,” says Mr Ginn. “There are too many graduates in teacher education, but there are not enough teacher positions to go around.” The report says the NSW state budget for 2018-19 allocated a significant amount of money for funding of teacher education courses. The 2018-19 allocations include $6.8 million for the Advanced Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of Newcastle and $2.5 million for the Graduate Diploma in Professional

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