According to research published in the Australian Journal of Education, up to 50 per cent of teachers leave the profession within the first five to seven years, citing reasons such as job insecurity, overwhelming workloads, and insufficient support systems. For ...
More »Home | Tag Archives: beginning teachers
Study finds ‘excessive demands’ on beginning teachers produce negative, long-lasting impacts on classroom management
A world-first longitudinal study tracking teachers’ classroom management skills from the time they graduate until up to 15 years in the teaching profession has found that excessive demands must be reduced at the beginning of their careers. Titled ‘Teachers’ classroom ...
More »Study finds beginning teachers perform ‘as well or better’ than more experienced colleagues
New research has found that no concrete evidence exists to suggest that new teachers are less competent than their experienced counterparts, despite reforms and recommendations in recent years to improve the quality of teaching graduates. Led by Professor Linda Graham ...
More »