Only three per cent of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce is made up of men despite research showing male presence in teaching and caring is vital to breaking down gender stereotypes in children. Research has shown that ...

Australia’s persistent teacher shortages in schools have reached “crisis” levels, according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Millions of students across the country are due to head back into classrooms over the next week, but schools are facing crippling staffing issues. Amid continued ...

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has opened a new front in the national campaign to attract and retain teachers. Amid ongoing teacher shortages, Victoria will offer fee-free education for high school teaching degrees from next year. This is similar to the ...

Teachers living in NSW have been offered thousands of dollars in bonuses and accommodation costs as part of efforts to drive more qualified educators into remote schools. Toomelah Public School, located on the border between New South Wales and Queensland, ...

Ex-teachers on average can take up to five years to decide if they want to quit the profession, according to early results of an Australian-first study. Preliminary data from a University of Queensland study which surveyed 255 ex-teachers nationwide found ...

Teachers in NSW would earn up to $130,000 per year as part of a state government plan to attract more graduates into classrooms.  Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said “outstanding teachers” would be considered for higher paying roles, as part of ...

The NSW Education Minister has rejected a claim the teaching sector is in crisis after figures revealed more than 10,000 experienced teachers in NSW left the profession last year. Opposition MPs said in a budget estimates hearing on Wednesday the ...

In late 2020, the only undergraduate Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program in Australia purposefully designed to recruit and upskill industry-experienced tradespeople and technologies experts to become Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Product Design and Technologies secondary school teachers closed ...