Richard Wiseman是格里菲斯高中的副校长,他因在38年间持续倡导教师权益而获颁新南威尔士教师联合会(NSW Teachers Federation)终身会员资格。他的努力促成了教师住房、教室空调安装以及历史性加薪。Wiseman还成功推动改善吸引教师前往格里菲斯任教的激励措施,以应对长期存在的教师职位空缺问题。尽管面临日益增多的挑战,他仍致力于加强地区社区的公共教育。Wiseman的付出既惠及格里菲斯高中,也惠及更广泛的教育体系。
Teachers and parents are rallying on Macquarie Street in Sydney to demand more preparation time for NSW teachers. A poll of more than 1,400 teachers found about 85 per cent have considered leaving the profession because of too little preparation time. Nine in ten said a guaranteed extra two hours a week would make them more likely to stay. The NSW Teachers Federation says the open letter, signed by more than 16,000 people, will be delivered to Parliament.
首都领地(ACT)的公立学校教师走上街头集会,作为为期一周的轮流停工行动的一部分。澳大利亚教育工会首都领地分会(Australian Education Union ACT)表示,新的薪酬和工作条件提议必须更好,否则第四学期将举行全天罢工。教师们表示,繁重的工作量、班级合并以及资源匮乏正在让他们疲惫不堪。教育部长Rachel Stephen-Smith表示,谈判进展良好,她希望在几周内向工会发出进一步的提议,以便达成的协议可以提交投票表决。