Hundreds of high-achieving public school teachers from across NSW will be the first to earn salaries of up to $152,000, thanks to a $100 million commitment from the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government.
The first cohort of 200 teachers across more than 50 schools will start in 2023, helping shape the career pathway. A re-elected NSW Liberal and Nationals Government will then expand this with a further 600 roles over the next four years.
Premier Dominic Perrottet said the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government was future-proofing education by attracting the best teachers into the profession, and keeping them in the classroom to lift student outcomes across the State.
“This is seismic reform that will modernise the teaching profession and ensure we have the best teachers in our classrooms to benefit students for generations to come,” Mr Perrottet said.
“We want our children to have the best start in life and that all starts with a world-class education. The Rewarding Excellence in Teaching career pathway recognises outstanding work and ensures teachers stay in the profession.”
Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government’s commitment to 600 additional roles for highly-effective teachers over four years was part of a vision of growing the roles further.
“Our vision is for Rewarding Excellence in Teaching to be an integral part of the classroom career pathway in NSW schools, which is why we are doing the work now to get this right and making a clear commitment to delivering this reform longer-term,” Ms Mitchell said.
“Parents and students engage with amazing teachers every day in our schools and this commitment means those teachers stay in the classroom.”
Professor John Hattie, who has been the lead independent adviser on the reform, said the scale over four years was the right step towards system-wide reform, based on extensive research and consultation.
“The best evidence says you need to co-design these roles in partnership with schools to get the biggest uplift in student outcomes. Over time, we would want to see this scaled up to around 10 per cent of teachers, or about 6,600 roles, to have the biggest impact,” Professor Hattie said.
“To help ensure these higher paid positions are as effective as possible, an initial group of more than 50 schools will be working with us to co-design the roles and what works best in different school contexts.”
The Rewarding Excellence in Teaching Program has been the subject of one of the largest consultation processes ever undertaken by the NSW Department of Education, as detailed in the ‘Rewarding Excellence in Teaching – Consultation Playback Report’ published today.
The consultation included:
117 roundtables held across every school network in NSW
1,267 teachers from 849 schools directly consulted
4,554 online surveys completed
Schools involved in the first phase of the program represent a cross-section of school settings from across the State:
Albion Park Rail Public School
Asquith Girls High School
Bellbird Public School
Belmore South Public School
Ben Venue Public School
Blacktown Girls High School
Brooke Avenue Public School
Buninyong Public School
Byron Bay High School
Callaghan College, Wallsend Campus
Callaghan College, Waratah Campus
Cecil Hills High School
Cobbitty Public School
Cronulla South Public School
Croppa Creek Public School
Denman Public School
Eastwood Heights Public School
Elanora Heights Public School
Epping Heights Public School
Fairfield West Public School
Francis Greenway High School
Girraween Public School
Glendale East Public School
Gorokan High School
Guyra Central School
Gymea Technology High School
Jordan Springs Public School
Kapooka Public School
Kyeemagh Public School
Londonderry Public School
Millthorpe Public School
Minchinbury Public School
Murray Farm Public School
Narrabeen Sports High School
Newcastle High School
Oakhill Drive Public School
Parramatta Public School
Prestons Public School
Russell Lea Public School
Sackville Street Public School
Southern Cross School of Distance Education
Stokers Siding Public School
Strathfield South High School
Tarcutta Public School
Temora High School
The Grange Public School
The Ponds School
Thornleigh West Public School
Ulladulla High School
Wattle Grove Public School
Woodport Public School
Woollahra Public School
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