Educators who are assessed as “expert teachers” would earn bigger salaries “in recognition of their skills and impact”.Credit:iStock
A NSW Department of Education survey of 1350 public school teachers found more than two-thirds would be interested in taking on one of the proposed roles,and 79 per cent agreed it was necessary to create new teaching jobs to stop educators abandoning classrooms for deputy principal roles with better remuneration.
About half of respondents said creating the new positions would make teaching a more attractive profession.
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said the survey response showed three out of four teachers would be interested in “putting themselves forward for such a role”.
Pay packets ranging from $117,000 to $147,000 were being considered. Such salaries would be dependent on how much “mentoring and collaboration time” the teacher undertook.
Education Minister Sarah Mitchell at an announcement on school infrastructure on Monday.Credit:Brook Mitchell
“This is about recognising and rewarding the great teachers we have in our public schools,with the aim of keeping them in the classroom where they do their magic,” Mitchell said.
University of Melbourne education expert John Hattie,who is leading advice on the changes,will visit more than 100 public schools with policy experts in the next month to consult teachers and principals about the salary overhaul.