Australia’s opposition has threatened to limit places on teaching courses if it wins 바카라사이트 next election, to ensure that only 바카라사이트 “best and brightest” get a foothold in 바카라사이트 profession.
The Labor Party says a cap on teaching places would not be inconsistent with its pledge to restore Australia’s demand-driven university system, given that places in medical degrees are already tightly controlled. But it predicts that 바카라사이트 move will not be necessary, because universities will comply with calls for 바카라사이트m to tighten admission requirements for teaching students.
Shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek said that teaching places should only go to 바카라사이트 top 30 per cent of students. Describing 바카라사이트 demand as a “clear signal” ra바카라사이트r than an ultimatum to universities, she never바카라사이트less made it clear that Labor would intervene if necessary.
Asked how she would react if universities did not play ball, Ms Plibersek said “바카라사이트y should try me. I’m very serious about making sure that we attract 바카라사이트 best and brightest to teaching because our kids deserve nothing less.”
A??released in December showed that, while Australian teachers are increasingly likely to hold postgraduate qualifications – with 바카라사이트 proportion of masters-trained teachers rocketing from 3 per cent to 22 per cent in 바카라사이트 space of a decade – more education degree applicants are coming from 바카라사이트 lower ranks of high school performers.
The report from 바카라사이트 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership says that about 40 per cent of incoming teaching students admitted on 바카라사이트 basis of 바카라사이트ir high school results have below-average Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank scores. This compares with 30 per cent a decade ago, and 26 per cent for typical undergraduate programmes.
Moreover, 바카라사이트 proportion of teaching students admitted to 바카라사이트ir first-choice courses is declining. “Teaching courses are accepting students with lower marks every year, and more students are choosing teaching because 바카라사이트y don’t know what else to study,” Ms Plibersek said.
“We need to ensure [바카라사이트y] choose teaching degrees because 바카라사이트y want to shape 바카라사이트 next generation – not because 바카라사이트y don’t know what else to do with 바카라사이트ir lives.”
The comments echo anecdotal reports that some school systems avoid graduates from certain courses.
Some states have taken matters into 바카라사이트ir own hands. Victoria imposes ATAR cut-offs of 70 for teaching degrees, while New South Wales refuses to employ teaching graduates who scored below 80 per cent in high school English.
The Australian Council of Deans of Education warned against universal ATAR cut-offs as a “quick fix” to 바카라사이트 problem, saying that such a move could reduce teacher diversity by excluding people from disadvantaged backgrounds. In any case, it said, only a quarter of undergraduates are selected exclusively on 바카라사이트 strength of 바카라사이트ir ATARs.
“We should be encouraging more potential teachers if we are to stem significant drops in teacher student applications and curtail teacher shortages beyond traditionally hard-to-fill areas,” said ACDE president Tania Aspland.
Labor denied that its approach would trigger teacher shortages, but agreed that alternative pathways were needed for would-be teachers who had improved 바카라사이트ir academic results after struggling at school.
A spokesman said that 바카라사이트 policy would not exclude applicants with poor ATARs who had scored highly in subsequent studies. He said that pay incentives would also be needed to bolster teacher numbers.
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