Give NSW teachers the preparation time they need.
Primary teachers have had the same two hours of preparation time each week since the 1980s. Secondary teachers haven’t had an increase since the 1950s.
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In that time, classrooms have transformed. More than 220,000 students with disabilities now attend NSW public schools, most of them learning in mainstream classes. Curricula have evolved. Communities have grown more diverse. Every one of those shifts means more preparation, more planning, and more personalisation from the teacher at the front of the room.
That work doesn’t stop when the bell rings. Marking, lesson planning, reports, and correspondence with families happen at home, in unpaid personal time that should belong to rest and family.
Five years ago, the Gallop Inquiry recommended two additional hours of preparation time a week for every teacher, “as a matter of priority.” Five years on, nothing has changed.
Give NSW public school teachers time to teach.
Primary teachers have had the same two hours of preparation time each week since the 1980s. Secondary teachers haven’t had an increase since the 1950s.
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