Episode 2: The teacher exodus: What can be done to help teachers stay in the profession?

Teachers in Australia are leaving the profession in droves. There's much to drive them away, yet this episode looks at ways of making the career path more attractive. There's some uncomfortable opinions in this episode so be warned.0:00) Intro into Ep 2 Marking The Role Podcast + quick Ep 1 recap(3:00) Interview with Retired Principal Peter Collins, why teachers leave the profession and ideas on retaining(16:10) Brain Break - Song - (Fire and the stone - The Water Runners)(19:40) Submission from 5 year teacher Jade on workload(20:20) Interview with former advanced placement teacher Ronda Delaney on the challenges of balancing high needs students with the rest of the classroom(27:57) Interview with high school head of math Josh Hamble, impact of admin and paperwork on creativity of lessons (31:00) Brain Break 2 - Song - (The Water Runners)(34:27) Teacher survey results on what would help them stay longer in the profession(35:40) Submission from teacher Jessica, who is on long service leave and considering retirement due to ever increasing admin(36:40) Interview with Mark Smith Principal at Lomandra School, the bureaucracies, the amount of admin and how to keep teachers in the profession𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆https://www.facebook.com/groups/1373366026482060𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 & 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀https://markingtherole.com.au/𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗨𝘀https://www.buymeacoffee.com/markingtherole/𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/marking-the-role/id1623298133𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗱https://www.instagram.com/markingtherole/𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿https://twitter.com/markingtherole𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸https://www.facebook.com/markingtherole This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markingtherole.substack.com