Episode 6: The Great Teacher Shortage

Australia and indeed the world is suffering from a shortage of teachers. Thankfully the army of casuals is keeping things going yet that can't last forever. This episode we talk with Mark Grant, CEO of The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership about the problem. We also speak to teachers and a particular Education Minister about the possible solutions.(0:00) Intro into Ep 6 Marking The Role Podcast + quick Ep 5 recap(3:55) Interview with Mark Grant, CEO of The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership on the teacher shortage and why they’re leaving the profession. Is bringing back retired teachers a solution? Do teachers need more behavioural management training? Para professional to help with admin work?(14:16) Brain Break - Song - (Matias Barter & Rachel Hennessy - Miss Always Right)(19:20) Anonymous interview on how teachers are handling the teacher shortage(21:05) Interview with ex Principal Peter Porteous on how to attract more quality students into a teaching career and stay longer(27:07) Parody interview with NSW Minister for Education on the teacher shortage 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 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