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‘I’d just like to get on with my job’ – the barriers facing science teachers in Australia

‘I’d just like to get on with my job’ – the barriers facing science teachers in Australia

The current teacher shortage in Australia has been building for years. The pipeline of new teachers entering the profession is inadequate, and attrition rates are high, particularly in science and mathematics. Shortages have led to more teachers teaching subjects “out of field”. Recent estimates show 29% of science classes are taught by someone who is not trained as a science teacher. […] … learn more→