Rural and Remote Education Inquiry Briefing Paper
Rural and Remote
Education Inquiry Briefing Paper
Career structures, allowances
and incentives for teachers
This briefing paper
describes the factors that impact on the staffing of rural and remote
Australian schools. It outlines the staffing challenges faced by these
schools and describes some of the ways in which education departments
have responded to these challenges. A particular focus is the provision
of rural and remote teacher allowances and incentives. Since education
is a State and Territory jurisdiction, most examples given are State or
Territory specific. The following topics are explored:
- Introduction:
'Resourcing the Right to Education'
- Rural
and remote teacher allowances and incentives
- Recruitment
of staff
- Composition
of rural and remote recruits
- Retention
of staff
- Staff
in demand
- Aboriginal
and Islander education workers
- Pre-service
preparation
- Housing
- Professional
development
- Travel
- Career
structures
- References
Last
updated 2 December 2001.