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:

1. Introduction:

   'Resourcing the Right to Education'

2. Rural

   and remote teacher allowances and incentives

3. Recruitment

   of staff

4. Composition

   of rural and remote recruits

5. Retention

   of staff

6. Staff

   in demand

7. Aboriginal

   and Islander education workers

8. Pre-service

   preparation

9. Housing
10. Professional

    development

11. Travel
12. Career

    structures

13. References

Last

updated 2 December 2001.