Tony Loughland

Nov 26, 2023 | teachermagazine.com | Ellen Mogård Larsen |Hoa Nguyen |Hoa Nguyễn |Elizabeth A Curtis |Tony Loughland

The benefits of shared professional conversations between teachers have been well documented as a powerful means of professional learning. These conversations as part of the mentoring process have the potential to be mutually beneficial for the advancement of practice, professional motivation, and teacher efficacy.

Nov 7, 2023 | phys.org | Andrew Kingsford-Smith |Hoa Nguyen |Hoa Nguyễn |Rebecca Collie |Tony Loughland

Australia is in the grips of a teacher shortage "crisis" according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Federal education department modeling shows there will be a high school teacher shortfall of about 4,000 by 2025.

Nov 2, 2023 | mamamia.com.au | Andrew Kingsford-Smith |Hoa Nguyen |Hoa Nguyễn |Rebecca Collie |Tony Loughland

Our research. Our research investigated what work factors are most relevant to teachers' wellbeing. We also looked at whether there was a difference between teachers working in rural or metropolitan areas. We examined two teacher wellbeing outcomes: job satisfaction and work strain. Job satisfaction represents whether teachers are happy working at their current school. Work strain measures whether teachers believe their job negatively impacts their mental and physical health.

Nov 1, 2023 | theconversation.com | Andrew Kingsford-Smith |Hoa Nguyen |Hoa Nguyễn |Rebecca Collie |Tony Loughland

Australia is in the grips of a teacher shortage “crisis” according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Federal education department modelling shows there will be a high school teacher shortfall of about 4,000 by 2025. Media reports suggest shortages are already particularly bad in rural areas. Clare says one of the ways we will fix the shortage is by “increasing the number of people who stay on teaching”.

Oct 22, 2023 | blog.aare.edu.au | Ellen Mogård Larsen |Elizabeth A Curtis |Tony Loughland |EduResearch Matters

The National Teacher Workforce Action Planoffers ways to deal withcurrent teacher shortages across Australia, with a conspicuous focus on rapidly attracting more teachers to the profession and ensuring that they receive support and mentoring as they transition into their first year of teaching.