IEU Speaks on the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) priorities
5 July 2023
IEU attends ministerial meeting calling for greater accuracy in targeted funding
New agreement must deliver for overworked teachers & disadvantaged students
All Australian students must have access to a high quality and affordable education.
All teachers and support staff must have school workplaces free from excessive workloads and unsustainable rates of staff turnover.
The IEU welcomes the opportunity to participate in this week’s Ministerial Reference Group at Parliament House to develop the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA). A new NSRA can provide greater funding transparency and smarter delivery of targeted support to staff and students.
Direct and urgent measures are needed to lift up students who are falling behind. The NSRA can also deliver practical and enforceable reforms to school workplaces in the midst of a staffing crisis.
Our union will be highlighting our priority considerations to the Reference Group (full details here).
All proposed NSRA outcomes will be subject to the Teacher Workload Impact Assessment required by the National Teacher Action Workforce Plan. This is a vital protection for IEU members - the NSRA must help attract and retain teachers rather than exacerbate workloads or inflame staff shortages.
Our nation’s schools deserve every resource needed to deliver the best education possible. The NSRA policy framework must give teachers and support staff the tools to make this a reality.
IEU - represents 75,000 teachers, principals and support staff in faith based, community & independent schools, pre-schools, kindergartens and early childhood education centres and post-secondary centres across Australia.
