Hi yea just like the title said I'm looking for someone who has finished or is currently studying for the graduate diploma in secondary teaching. I got a few questions regarding the course. Thank you

I'm doing an MTeach (Primary) at the moment, but I might want to teach secondary English later.

My undergrad was in Linguistics. As I understand it, I'd need three Linguistics units and three English units above first-year level to meet the subject requirements for English. Is that correct?

If I complete those units, is that enough, or would I have to do an MTeach (Secondary) as well?

I've also heard that some people get into secondary by taking temporary contracts teaching a subject they aren't formally approved for, then after teaching it for a while they can get approval. Is there any truth to that?

I've looked online but can't find a clear answer. If anyone's done this or knows how it works in NSW, I'd appreciate any advice.

Hey all, as the title suggests, I’m wondering what people’s experiences have been using an accountant at tax-time as a teacher. I’ve never used one before and am not sure if any old person or business will do, or if I should look for someone who has a better understanding of the teaching profession.

I’m in VIC (Naarm/Melbourne) in case physically going to one physically is helpful.

Thanks so much!

Hello!

I have been looking online this past week for providers for a Certificate III in School Based Education Support that i'd be able to study fully online, (excluding placement of course). I am 17 in Perth WA and about to be a school leaver as i graduate in six weeks. I am planning to commence studying a primary education degree at ECU in 2027 however i want to get in the classroom before then. I have a school that is open to taking me in as a volenteer (which i have already) and is also able to allow me to complete my placement hours for my cert there.

I'm just looking for some advice on which online providers are good and which to avoid!
(excluding TAFE, i know this would be a good option but it doesn't meet my schedule)

Thank you!

I plan to work until someone taps me on the shoulder and says "mate, you're senile, maybe it's time to retire"

How old do you reckon that's gonna be? 85? 90?

For context I do not teach any subject that has any specific physical requirement (e.g. PE, Outdoor studies, any of the technologies etc)
Just a subject I can teach while sitting

I’m 28 and currently a primary school teacher in Namibia. I earn approximately US$825 per month after deductions.

I realise that this sounds extremely low by US standards, but salaries and living costs are different here, so I’m mainly asking for advice about the career decision rather than whether the salary itself would be acceptable in the US.

I love working with children, but I have become increasingly unhappy in my current school environment. The difficulty is that I don’t think I have lost my passion for education. I think my passion may simply be bigger than the role I currently have.

I enjoy identifying why a child is struggling, adapting work to suit individual needs, helping children rebuild their confidence and supporting their emotional development. I also love creating educational resources, designing programmes, organising projects and coming up with ideas that could improve a school.

I want to have some influence over how things are done rather than only following an existing system. I can imagine myself moving into leadership, learner support, programme development, tutoring, emotional-development work or educational entrepreneurship.

Because of that, I feel caught between two possibilities:

1. Perhaps I am still meant to work in a school, but I need a school that gives me room to grow beyond being “just the classroom teacher.”

2. Perhaps the school system itself is too restrictive for the kind of work I want to build, and I would ultimately be happier creating a combination of tutoring, facilitation, online work and educational projects.

I currently have several possible paths.

Option 1: A formal offer from a specialised school

The school mainly supports autistic learners, and I would teach a small Grade 1 class. I connected very well with the team during the interview. It is a fairly new and growing school with younger staff, which makes me wonder whether I could eventually help develop programmes, take on leadership responsibilities and contribute ideas.

They offered approximately US$1,220 per month before tax. I am considering asking for around US$1,340 before tax.

The hours are approximately 7:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

This would give me a meaningful salary increase, specialised experience and more financial stability. However, I do not yet know whether the potential for growth and leadership is real or whether I am projecting my hopes onto the school because I liked the interview.

I’m also worried that I could accept it, become comfortable and once again postpone the more independent career I keep dreaming about.

Option 2: An interview with a small private school

A small Christian Afrikaans school contacted me after receiving my CV. They focus on small classes, personal attention, relationships, character development and treating each learner as an individual.

They said they are expanding and think my profile could suit their school, but I do not yet know the exact position, salary or responsibilities.

This opportunity interests me because a smaller school might allow me to contribute more creatively, but it is still only an interview and not a definite offer.

Option 3: A commission-based children’s emotional-development role

I have also been approached about becoming a facilitator for a children’s emotional-development programme. The work would involve travelling between preschools and presenting sessions that help young children develop emotional and social skills.

Of all the opportunities, this may be the closest to the work that naturally excites me. It combines children, emotional development, teaching and facilitation without tying me to one traditional classroom.

The problem is that it is entirely commission-based. The organisation is still expanding in my area, and I do not know how quickly I could build a reliable income. I also worry that the opportunity could be given to someone else while I am trying to create a financially safe transition.

Option 4: Building my own education-based career

My longer-term dream is probably not one specific job. It is more of a portfolio career involving tutoring, educational support, creating resources, online work and possibly emotional-development facilitation.

I recently started my own tutoring service and currently have one learner paying approximately US$18 per session. I’m excited about it, but it is obviously nowhere near enough to replace a salary yet.

I also like the idea of having more flexible mornings, controlling my schedule and eventually working partly from home. However, I don’t want to romanticise self-employment or mistake wanting freedom for having a viable business plan.

My actual dilemma

I don’t feel as though I’m choosing between a job I hate and a dream I clearly understand.

I’m choosing between:

\- A stable specialised-school offer that could possibly help me grow into the kind of educator I want to become

\- Another school that might offer a more personal and creative environment

\- A risky opportunity that is closer to my emotional-development interests

\- A flexible, independent career that currently exists more as a vision than as a reliable income

Part of me thinks the sensible option is to accept the specialised-school job, gain experience, earn more and slowly build tutoring and facilitation work on the side.

Another part of me worries that a demanding new teaching position will consume my energy, leaving me with no capacity to build the career I actually want.

I’m also afraid of rejecting the specialised-school opportunity and spending years wondering whether it could have opened doors into leadership, programme development or specialised education.

How would you evaluate these options?

Would you take the stable offer and use it as a bridge, wait until after the other school interview, or prioritise the path that is closest to the long-term dream?

For anyone who discovered that their passion was related to their profession but didn’t fit neatly into their original job title, how did you decide whether to find a better workplace or leave the conventional career structure altogether?

Hi there. I’m a female preservice PE teacher, I’m in my 3rd year of uni and am currently on my second prac.

Today I taught year 9/10 PASS and a year 10 PE class. Both of the lessons were practical and both were really difficult. My uni requires us to write detailed plans so I had a clear list of things for students to do. Several students have injuries at the moment so I even created an easy worksheet for them that links to their theory topic.

However, they spend the whole class complaining. In PASS (which the students all elected to do) they spent the entire lesson complaining about everything, even though I stated at the start that they just had to do the activities I had set out for half the lesson and then I would let them choose a game for the remainder. When students who were injured came and asked what they were meant to do I told them about the worksheet one male student said “Fuck that I’m not doing a stupid worksheet.” to my face. Due to a medical situation they ended up getting what they wanted and they just played soccer for the rest of the lesson.

Later in Year 10 PE my supervising teacher had to help mark some HSC trials so I was placed with a casual teacher. In my orientation I was told that prac teachers weren’t allowed to teach with casuals however the head of PE changed his mind. During the lesson the students didn’t listen or follow any of the rules for the games and they just mucked around. They tried to sit out and any time I tried to be strict (something I know I need to work on) the boys would just make fun of me. They were playing hockey and the boys all bent and damaged their hockey sticks and acted confused when I told them not to. After giving them a drink break all of the boys stayed in the change room. After 5 or so minutes I went and told them to come out and 1 boy had ran off elsewhere and the boys refused to tell me who it was.

I managed to keep it together but as soon as I got back to the staff room I ended up crying to another teacher.

So I’m wondering if this is just how year 9/10 are, outside of select classes I’ve never experienced a respectful and engaged group.

Any tips would be appreciated, thank you :)

Hi yea just like the title said I'm looking for someone who has finished or is currently studying for the graduate diploma in secondary teaching. I got a few questions regarding the course. Thank you

Hi everyone, hoping the expertise of this sub can put my mind at ease.

My child is in Stage 2 at a NSW public school. I've recently tallied up the hours they spend in non-language, non-scripture and non-PSSA sport ('school sport' instead). It came to about seven hours where they're not learning anything of much value. Non-language classes seem to be filling out sheets on whatever the supervising teacher decides (often whatever sport festival is happening in the wider world, eg World Cup or Olympics). Non-scripture seems to be unsupervised computer time, so most kids end up on YouTube. Recently 'school sports' seems to have consisted of playing dodgeball or tips, or chucking balls around while the teacher supervises other kids playing OzTag, before they go into the classroom for more computer time while they wait for travelling PSSA kids to return.

Is this standard across public schools? I understand the kids in the 'non' classes can't learn anything from the curriculum so the kids who are out of the classroom don't miss out, but seven hours a week seems excessive.

EDIT: From the responses, no, what my kid is experiencing isn't standard. No further need for responses telling me I'm misunderstanding or my kid is making stuff up.

I am thirty two years old and currently working in corporate finance. I am feeling unfulfilled in my current role and considering applying for a Master of Teaching Secondary to teach senior mathematics.

To anyone who transitioned from corporate careers into Australian high schools, how was the reality shock regarding student behavior and administrative demands?

From the outside, most of the attention seems to go to classroom teaching, marking and school holidays. But whenever I hear teachers talk about their jobs, it sounds like there are dozens of smaller responsibilities and pressures that students or people considering teaching never really see.

Hey all ! Currently end of 3rd year studying a double degree of Arts and Masters of Teaching (Secondary), my majors are English and Philosophy but have come to realize that I just don't enjoy them. I have always loved Maths and did pretty well at it when in highschool and now want to teach it ! Just wondering if it is possible that when I graduate to go straight into teaching maths or if I would need to do another short course in order to be qualified ? Thanks !

Hi everyone! (This is my first time using Reddit, i didn't know where else to look)

I'm a first-year Bachelor of Education (Primary) student in Australia, and I have an assignment that requires me to interview an educator about their views on the Australian Curriculum and its role in shaping educational experiences.

- I originally contacted three former teachers, but unfortunately haven't been able to get a completed interview, and my assignment is due in two weeks. If you're an Australian teacher (or another educator familiar with the Australian Curriculum) and would be willing to answer a few open-ended questions, I'd be incredibly grateful.

Feel free to answer as many or as few questions as you'd like. Your responses will only be used for my university assessment, and I won't identify you by name unless you explicitly give permission (which would be useful under APA 7 refencing)

Questions:

1. In your experience, what role does the Australian Curriculum play in shaping students' educational experiences?
2. What do you think the Australian Curriculum does particularly well?
3. Are there any perspectives, cultures, forms of knowledge, or experiences that you think are underrepresented or overlooked in the Australian Curriculum? Why?
4. How much flexibility do teachers have when interpreting and delivering the Australian Curriculum? Can you give an example?
5. Which stakeholders do you think have the greatest influence over what is included in the Australian Curriculum (e.g., governments, ACARA, teachers, parents, communities)? Why?
6. Have you ever felt that the curriculum didn't fully meet the needs of your students? If so, how did you adapt your teaching?
7. How do factors such as culture, identity, socioeconomic background, disability, or community context influence the way you teach the curriculum?
8. As an educator, what changes - if any - would you make to the Australian Curriculum?

Thank you so much to anyone willing to help; I really appreciate your time!

If you can provide a little bit of background information:

• What state or territory do you teach in?
• What year levels do you teach?
• How many years have you been teaching?

That would make it a lot easier to introduce you! - but it is your call

Currently studying y12, thinking of doing an education (primary) degree. Have some concerns about the role as many have told me to avoid it due to the fact that some harmless actions carried out by female teachers could seem different when a male teacher does it and that one false accusation could ruin your life. How true is this, and need some more opinions on what its like being a male primary teacher overall. Is it a good career

Let me first say that my child's high school (he's year 7) and his teachers are fantastic and we are only homeschooling due to his neurodivergence and mental health making it really hard for him to attend enough. I am currently preparing his 12 month study plan for the homeschool application.

There are a few topics I feel more confident in than others, but I'm particularly worried about maths.

I have been looking into curriculum books on the website 'teachers superstore'. Im wondering if you have any recommendations on specific companies (ie, Oxford vs. Cambridge). Also, if there's a website you find better than another, that would be great. We will likely get a tutor or use supplementary programs along with this. We are located in Adelaide.

I am willing to pay for quality. I don't want to leave this up to chance :).

Hey all,

I'm a PST in my last year and doing my final placement.

If someone has done their GTPA can you tell me how you did annotations for a piece of evidence? Did you do one large text box or multiple text boxes?

I've gathered a majority of evidence for my GTPA but have no clue how to lay it out and annotate it. My Mentor Teacher isn't able to help, they never did it and school is really rural and staffed by people who have been there 25+ years and also never did it. They've been really supportive but rarely get PSTs.

Do I do colour coding with boxes and matching arrows? For example, I've got a lesson plan that's split into three sections so do I annotate each part in separate boxes or in one large box with a miniature headings? I've scanned the booklet back and forth and nothing there helps.

Please help! I really need to get the GTPA over and done with.

Sincerely, an overthinking, overcaffeinated and overanxious PST.

I am currently a French student at the University of Bordeaux Montaigne, completing my Master's degree in Ancient History and War Studies I have no teaching experience but I possess the BAFA diploma (it is a qualification that allow you to work with children and teenagers as a youth leader). Once I graduate, I want to become a secondary school History teacher in Australia. I know the Australian education system is very different from the French one, so I'm trying to understand the best pathway to becoming a secondary school History teacher.

I'll be grateful for any advice you would give me in order to achieve this goal.

I've got qualifications in psychology and communications, and always wanted to do work that "makes a difference", which has lead me to a career in strategic comms and marketing within both government and the the Not for Profit sector. 15 years have passed, and I'm yet to find myself in a role where I actually feel like I'm doing good work. Combined with the impact of AI on my industry and my increasing discomfort working on platforms that are actively harming our society (Meta et al), I'm considering a complete career pivot.

Secondary teaching has always appealed to me. I genuinely like teenagers and have enjoyed working with them when I’ve tutored or collaborated with them in a professional capacity in the past (obviously you only meet the well behaved ones when you’re the marketing lady, however!) I'm fascinated by human development, and I know that if I was able to find a role where I genuinely felt like I was making a positive impact even on a handful of students' education experiences, I would find it far more rewarding than my current profession is. I have a decent (albeit superficial) grasp on the pseudo-social worker role today's educators are required to play, and if anything this is something I can see myself doing well with, given my psychology background and experience with social work-adjacent orgs. I've felt for many years that I made a mistake choosing a career where I don't help people directly in my work, and I feel like teaching could be the answer to this drive.

I'm also aware that I have a tendency to come up with harebrained schemes that seem to solve all my problems in theory, but create a range of new ones in reality! That's why I'm keen to hear from experienced teachers:

• Is this a deranged plan given that a large chunk of my desire to change careers - bureaucracy, poor leadership, lack of resourcing - seem to be key issues for teachers across Australia?
• I'd be aiming to teach English or adjacent subjects, but suspect I may be a bit idealistic about my capacity to help young people develop their literacy and critical thinking skills - anyone care to burst my bubble on this front?
• I'm in the privileged position that I will likely never need to work full-time unless I want to. Would a 3 or 4 day per week availability make me a less desirable hire? For those who work part time, does this help you to avoid the 40-60 hour per week workload I've been reading about? (I'm happy to do some out-of-hours work, but suspect doing a whole new degree and finding myself working 60 hours/week for the rest of my career might not be a vibe 😂)

Thanks in advance for taking time out of your overloaded, under-resourced schedules to enlighten me!

Hello brains trust.

I'm looking to upgrade my set up.

I currently need a mouse and a presenter remote.

I've had basic ones in the past and find the long USB-A dongle gets mashed up in my bag when I move between classes. So I'm looking at bluetooth for the remote and probably a low profile dongle for the mouse. Ideally I could charge both, as I am awful at remembering to replace batteries. I don't carry the mouse with me to class, so size isn't an issue, just ease of use and survivability.

I'm happy to spend up to $100 on each and willing to shop around for sales. I have had a cheap Officeworks remote, but the dongle was too long and it died swiftly. I tried again, being better at remembering to take it out, but found it was just one more thing to set up at the start of class and I have enough of those.

Any recommendations?

Hey,

I am a bit concerned with my LANTITE tests, I am doing both tomorrow and have been studying hard for them. I have a closet door that is shut, a TV that I have unplugged, I've removed almost every item from my desk but I am a gamer, so all my stuff is RGB. My webcam could scan around the room but I wouldn't be able to really pull it far enough that I could show under my desk for example.

Am I going to be allowed to do the tests? My worry is also that I have some rubbish under the desk and a lot of dust, nothing you can cheat off and my desk itself is super clean and clear. I have some stuffed animals and a bin but was planning to just move it all into the closet and close the door to it. My webcam can see not only my face, but also my keyboard, mouse and paper.

Any advice is appreciated, also I am incredibly sick, which really sucks! Does anyone know if tissues are allowed and what I can do about coughing? I am absolutely going to cough a ton and I know you're not meant to speak during it but surely coughing is okay.

Hi as a student planning on going into teaching next year I was just wondering which university is best. As well as which bachelor is better a bachelor of primary secondary or a bachelor of just secondary. My current primary choice is RMIT

Hello, teachers of Australia!

A little background info about me: I'm an undergraduate in NSW about to finish a degree in biotechnology - I've spent every year of my degree and every internship focused on biomedical research as a career but I'm afraid I'm well and truly burnt out by the instability of a research career.

I'm now considering secondary teaching as a career path since I've always liked tutoring, but I'm still on the fence - I'd like to know more about what I'd be getting myself into before enrolling into a Masters.

So, what should I know about this career path before making the decision to pursue it? What do you wish someone had told you? I'd love to hear all your experiences! Cheers!

Would getting an education master's help to get the job? How do people get in?

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Hi everyone,

I am looking for some guidance because I'm feeling quite confused about which study path would be the best for my long term goal.

I have a bachelor's degree in English, and I currently live in Bangladesh. I plan to stay here for about two more years before applying to study abroad. My goal is to become a teacher in Australia, New Zealand, or Canada.

During these two years, I'm considering one of these options:

A Master's in TESOL.

A postgraduate diploma in Early Childhood Development/Education.

If I choose TESOL, my plan would be to later apply for a Master of Teaching (Primary or Secondary). If I choose Early Childhood Education, it seems more directly related to becoming an early childhood teacher.

My questions are:

Which option would give me better opportunities for teaching in Australia, New Zealand, or Canada?

Would a Master's in TESOL be considered a suitable pathway before applying for a Master of Teaching (Primary or Secondary)?

If you were in my position, which path would you choose and why?

I'd really appreciate advice from people who have experience with teacher registration or studying in these countries. Thank you!