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25M here (secondary) and honestly I'll likely delete this (sorry if you find this unproductive or me just complaining) but school holidays amplifies the loneliness that I even feel during term time. You're in the your room a lot with tthe 32 or so students each period pouring into them - with no other adult in the room - and then socialise with other teachers a bit throughout the day, but ultimately ... I don't feel deeply appreciated or cared about.

Recently, I've been falling out of love with teaching. I love the content I teach, and enjoy working with students, particularly when they're not apathetic and interested, but the copious planning, marking, reporting, admin etc. makes terms so intense and holidays so starkly different. The past week I've needed time to do nothing and recharge but in that time I've realised I've got no friends and now I'm sitting here tonight feeling pretty down about things. Any other guys wanna be friends? 😅

Just needed to rant, so sorry if this is a bit too personal and not universal enough, and like I said - I'll likely delete this.

If it was closing down would they tell us?

A redditor posted yesterday that they rang and nobody was answering the phones.
If you go on the VIT website they have re-published the same press release about 'reforming the VIT' six or eight times since last year.
If you go on the VIT website for 'upcoming hearings' the 'upcoming' hearings were in the past.
The last VCAT case published on austlii was from the start of last year.
The former CEO fled the state, he didn't even get a 'thanks for working here for decades' press release, just left without announcement.
All of this has the appearance of a place that is closing or has already closed.
Imagine if a school hadn't run lessons for three terms, we'd know about it.

Reddittors do you have any information on the status of the VIT?

So at the moment the education union and government are negotiating a new EBA. My question is will the new deal start from the date the deal is agreed to or will it start from the time the current EBA ends/ended. I hope this makes sense

Hi guys, as the title says - I'm currently working as an RN. Though I've always wanted to be a teacher, am interested in teaching biology/health and human development.

Before I start a 2 years/1.5 yrs master degree, I just wanted to know want kind of challenges do you guys face as a high school teacher. I believe there are pros and cons in every job.

I like my job as an RN, but it's too stressful dealing with life and death all the time. The pressure of always being accurate and competent is taking a toll on my mental health, knowing my mistake could kill someone. I'm good at my job, but I really just wanted a career change, potentially do nursing casually when I miss it. Besides this, I'm hard working, extremely efficient, have a high resilience, like to learn and study, am open to feedback and continuous development. I do love talking to people, teaching and explaining things clearly.

Financially, I've been disciplined and been saving so I can comfortably study my Master degree when I pull the trigger to enrol myself.

I am also open to teaching in rural schools, as I know there are shortages and etc.

Any advice, your experience would be very valuable to me! Thank you!

Hey everyone, I’m contemplating doing a M. Of Teaching (Primary) and was wondering what the job market looks like these days? For reference, I’m hoping to live in one of the capital cities or Newcastle for work. My experience is limited to early childhood education, being ECT accredited but only working at an educator level at this stage. I’m thinking of taking a break from the profession due to what’s happening in the industry at the moment. I’m also considering doing some work as a primary school tutoring while studying mteach to gain some experience. With all of this, is primary school teaching a part of the teaching shortage at the moment or is this mostly high school? I understand rural areas are always looking, but I’m quite curious to see what it’s like in metro or city environments? I’m currently residing in Sydney but happy to move to any of the capital cities for work.

Hi everyone, I'm currently a 4th year teacher in QLD. I think I'm approaching the 5th year burn out and I would really like to go back to uni for a bit. I don't really want to climb the leadership ladder, I just want to go back and learn something that could benefit me in the classroom. My interests are mainly in early childhood development and neuroscience. I want to learn more about how children's brains work and how this can translate to my teaching.

The only degrees I've found that are along these lines are:

- Master of Educational Neuroscience from CQU

- Master of Neuroscience and Education from UNE

Has anyone done either of these master's degrees? Or has anyone completed any postgraduate courses from these universities and can share some thoughts? I got my bachelor's from UQ and am looking for a fully online course, as I'm still unsure about taking time off of work or not.

Also, if you know of any other degrees that would be more beneficial for me, please share! Just feeling very stuck with where I am at the moment and need a change.

Hi there. Pre Service Teacher here and am wondering about the Professional Experience Portfolios. I haven’t done a placement yet (but will in a couple of weeks) but am slightly confused about exactly what I need to capture in the PEP. The response from the course coordinator seems very abstract, so I wanted to get some practical tips and guidance for how others have approached this.

My area will be Primary school if that’s relevant. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I’m an Industrial Design graduate from UNSW and have been working in the design space (product design, ceramics, some hands-on making), and I’ve recently been seriously considering becoming a TAS teacher in NSW or VIC .

Before I fully commit to doing a Master of Teaching, I’d really love to chat with someone who’s currently working as a TAS teacher to get an honest insight into the job the good, the bad, workload, lifestyle, what you actually spend your time doing, etc.

If anyone here is a TAS teacher (or knows someone who is) and would be open to a quick 15–30 min Zoom call, I’d really appreciate it. Happy to work around your schedule.

Also, does anyone have experience with the “Transition to Teaching Scholarship Program”? How long do programs like this usually stick around, and is it something I should be applying for now?

Thanks a lot 🙏

Hi Brain trust!

I'm a high school maths teacher and will be attaining my senior teacher later this year. My school currently have no roles for me to take on, and are open to suggestions for senior teacher roles I can undertake. What are some ideas or suggestions on senior teacher tasks I can do?

Thank you! 😊