Page 2816 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 17 September 2014
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Mr Doszpot: Minister, how many hours per year are set aside for teacher professional development, given that 79 per cent of teachers say that they do not have enough time to engage in collaborative professional learning?
MADAM SPEAKER: The standing orders require that the answer be directly relevant. The question was a quantitative question, so I ask the minister to see if she can answer the quantitative question.
MS BURCH: It is my understanding that the current EBA sets out a range of activities that provide for professional development, so does the demand for maintenance of their professional standards.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Smyth.
MR SMYTH: Minister, what is the current average of classroom hours for teachers?
MS BURCH: I think face to face, remembering, for senior secondary years is 19 hours a week and for primary school is 21.5.
Mr Barr: That sounds correct.
MS BURCH: Thank you, Mr Barr; you have a longer memory than I do. So again our ACT government school teachers sit at the lowest face-to-face teaching hours of any state or territory.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Smyth.
MR SMYTH: Minister, what impact does face-to-face teaching hours have on educational outcomes?
MS BURCH: I heard the question as: what does the face-to-face teaching hours have on educational outcomes?
MADAM SPEAKER: Sorry, if you did not hear Mr Smyth, I am happy to have him repeat the question.
MS BURCH: Yes, if he could, please.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Smyth,
MR SMYTH: I will speak more slowly and clearly, Madam Speaker. Minister, what impact does face-to-face teaching hours have on educational outcomes?
MS BURCH: The hours that a teacher spends in front of a student teaching, I think have a significant impact on an educational outcome.
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