Workload reduction measures
The forthcoming review of allocative methodology will require an examination of the fundamental duties of teachers and school leaders.
Mapping exactly what teachers and school leaders are currently required to do is a crucial early step in the review of duties and responsibilities and the consequent identification of the workload creep that has occurred in recent years. Without that detailed mapping, it’s impossible to establish what workload can be reasonably and permanently removed.
Workload reduction matters for teachers, heads of program and school leaders
The QTU has produced a range of resources to help members address workload issues in their individual school contexts.
Further information
Workload reduction resources
Current Certified Agreement
MOAs
Joint Statements
Principles of good workload management
Australian Curriculum
P-12 CARF
WAC
The joint Workload Advisory Council (WAC) contained in the 2019 enterprise bargaining (EB) agreement has been established and held its first meeting on 18 February 2020.
The WAC’s role was to collect information about what is causing workload pressures and propose workload reduction initiatives. Submissions will be invited by the department in the first half of the year, preferably from groups of employees, e.g. school staff, a network of specialist teachers, a cluster of schools. The QTU will establish “interest groups” (for want of a better term) of members with similar roles to provide ideas to our WAC representatives.
We thank the QTU Reps on the WAC, Beck Humphreys, Chris D Smith, Peter Darben and Andrew Thompson, who committed their time to these meetings and provided excellent input on behalf of members over the three years.
School leaders
Regional and Systematic Initiatives
Beginning teacher
Annual Performance Review [APR]
*the current joint statement is being updated and reviewed with the Department of Education
Collegial engagement
*the current joint statement is being updated and reviewed with the Department of Education
Data
Moderation
NCCD
NCT
Planning, preparation and differentiation
*the current joint statement is being updated and reviewed with the Department of Education
Playground duty and meal breaks
Rostered Duty Time
A full-time teacher will have 25 hours (1,500 minutes) of rostered duty time per week.
An instrumental music teacher/instructor will have 30 hours (1,800 minutes) of rostered duty time per week.
Rostered duty time includes face-to-face teaching duties, associated professional duties, non-contact time and the 10 minute rest pause each day.
Duties undertaken outside rostered duty time (e.g. school camps) should only occur on a voluntary basis.