Secondary teacher remuneration Taskforce report welcomed
Education Minister Trevor Mallard today expressed the government's support for the report of the Ministerial Taskforce
on Secondary Teacher Remuneration.
Trevor Mallard said the report charted a positive direction for the secondary teaching profession.
"I believe the parties in the Taskforce have worked exceptionally well together to develop a useful framework to guide
both professional and industrial engagements over the next decade," Trevor Mallard said.
"I support the staged implementation of the remuneration strategy, which is intended to recruit and retain a high
quality secondary teaching profession and develop the capability of our teachers."
"I am particularly pleased that the report focuses on providing opportunities for and recognition of excellent teaching
practice to improve learning opportunities for all students. It encourages life long learning and high quality
professional practice.
"I believe the report provides the parties with an opportunity to create a more stable environment for future bargaining
rounds and I am supportive of continuing a constructive approach by the parties to addressing the issues facing the
sector," Trevor Mallard said.