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Victorian teachers voted today for more industrial action in their bid to gain a 30 per cent pay rise over three years.
About 10,000 striking teachers gathered at a rally at Vodafone Arena in Melbourne today to vote.
The Australian Education Union (AEU) wants a 10 per cent annual pay rise over three years for teachers and a reduction in contract employment.
The Queensland Government will provide grants of up to $50,000 to help primary school teachers change careers.
Education and Training Minister Rod Welford said the money was part of the Career Change Program, which has so far helped about 1200 teachers leave the profession to pursue new employment opportunities.
Principals at more than 1000 schools will receive a reward fund of up to $50,000 to divide among their best teachers as part of a program to introduce performance pay next year.
The $53 million "reward" program would fund outstanding teachers who improved the academic results of their students, the Minister for Education, Julie Bishop, told the Herald.
This project linked year 12 Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning students from Montmorency Secondary School and selected residents from Sir William Hall Hostel in Banyule, Victoria.
Teachers have launched a $1.3 million advertising campaign to protest public schools' decreasing share of funding.
Australian Education Union president Pat Byrne said public schools got 35 per cent of Federal Government funding, despite educating almost 70 per cent of all children.
Almost 60 NSW public school teachers have been removed from the classroom due to criminal investigations, child protection allegations or incompetence.
A News Limited newspaper reports that 10 teachers in primary and secondary schools across the state are facing criminal charges and 26 are being disciplined or investigated over serious child protection issues.
Education Minister Julie Bishop has today admitted some teachers would be paid less than they could earn on current pay structures under her plan to introduce performance-based pay.
University graduates are increasingly being forced to enrol in TAFE courses to improve their job prospects, with students armed with arts and science degrees finding they do not have the skills to enter the workforce.
New data shows one in five students enrolled in some technical courses had completed university but required further study to obtain employment in their desired field.
