Featured resource: AITSL 'Reducing red tape' Toolkit and Spotlight on early childhood educators
Last year, the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) undertook the Review to Reduce Red Tape for Teachers and School Leaders, which was presented to Education Ministers in December 2020.
In response, AITSL has developed a toolkit for the Australian school context called Reducing Red Tape - Shifting the Balance. It includes tools and resources that aim to support schools to identify workload issues and implement solutions to reduce the burden of compliance and administrative tasks on teacher and leader time.
Catholic Education Western Australia and Catholic Schools NSW are featured case studies on the AITSL website highlighting the work they have been doing to reduce the administrative and reporting burden for teachers and leaders.
Spotlight on early childhood educators
AITSL has also released their latest Spotlight report, Celebrating Early Childhood Educators.
The Spotlight examines the critical role of early childhood teachers and the benefits of investing in early childhood education. It shows that children who receive quality early childhood education are up to eight months ahead of their peers in learning on entry to school, with these benefits persisting into adolescence. It also looks at the specialist expertise of early childhood teachers and the various pathways into the profession.