What Teachers Want: Better Teacher Management (A Grattan Report)
Evaluating the work of teachers and developing their teaching skills is a key part of improving the quality of teaching. However, an OECD survey reveals that teacher evaluation and development in Australia is poor and amongst the worst in the developed world.
Watch this 2-minute video summary of the report, or read the full report in this PDF.
I am hopeful that regulatory bodies such as the NSW Institute of Teachers and Teaching Australia (now AITSL) can play a part in improving this situation.