The Teachers Are Blowing Their Whistles!

The Education Queensland promotion system is dysfunctional.

Many teachers leave when they see poor-quality people promoted. ...
 
Crawlers and golfing buddies of those in high places are given favoured treatment such as promotions. ...
 
"A woman of 23 who had one year's experience as principal of a one-teacher school was appointed principal of an 18-teacher school."
 
  • Fred, a teacher with 30 years of classroom experience, quoted by Des Houghton in Teachers' view on the "missing" , p. 54, The Courier-Mail, May 30-31, 2009

 

Queensland teachers are regularly blocked from promotion by self-interested bureaucrats.

Former Queensland Studies Authority chairman Professor Bob Lingard says that Queensland state school teachers are regularly blocked from promotion by self-interested Education Queensland bureaucrats.

"Often we get those promoted because they go along with what's happening with those above them," the Professor said.

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