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Larissa McLean Davies, Professor of Teacher Education, The University of Melbourne

Australia's teacher shortage won't be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade

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Today, state and federal education ministers will meet in Canberra to discuss the teacher shortage.

In their first in-person meeting for more than a year, they will also speak to principals, teachers and education experts about the crisis. Not only do we need more people to take up teaching as a career, experienced teachers are leaving the profession, or saying they plan to.

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