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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Poor discipline in Australian schools among factors driving teachers away, OECD warns

Primary schoolboy and girls doing schoolwork at classroom desks
The education minister, Jason Clare, says the report ‘confirms the equity issues and teacher workforce challenges we face, particularly in early childhood education and school classrooms’. Photograph: Sydney Bourne/Getty Images/Image Source

Poor discipline in Australian schools is contributing to a “high level of teacher attrition” at the same time student disengagement is on the rise, according to a new international report.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s education policy outlook in Australia report lists teacher turnover and “supply challenges” as key difficulties for the system, blaming a lack of “career pathways” among other factors.

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