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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Ethan Hamilton

'Stand up, fight back': Teachers Federation vice president in Newcastle and poised to strike

'Stand up, fight back': Amber Flohm in Newcastle ahead of Wednesday's strike Picture: Marina Neil

A KOTARA teacher says the long-term impact of teacher shortages will have a "far bigger impact on student outcomes than a one day strike", ahead of state-wide industrial action scheduled for Wednesday.

Kotara High's Sean Brown has been teaching around the Hunter for almost 30 years. He said unless government takes action to address unsustainable teaching workloads and uncompetitive salaries, NSW will face a "massive" teacher shortage in the next decade.

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