The NSW Government will hire an additional 4600 teachers to join the ranks of the public school system \u2013 delivering the highest number of teachers in the State\u2019s history, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes announced today.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are investing record amounts into NSW schools and teachers, and this $2 billion investment has only been made possible due to the strong economic position created by the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cIt is so important to invest in our children to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the jobs of the future.\u201d
\nThis commitment will bring the total number of full-time positions funded by the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government to nearly 11,000 new teachers since we came to Government.
\nBy comparison, Labor hired just over 1000 new teachers in their last five years in office. They closed more than 90 schools, with a secret plan to close 100 more and axe 7500 teachers.
\nThis record-breaking teacher recruitment drive over four years will help staff the 170-plus new and upgraded schools being delivered as part of the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government\u2019s record $6 billion investment in school infrastructure.
\nMr Stokes said he was thrilled to be growing NSW\u2019s world-class teacher workforce.
\n\u201cWe have some of the best teachers in the world who have the incredibly rewarding career of shaping the lives of the next generation,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\n\u201cIt is my priority to ensure NSW continues to have the best schools and best teachers in the country.\u201d
\nLast year, the NSW Government committed an additional $6.4 billion for public schools to 2027 as part of the Gonski deal with the Commonwealth, bringing the State\u2019s total investment to $148 billion for government and non-government schools.
\nNSW was also the only State to provide extra money to public schools to complement the Commonwealth\u2019s $1.2 billion Choice and Affordability Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NSW Government will hire an additional 4600 teachers to join the ranks of the public school system \u2013 delivering the highest number of teachers in the State\u2019s history, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes announced today. \u201cWe are investing record amounts into NSW schools and teachers, and this $2 billion investment has … Continue reading “RECORD TEACHERS FOR NSW: 4600 EXTRA”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}