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Teachers’ work refers to the complex array of practices, knowledge, relationships and ethical considerations that comprise the role of the teacher. It acknowledges the ways in which teachers’ work is being reshaped in the context of a broader set of economic, political and cultural conditions. Early career teacher resilience is promoted when the focus is on understanding the complex, intense and unpredictable nature of teachers’ work rather than on individual deficits and victim blaming.
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This entitlement to extra release time only applies to fulltime, first year, permanently appointed or contract teachers appointed for a full year in SA & WA Government schools. In SA, ECTs receive 0.1 EFT and in WA they receive 0.05 EFT under Enterprise Agreements.
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Johnson, B. et al. (2015). Teachers’ Work. In: Early Career Teachers. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-173-2_3
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