High-achieving teachers in Pittwater will be some of the first to earn salaries of up to $152,000, thanks to a $100 million commitment from the NSW Government.
Local teachers will be among the first cohort of 200 teachers across more than 50 schools will start in 2023, helping shape the career pathway before it is expanded across NSW.
Pittwater schools with teachers involved in the first phase of the program include Elanora Heights Public School and Narrabeen Sports High School.
Liberal candidate for Pittwater, Rory Amon, welcomed the announcement and said: “This is seismic reform that will modernise the teaching profession and ensure we have the best teachers in our classrooms to benefit students for generations to come.”
The Rewarding Excellence in Teaching Program has been the subject of one of the largest consultation processes ever undertaken by the NSW Department of Education. The consultation included 117 roundtables held across every school network in NSW; 1,267 teachers from 849 schools directly consulted; and 4,554 online surveys completed.