"That ICPA Qld Inc. lobbies the Department of Education to fund travel for all staff whose roles are positioned across multiple rural and remote schools, to ensure the viability of these positions."
Rural and Remote schools are experiencing staff shortages across the board, and are struggling to attract and retain staff for positions such as a second teacher, admin, teacher aides, cleaner, IT support, groundskeeping, sport, HPE, music and LOTE. These positions are often part time, one day or one session positions and the location of rural schools, coupled with the lack of greater hours to make it attractive and viable, especially when there is no guaranteed travel component to support those travelling roles. Sharing these positions within a cluster is the most viable option and we ask these positions be fully supported financially for travel and are flexibility to be employed in a shared capacity to meet the needs of these unique circumstances.
