Top Sydney principal criticises ‘odd’ teacher salary plan
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- 21 Feb 2023
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The principal of one of Sydney’s highest-fee private schools has criticised a plan to pay one in 10 state school teachers more than her own staff, saying the number of excellent teachers in the sector should not be capped.
Leaders across the education sector questioned plans to offer top-performing teachers a $152,000 salary, a $40,000 pay rise from current rates, at The Sydney Morning Herald’s Schools Summit on Tuesday.
The long-time principal of independent girls school SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Jenny Allum, told the summit she found it “odd” and “questionable” that the government would seek to pay 10 per cent of public school teachers significantly more than their peers. Read More..
