Introduced in 2021, the NSW Department of Education’s Quality Time Program intended to ‘simplify, modernise and reduce’ administrative processes so ...
Govt’s ‘Quality Time’ initiative risked de-skilling NSW teachers: new analysis
A policy that aimed to slash NSW teachers’ admin load potentially stripped away the core work of the profession, essentially deskilling educators rather than handing them back crucial time, researchers have flagged.
Although the policy was underpinned by talk of removing particular process and requirements placed on teachers, most solutions were simply about making these more efficient, the study found.