NSW to simplify Highly Accomplished Lead Teacher accreditation

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published May 16, 2022

The NSW Government wants to increase the number of highly accomplished or lead teachers in the state almost tenfold in the next three years by making it easier for them to be accredited.

Education Minister Sarah Mitchell is seeking to implement a new accreditation system for teachers.

Head of the state's teachers union Angelo Gavrielatos says the announcement is overdue and designed to distract from the sector's ...

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