The Australian Education Reporter

Staffing autonomy revoked

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SINCE 2010 Independen­t Public Schools (IPS) have had full control over staffing but education department changes will require IPS to consider ‘redeployee­s’ before hiring any teachers or support staff.

Education Minister Sue Ellery says the changes are due to concerns that IPS has been snapping up the best teachers, leading to a two-tiered education system.

“The new policy change is that they are required to demonstrat­e they have considered a suitable match, if one is suggested to them, from the re-deployment pool,” she said.

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