Canterbury teachers consistently had high scores for emotional exhaustion, anxiety and social dysfunction. (Photo \ Getty Images)

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Michael Johnston: Briefing for the incoming Education Minister; The teaching profession is in crisis

Author: Michael Johnston, The New Zealand Initiative,
Publish Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023, 5:00AM

New Zealand’s teachers are operating under a lot of pressure.

Our schools face an acute shortage of teaching staff, especially in specialist areas like secondary mathematics and science. Earlier this year, the Post-Primary Teachers Association reported that a third of…

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