All state schools and permanent teachers.
To outline the Department of Education’s (the department’s) commitment to a range of practices that support a flexible, mobile teaching workforce across Queensland.
A mobile teaching workforce is vital to provide all Queensland schools with high quality, committed teachers delivering quality education to children across the state. The department is committed to a range of workforce mobility practices that support flexibility, innovation and continuous improvement, and a teaching community that is committed to lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
A mobile teaching workforce is necessary to support:
Activities that support workforce mobility include transfers, relieving placements, and internal teaching appointments, all of which rely upon transparent processes and a capable, quality teaching workforce to be effective.
When making a decision with respect to teacher workforce mobility, the decision maker will consider human rights.
The department will support school leaders and teachers to successfully carry out the following activities.
School leaders are expected to encourage the mobility of teachers across the system and actively participate in activities that support a mobile teaching workforce. This includes:
Teachers are expected to take ownership of their professional development and to consider suitable opportunities throughout their career to gain diverse professional experiences, expand the breadth of their capabilities and demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning. This includes:
To meet staffing requirements or to address specific operational needs, the department may also require teachers to transfer in accordance with section 133 of the Public Service Act 2008 (Qld) and teacher transfer guidelines.
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1.0 Teacher workforce mobility
Further information is available from Regional HR Teams (DoE employees only).
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