New teachers in Australia don’t plan to stick around

Almost half of all new teachers in Australia are planning to leave the profession within 10 years, a national survey has found. The survey of 1,732 public school teachers with one to three years’ experience found that 47.9% expected to leave the profession within a decade. The survey adds to concerns about a looming teacher shortage, with half the permanent teachers in NSW due to retire by 2016. Read more in The Sydney Morning Herald online.