My latest article in the The Spectator Australia challenges the view of the WA Education Minister that "the record number of teachers leaving the profession is due in part to graduates who are ‘particular’ about their working arrangements and ‘fussier’ about their work than older teachers."...
"Research, which was kindly supported by the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, highlights the real causes, which include inadequate teacher training.
Up to half of new teachers leave within five years after graduation.
10-20 per cent of education graduates never enter the classroom.
This high attrition is caused not by teacher ‘fussiness’ but by frequent failures in teacher training, declining entry standards, inadequate preparation for real-world challenges, and broader policy failures in higher education......"
For more, please go to https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/10/the-teachers-exodus/ 
