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Jenny Cole, a former principal in Perth, resigned after a critical incident at her school involving a student injury and staff trauma. The incident occurred during a policy announcement, highlighting systemic pressures on educators. Cole noted that burnout and unsustainable workloads have worsened over time, with teachers now averaging 50 hours weekly. She criticizes the growing responsibility on schools to support students, parents, and therapists, exacerbated by changes to NDIS funding. Despite recent government initiatives like workload taskforces and wellbeing funding, Cole argues the system remains broken. Her work as a leadership coach focuses on helping educators manage stress and find sustainable paths. The article underscores the urgent need for systemic reform in education to address burnout and improve support for staff.

Nearly 95 percent of teachers experience heightened stress in their daily work, while one-third face a high or very high professional risk, according to monitoring conducted by education support association TeachInspire and reported by LSM. Only 8 percent of teachers manage to follow their lesson…

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