Australian education ministers agree to draft national plan to combat teacher shortages

Proposed plan will tackle workload, pay structures and attracting and retaining teachers, but does not address increased school funding

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Education ministers have agreed to a national plan to consider better pathways into teaching, new pay structures and a decreased workload as means to combat the teacher shortage.

After a meeting in Canberra on Friday, state and territory ministers said the new federal education minister, Jason Clare, offered a breath of fresh air", but the commonwealth remained tight-lipped about increasing schools funding.

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