Melton Secondary offers teachers one day home a fortnight
81 of 190 staff take up fortnightly work-from-home, a rare option addressing teachers' 12.4 unpaid hours weekly.
Why it mattersTeacher burnout is mounting: Victorian educators work unpaid 12.4 extra hours weekly on average. Flexible options that protect focus time and personal time directly reduce that strain and help schools retain good staff.
AustraliaThe arrangement shows what's possible in Australia's stretched school system. Other Victorian schools may adopt similar models, especially as state teachers just won reduced face-to-face hours and recognition of flexible work in their new pay agreement.
Corroborated bytheage.com.au·brisbanetimes.com.au
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