Year 3 student's letter highlights impact of ACT teacher strikes on learning
Lacey-Mae Kaden wrote to the ACT government arguing that split classes and school disruptions harm student learning and teacher health.
After a school gala day was cancelled due to industrial action, a Year 3 student sat down to write a persuasive letter to the government. Lacey-Mae Kaden's letter, titled "Why Teachers Should Be Given What They Deserve", focused on split and collapsed classes where students move to different classrooms when teachers are absent.
Lacey-Mae Kaden wrote that split classes stop students from learning properly because they keep starting new topics. Lacey-Mae Kaden also noted that extra students make her teacher more tired and more likely to get sick.
All ACT public schools will close for two hours on Thursday, September 24, for a work stoppage between 8.30am and 10.30am. Parent-teacher interviews and learning journeys have been cancelled across many schools as part of union action.
- Lacey-Mae Kaden, Year 3
- Student
- Thursday, September 24, 8.30am to 10.30am
- Strike date
- Two hours
- School closure duration
- All ACT public schools
- Schools affected
Why it mattersSchool disruptions have real costs for both student learning and teacher wellbeing, and the strikes highlight how long those problems have gone unresolved.
AustraliaACT families are losing parent-teacher meetings and face ongoing school closures, while students deal with interrupted classes and mixed-year learning groups.
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