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Better, Smarter Regulation

CSNSW designed Better, Smarter Regulation to address the burden of regulation on school principals and teachers and to propose solutions to government to lighten this burden.
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We understand that the burden of compliance in education can take precious time away from teachers and principals.

Workloads for teachers and staff have increased because of the growing compliance burden.

That is why CSNSW developed Better, Smarter Regulation through a program of consultation, collaboration and advocacy. 

The report

The Better, Smarter Regulation report identifies four priority areas for reform: 

Teacher accreditation

  • Simplifying the pathway to teacher accreditation while continuing to improve teacher quality. 

Financial compliance

  • Supporting better financial accountability through streamlined financial reporting. 

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on Students with Disability

  • Promoting better support for students with disability by giving teachers more time to focus directly on students. 

School governance

  • Better supporting school principals by providing more time to focus on the core mission of schools. 

Recommendations

The recommendations in the report identify a more proportionate and flexible regulatory approach that maintains a strong emphasis on transparency and accountability.

We continue to engage with the NSW Government and the Commonwealth Government to progress these solutions.

 

Download the Better, Smarter Regulation report

CSNSW understands that the burden of compliance in education can take precious time away from teachers.  Download the Better, Smarter Regulation report.