Government figures, drawn from census data, show more than 170,000 Victorians speak Hindi and Punjabi.

Albanese praised teachers as the nation’s “best weapon against disadvantage” and credited AEU federal president Correna Haythorpe for her “relentless” advocacy in securing long-sought reforms.

Research tells us it can have a negative impact on a students’ learning, their connection to school and mental health.

The audience included 16 primary school teachers representing Fiji at the WAGGGS Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, alongside Fijians in India for medical treatment and studies.

‘Canva for Education’ is expected to benefit over 840,000 teachers and over 25 million students across CBSE schools in India.

They will tell you teaching is a rewarding job, but that teachers are stressed and overworked.

Screen teachers are also predominantly single, white, middle-class women. White teachers outnumber teachers of other ethnicities by ten to one.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins today visited Saltwater P-9 College in Point Cook to announce the scholarships, as part of a $229.8 million package to grow the school workforce.

The report contains 14 recommendations across four key areas of reform.

There are already several national and state policy moves to try to address the shortage and its potential causes.