Regional teacher shortage will cause greater disparity between students, psychologists warn
The return to face-to-face learning after two years of lockdowns has not brought an end to classroom chaos across the country, with fears the teacher shortage will cause even more students to fall through the cracks.
Psychologists warn that school staff shortages, particularly in rural, regional and remote areas, will see vulnerable students fall drastically behind, leading to greater disparity between students down the track.
"There's a group of students that have more vulnerabilities, so that could be a learning disorder, a trauma in the home space or it could be retention problems," Australian Psychological Society president Tamara Cavenett told the ABC.
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