How to avoid duplication
What should you do if you’re directed to undertake duplicative or excessive practices related to the NQF Educational Program documentation?
- Identify any duplicative or unnecessary documentation. You may find the reflective questions from the informationsheet helpful.
- Work out how the process or requirements can be improved (for example using the same document to satisfy several required records).
- Approach your employer/manager and draw attention to the information sheet. Discuss your suggestions for how documentation can be reduced, removed, combined and/or used for multiple purposes while meeting legislative requirements.
If the issue remains unresolved, encourage all staff at your service to make a written request for a review of practices at your workplace based on the official advice in the information sheet. Contact your union organiser for support with this.
Let’s eliminate duplicative and excessive practices together
The information sheets form part of an ongoing process the IEU has undertaken with several government and regulatory authorities, with a view to addressing, at a structural level, processes that lead to excessive teacher workloads.
Access the information sheets here:
- Educational Program Documentation for Educators and Teachers – Early childhood - bit.ly/Educatorteacherfactsheet
- Educational Program Documentation for Educators – School age care - bit.ly/schoolfactsheet
- Educational Program Documentation for Approved Providers – Early Childhood - bit.ly/ECprovidersfactsheet
- Educational Program Documentation for Approved Providers – School Age Care - bit.ly/schoolprovidersfactsheet
The common theme is that a teacher’s professional judgement should be paramount in determining what constitutes an appropriate level of documentation for teaching and learning, administrative and data collection processes.
The IEU is constantly working with employers, regulatory authorities and government to achieve positive industrial and professional outcomes for members. Encourage your colleagues to join their union to ensure the voice of the profession is heard at every level and in every forum.