FULL TIME (30hrs per unit) Teacher Aids Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/full-time-30hrs-per-unit-teacher-aids.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:16 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mrs Amanda Latcham [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5490989?utm_medium=rss My daughter started prep this year, she's not 5 until late June, so is youngest of the preppies. Not only that, but it's a composite class with grade 1 students. So in effect, she's in a class with some students almost 2 years older!
She is exhausted from over-stimulation from long days in a 5 day school week! Theres already pressure on them to participate and learn stuff the grade ones are doing, instead of someone preparing them for school in a play-based environment over a 5 day fortnight.

]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 07:09:50 UTC 5490989 Mrs Lisa Furnell [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5383452?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:24:27 UTC 5383452 Mr Luke Higgins [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5229048?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Apr 2009 06:10:55 UTC 5229048 Mr Anthony Officer [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5179239?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:39:48 UTC 5179239 Mrs Kelly-Ann Woods [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5173663?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:42:54 UTC 5173663 MRS CHERI STANGER [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5168004?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:37:36 UTC 5168004 Mrs Dallas Hogan [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5167532?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:55:52 UTC 5167532 Anonymous [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5167490?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:23:45 UTC 5167490 Mrs Vashti McFadzen [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5167486?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:19:05 UTC 5167486 LUCY MONTGOMERY [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5167244?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:06:45 UTC 5167244 Mrs Victoria Finger [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5167142?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:28:31 UTC 5167142 Mrs Gemma Geiger [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5167085?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:02:56 UTC 5167085 mrs Christine Graham [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5160102?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:34:13 UTC 5160102 Mrs Nicole Collins [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5146632?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:03:59 UTC 5146632 Mrs Cheryl Kowald [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5142271?utm_medium=rss Our children deserve the teacher to focus on teaching to enable a high standard of education. Our taxes pay wages for teachers, we expect them to do the job they are trained and qualified for.

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:13:12 UTC 5142271 Mrs Tricia Kelly [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5142041?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:38:36 UTC 5142041 Mrs Nicole McGhee [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5137705?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:11:41 UTC 5137705 MR COLIN IVORY [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5137375?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:31:35 UTC 5137375 Mrs Monica Trayner [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5136302?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:26:27 UTC 5136302 Mrs Nikki Christie [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5136058?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:22:33 UTC 5136058 Mrs Linda McGhee [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5130273?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:13:39 UTC 5130273 Mrs Dianne Hood [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5129617?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:17:59 UTC 5129617 Mrs Peta Crane [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5129593?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:56:01 UTC 5129593 Mrs Rachelle Young [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5129565?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:37:43 UTC 5129565 Mrs Kim Stewart [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5129405?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:28:58 UTC 5129405 mrs Rachel Hermann [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5129398?utm_medium=rss I have a son who started prep this year and is not 5 until May. I believe full time prep is too much for a child this age and also too soon for males. I believe that the old system was better.

]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:26:28 UTC 5129398 mrs Shae Collins [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5129396?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:25:50 UTC 5129396 Mrs Renee Christie [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5129130?utm_medium=rss While I do not agree that pre-schoolers were 6 months older (I am a primary teacher who observed many children who did not turn 5 until later in the year and were not "school ready" ) I do certainly agree that Prep requires full time teacher aides for each class.

]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:40:16 UTC 5129130 Mrs Judy Pownall [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5125884?utm_medium=rss Duty of care infers that children are cared for - 25 prep kids need a teacher and teacher aide

]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:41:38 UTC 5125884 Mrs Catherine Slaney [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5121663?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:25:11 UTC 5121663 Mrs Sandra Falco [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5121152?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:27:30 UTC 5121152 Mrs Donna Seymour [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5116447?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:17:29 UTC 5116447 Mrs Katy Lago [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5115940?utm_medium=rss I am a teacher myself and the mother of a prep child. I see every day how much a full time teacher aide would assist in the preparation and delivery of lessons in the prep classroom. I am helping out on my days off because the teacher needs more hands in her classroom. Bring back full time aides in prep. They are needed urgently.

]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:58:35 UTC 5115940 MRS FAY WOOD [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5115740?utm_medium=rss Why do we have to send children to school so young &The have to go to the same toilets ect as grade 8 children & use the same playground & do not have any cover against the sun

]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:47:13 UTC 5115740 Mrs Amie King [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5115394?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:26:43 UTC 5115394 ms janine schokman [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5114749?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:33:41 UTC 5114749 Kerry Nickols [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5114604?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:54:30 UTC 5114604 Mrs Rosanne Munns [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5114322?utm_medium=rss As a teacher who has relieved in Prep classes I totally agree with the petition.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:56:04 UTC 5114322 Mrs Melanie Lester [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5114193?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:30:46 UTC 5114193 Miss Jackie Cannon [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5113604?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:43:57 UTC 5113604 Mrs Natalie Griffiths [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5111079?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:06:47 UTC 5111079 Mrs Leanne Hoban [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5110291?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:13:33 UTC 5110291 Mrs Melinda Arboit [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5110270?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:07:34 UTC 5110270 ms christina manson [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5110224?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:59:24 UTC 5110224 Mrs Michelle Stanley [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5110216?utm_medium=rss Children are precious. Their learning time should not be sacrificed in any way and with Prep being so structured with much younger children, many with behaviour and learning difficulties, it is imperative that Prep has full time teacher aides to support quality teaching and learning. I can't believe it was not considered from day one, and that the government, usually people who never go into classrooms and see what teachers endure, or children for that matter, make such unrealistic decisions!

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:57:29 UTC 5110216 Mrs Sally Munns [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5110195?utm_medium=rss As the mother of children in Year 1 and Kindy, I am unimpressed with the situation of Prep not having a full time aid. IT IS ESSENTIAL NOT A LUXURY. Please go and observe a Prep class (or better still a Prep / One composite) such as the one my child was in with 25 children. Go after lunch, during summer with 40 degree heat and no working airconditioner, no toilet near the class room, and no teacher aide... Then make up your own mind. It is far from ideal.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:52:04 UTC 5110195 Mrs Tamara Zeller [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5110015?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:54:41 UTC 5110015 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109919?utm_medium=rss I totally agree with this petition

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:17:40 UTC 5109919 Ms Natalie Shand [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109877?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:57:50 UTC 5109877 Mr Benjamin Smith [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109722?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:43:14 UTC 5109722 Mrs Michelle McDonnell [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109528?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:36:30 UTC 5109528 Mrs Ema Hawkins [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109505?utm_medium=rss Our children are our future, let's not shortchange their education in the "Smart State". Aren't they worth a full-time teacher aide? Teachers are overwhelmed and overworked, soon our most dedicated and experienced will be our most disillusioned and distraught. We need to support our teachers so that they can support our children - our country's future.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:13:22 UTC 5109505 Mrs Dorothy Lovell [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109504?utm_medium=rss I'm a prep teacher and realise the need for fulltime teacher aides - especially if there are children who need extra support (e.g. toileting, changing for swimming, and indeed with most tasks in the classroom).

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:13:09 UTC 5109504 Mrs Gina Pitcher [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109390?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:16:50 UTC 5109390 mrs Naomi Schultz [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109027?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:19:23 UTC 5109027 Mr Elliott Favale [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5108997?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:09:49 UTC 5108997 Mrs Kris Favale [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5108982?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:05:02 UTC 5108982 Mrs Rachael Luscombe [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5108893?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:44:13 UTC 5108893 mrs allese crompton [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5108815?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:27:01 UTC 5108815 Ms Felicity Wood [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5107817?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:09:00 UTC 5107817 mrs Dee Barraclough [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5106998?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:12:34 UTC 5106998 Miss Andrea Wood [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5104208?utm_medium=rss I believe that if the government makes being a teacher any harder then we will not have any left in the future... I know If my kids say they want to be a teacher I will try to get them to do something with more support and better work conditions..Maybe a job in poilatics

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