Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek
Career Fair Lures Top Teaching Talent To Regions
Career fair lures top teaching talent to the regions
- 2025 Teach Rural Career Fair promotes the benefits of teaching in rural, regional and remote Queensland.
- Fair offers career advice, networking opportunities, and promotes incentives and benefits for regional educators.
- The event will be held on Saturday at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering the 2025 Teach Rural Career Fair to connect aspiring and experienced teachers with exciting career opportunities in regional, rural and remote Queensland.
Held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre this Saturday, the annual event encourages attendees to explore the benefits of working in the regions, with tips on hand to assist with applications and transfer processes.
Information on the financial incentives, benefits, and support is available for teachers who choose to work outside the South East.
The Fair follows the Crisafulli Government’s actions to cut red tape for teachers by 25 percent, with six early actions announced including a Small Schools Support Plan to provide regional career pathways for aspiring principals.
Increased support for teachers is critical after a decade of neglect under the former Labor Government left teachers drowning in paperwork and students falling behind.
Minister for Education John-Paul Langbroek said teaching in rural towns was personally and professionally rewarding.
“Teaching should be a career of choice and that’s why it’s important to highlight the incredible opportunities on offer,” Minister Langbroek said.
“This week’s Fair helps to match our talented and hardworking teachers with new and exciting opportunities, while ensuring our regional and rural children receive a world-class education.
“Teachers were shackled to their desks under Labor, but the Crisafulli Government is making teaching an attractive choice by reducing red tape by 25 percent.
“We’re removing the tiresome and repetitive administration that weighs teachers down, giving them more support and more time to teach.”
Winton State School Principal Meggin Bahr said while the move out west involved a Principal job, she was driven by the lifestyle change for her family.
“I attended the Department of Education’s Aspiring Principals Program and met lots of people from rural and remote areas,” Mrs Bahr said.
“My husband and I then decided we would pack up and do something different, initially just for 12 months. Now we’re staying another year.”
“We don’t have a commute. It’s given us quality family time back that we never had before. It’s been one of the best things we’ve done for our family – especially for myself as a mum – I can be a mum and be a principal, and neither have to sacrifice.”
Parkhurst State School Principal Dan Evans said he moved to Central Queensland for three years of rural service and continues to call it home 13 years later.
“In smaller schools there are plenty of ways to step up and take on additional roles. If you’re that way inclined, the opportunities out here are endless,” Mr Evans said.
“Being exposed to leadership early in my career led me down the small school principal pathway and I progressed from there.
“Teaching in rural and remote areas of Central Queensland offers a kind of connection you’ve likely never felt before – you become so much more than just a teacher in those communities.”
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