澳大利亚墨尔本梅尔顿中学推行了一项在澳大利亚教育界罕见的远程办公政策，以减轻教师的工作负担。该校190名员工中有81人参加了这一计划，参与者可以每两周有一天在家工作，用于课程规划、批改学生作业和与家长沟通1。校长凯瑟琳·索贝表示，"我想找到一种方式，让教师有机会进行一些不同类型的思考，而不必在周末工作"1。
这一举措直指澳大利亚教师的普遍困境。根据2024年澳大利亚教育联盟的调查，维多利亚州教师平均每周额外无偿工作12.4小时1。为改善这一状况，维多利亚州教师已同意将课后会议减半，并将面对面教学时间从每周20小时降至18.5小时1。蒙纳什大学教育领导力副教授菲奥娜·朗缪尔对8000名维多利亚州教育联盟成员进行的调查显示，其中65%的人支持实施四天工作周1。自2024年以来，教育部门已记录了948项灵活工作安排，涉及94000多名公立学校教师和支持人员1。
Melton Secondary College in Melbourne has implemented an unconventional work-from-home policy for its teaching staff, offering roughly half of its 190 employees one day every two weeks to work remotely 1. The initiative aims to alleviate teacher burnout by providing dedicated time for curriculum planning, grading student work, and communicating with parents without the interruptions of on-campus duties 1.
The policy responds to a broader challenge facing educators in Victoria, where teachers currently work an average of 12.4 additional unpaid hours per week, according to a 2024 survey by the Australian Education Union 1. School principal Kathryn Sobey explained the reasoning behind the decision, stating: "I wanted to find a way for teachers to have the opportunity to do some different thinking without having to work on weekends" 1. The school's approach complements recent agreements in Victoria's education sector, where teachers have consented to reduce after-hours meetings by half and cut face-to-face teaching time from 20 to 18.5 hours per week 1.
Support for flexible work arrangements extends beyond this single school. Since 2024, the education department has recorded 948 flexible work arrangements affecting more than 94,000 teachers and support staff across public schools 1. Broader interest in restructuring work schedules is evident among educators themselves—a survey of 8,000 Victorian Education Union members conducted by Monash University Associate Professor Fiona Longmuir found that 65 percent would support a four-day working week 1.
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