Comments on: Teachers’ Dress Code in Australia – What you need to pack http://www.leadingout.net/blog/teachers-dress-code-in-australia-what-you-need-to-pack/ Adventures in Teaching & Travelling in Australia Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matilda http://www.leadingout.net/blog/teachers-dress-code-in-australia-what-you-need-to-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-1757 Matilda Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:02:38 +0000 http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=633#comment-1757 I'm a twelfth grade student at an Australian Public school and quite frankly so long as everything is covered it doesn't matter. At least not at my school. Some English teachers wear T-shirts and shorts every day. It deffinately gets hot here so just a casual shirt does fine. A lot of the science and maths teachers wear shirts with funny sayings relating to their subjects. If you dress casually students will actually be more respectful and not the other way around. It shows that you are suprisingly a normal person. I’m a twelfth grade student at an Australian Public school and quite frankly so long as everything is covered it doesn’t matter. At least not at my school. Some English teachers wear T-shirts and shorts every day. It deffinately gets hot here so just a casual shirt does fine. A lot of the science and maths teachers wear shirts with funny sayings relating to their subjects. If you dress casually students will actually be more respectful and not the other way around. It shows that you are suprisingly a normal person.

]]> By: Angela http://www.leadingout.net/blog/teachers-dress-code-in-australia-what-you-need-to-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Angela Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:35:49 +0000 http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=633#comment-1677 I work in the government system (public school) in Victoria, and I have observed teachers wearing everything from super-casual (not P.E. teachers either) to super-suited-up. Because in our school we have to go up and down stairs quite a lot, the school encourages people to dress comfortably, even if it means wearing jeans and sneakers every day. I've never seen or heard of anyone being reprimanded for dressing inappropriately. Nor is there any mention of teacher dress code in the staff handbook/ at induction meetings. I think Ali is right though - dress for the you *want*. I work in the government system (public school) in Victoria, and I have observed teachers wearing everything from super-casual (not P.E. teachers either) to super-suited-up. Because in our school we have to go up and down stairs quite a lot, the school encourages people to dress comfortably, even if it means wearing jeans and sneakers every day. I’ve never seen or heard of anyone being reprimanded for dressing inappropriately. Nor is there any mention of teacher dress code in the staff handbook/ at induction meetings.

I think Ali is right though – dress for the you *want*.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.leadingout.net/blog/teachers-dress-code-in-australia-what-you-need-to-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 Daniel Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:25 +0000 http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=633#comment-1655 The same is true in the UK. Public school are government run. Private schools are privately funded. The same is true in the UK.
Public school are government run.
Private schools are privately funded.

]]> By: Leading Out http://www.leadingout.net/blog/teachers-dress-code-in-australia-what-you-need-to-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Leading Out Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:21:23 +0000 http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=633#comment-1572 Yes that is very true. Government schools in Australia are the same as public schools in North America. Yes that is very true. Government schools in Australia are the same as public schools in North America.

]]> By: Fiona http://www.leadingout.net/blog/teachers-dress-code-in-australia-what-you-need-to-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-1509 Fiona Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:38:46 +0000 http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=633#comment-1509 Hate to say this, but in most of Australia when we say public school, we mean government school. Hate to say this, but in most of Australia when we say public school, we mean government school.

]]> By: Ali http://www.leadingout.net/blog/teachers-dress-code-in-australia-what-you-need-to-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Ali Wed, 13 May 2009 10:20:37 +0000 http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=633#comment-940 I am at a government school in Australia and the range of dress for teachers varies quite a bit. If you are a PE and sport teacher, you will need to bring warm clothes for sport as quite a bit of time gets spent outside and it does get chilly. Many teachers that are not PE teachers at my school wear jeans on a regular basis. This being said, it is important to remember, that like any profession, you dress for the job you want, not the one you have. I am at a government school in Australia and the range of dress for teachers varies quite a bit. If you are a PE and sport teacher, you will need to bring warm clothes for sport as quite a bit of time gets spent outside and it does get chilly. Many teachers that are not PE teachers at my school wear jeans on a regular basis. This being said, it is important to remember, that like any profession, you dress for the job you want, not the one you have.

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