Prof. Scott Eacott

The Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage (HATS) work featured in the UNSW Impact Portfolio 100+ Innovations and Capabilities that change the world booklet for 2025 - viewer.joomag.com/unsw-100-inn... Proud of the work we have been able to do, and continue to do

Annual Conference 2025, Day Three Guest speakers: Scott Eacott and Adam Rorris Addressing housing affordability for teachers should be a high priority for policymakers, guest […]

I was given the opportunity to speak on housing affordability for teachers at the NSW Teachers Federation State Conference yesterday. You can see the write up at: www.nswtf.org.au/news/2025/07... My presentation is discussed under the 'Housing affordability for teachers should be a priority' tab.

The Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage (HATS) team is expanding! We are looking for a Research Officer to join us for the rest of 2025. external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53... An exciting opportunity to join a team doing work on a timely topic with significant potential impact

Building joined up policy now, across and beyond the education sector Education policy needs to be joined up, connected, and a real effort made across policy sectors to build stronger alignment

The latest @australianare.bsky.social blog by Martin Mills blog.aare.edu.au/building-joi... makes reference to our work on Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage as part of connected solutions to improve education provision and outcomes @jmipp.bsky.social

This is a great resource and well worth checking out if interested in education.

As Feb ends, a wrap up of work by the HATS team: giving evidence at the essential worker housing inquiry; presenting work at #ICSEI2025; working on multiple industry funded projects on housing and the teacher workforce, testing new data vis; & launching our new course on 'Building education systems'

Final prep for the first class of #EDST5155 Building Education Systems for the trimester. This is the core course in our new 'Education Systems' specialisation in the MEd. Tonight, we look at UNESCO's SDG4 and the policy challenge of designing systems for equitable excellence.

ABS Schools data is now live: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/p...

Schools methodology, 2023

Education data releases due this week include the Australian Bureau of Statistics 'National Schools Statistics Collection (non-finance)' www.abs.gov.au/methodologie... and then ACARA's annual school profile update www.acara.edu.au/contact-us/a... Both due any time from today

B Child care, education and training - Report on Government Services 2025 Part B includes performance reporting for Early childhood education and care (ECEC), School education and Vocational education and training (VET).

For those who like education data, the 2025 release of the 'Report on Government Services' (ROGS) data for 'B: Child care, education and training' was 11 Feb. See link to overview and data downloads www.pc.gov.au/ongoing/repo...

Off to Melbourne today in prep for #ICSEI2025 Will be presenting on the 'systemic implications of Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage (HATS)' research program tomorrow (Tues). The focus is affordability of housing in capital cities and implications for staffing schools now and onwards

Fortunate to have had the opportunity to provide further evidence at the NSW Legislative Assembly Select Committee Public Hearing on Essential Worker Housing today. Presented evidence from our Housing Affordability & the Teacher Shortage (HATS) research.

The quote comes from: Cunningham, E. (1956) My child's teacher and I, The Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp. 254-258

Before the media stories of twins starting kindy, and a new cohort of teachers beginning their careers, I want to draw attention to the infrequently discussed issue of teachers (especially new ones) finding appropriate housing within commuting distance of their schools. Here is a quote from 1956

Slide decks ready to go and looking forward to #AARE24 #AARE2024. I have 'Housing affordability and the teacher shortage in Australian capital cities' [Wed, 12noon, A209
25 Wally's Walk], and 'Introducing the Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage (HATS) lab' [Tues, 4pm, 430
12 Second Way]

All set for #Urban Futures expo showcasing the Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage (HATS) work #EduSky

Urban Futures Booklet | Page 38 Joomag digital interactive publication

The Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage (HATS) team's work features on Page 38 of the Expo Booklet: viewer.joomag.com/urban-future...

UNSW Urban Futures Expo Join us at the UNSW Urban Futures Expo! Explore a blend of interactive displays and connect with innovators & businesses shaping our cities.

There are still a few tickets left for the FREE ENTRY Urban Futures Expo tomorrow at UNSW Paddington 3:30-6:30pm. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/unsw-urban...

The NSW Government is launching a new Housing Authority to boost supply. It includes $450M for new essential worker apartments. See: www.nsw.gov.au/media-releas...

Thanks Alice. There are a lot of contributors to teacher shortages, but the availability of appropriate accommodation within commuting distance to work is often overlooked by policy makers. Hopefully our work will shed further light on the matter.

UNSW Urban Futures Expo | UNSW Sydney Join us at the UNSW Urban Futures Expo! Explore a blend of interactive displays and connect with innovators & businesses shaping our cities.

Looking forward to showcasing the work of the 'Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage' (HATS) team at the UNSW Urban Futures Expo on 21 Nov www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/unsw-u... There is still time to register for this free event #EduSky

JMI Grant Winners 2024 The James Martin Institute was delighted to host a reception celebrating the nine research teams from the University of Sydney, Western Sydney University, University of Technology Sydney, UNSW, Charle...

On Wednesday evening was fortunate to be acknowledged at the James Martin Institute for Public Policy Grant winners event www.linkedin.com/pulse/jmi-gr... The clip for my project features in the Theme 1 video at around 1:55mins in.

You can now read the submissions to the NSW Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Essential Worker Housing at: www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/l..., including my own: www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/ladocs/submi...

Researcher develops policy options to boost NSW manufacturing The James Martin Institute for Public Policy (JMI) has announced the 2024 winners of its Policy Challenge Grants. Nine innovative research teams were selected through a competitive and rigorous selec...

Excited to be awarded a James Martin Institute policy challenge grant to expand our work on the systemic implications of housing affordability on the teacher shortage. jmi.org.au/news/nine-tr...

‘A perfect storm’: teacher transport woes and inflated house prices spell trouble for Sydney’s schools The financial and personal toll that comes with commuting into Sydney schools each day presents a huge challenge to the future of the city’s teaching workforce, new research has warned.

Recent article in EducationHQ's by Sarah Duggan featuring some insights from me on teacher shortages, housing affordability, and transportation (commuting) costs in Sydney. educationhq.com/news/a-perfe...

School provision, workforce distribution, housing, and the staffing of schools: The case of Sydney, Australia Pursuing Sustainable Development Goal 4 has led to more children and youth accessing schooling than at any point in history. However, this expansion o…

LATEST OPEN ACCESS PAPER: School provision, workforce distribution, housing, and the staffing of schools: The case of Sydney, Australia www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This paper looks at workforce distribution catchment areas.

Schools and the city: workforce distribution, housing and city schools - The Australian Educational Researcher Attracting and retaining a stable supply of effective teachers is critical to the provision of schooling that meets international commitments to equity, excellence, and inclusion. Initiatives targetin...

LATEST OPEN ACCESS PAPER: Schools and the city: workforce distribution, housing and city schools link.springer.com/article/10.1... Authored with the fabulous Catherine Gilbert and Katrina MacDonald

Housing the Teacher Workforce: A Scoping Review Globally, education systems are faced with dual workforce crises: a shortage of teachers and a lack of affordable housing. Attracting and retaining teachers through improved renumeration, working cond...

NEW PAPER: Led by my Summer Intern (Lauren Medlin), 'Housing and the teacher workforce: a scoping review' www.mdpi.com/2791186 It is the latest from the HATS research program.

Big week for the Housing Affordability and the Teacher Shortage (HATS) research program. On Wed quoted in a DT story on the teacher exodus (www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/why-aus...) then on Thurs on the AARE blog (blog.aare.edu.au/housing-how-...)

Earlier this week I was the keynote for the Australian Secondary Principals Association welcome reception of the Equity in Education Summit in Canberra (National Press Club). A fantastic event bringing together principals' groups from across the country to tackle inequities & develop a path forward.