Parents unhappy over teacher cuts

The government will cut 266 jobs from the education sector resulting in a reduction of teacher resources in all state schools - an outcome that the Tasmanian Association of State Schools Organisation finds unacceptable.

It wants the government and the union - which wants a 12-month pay pause that has been publicly rejected by the government - to find a better solution.

Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff said the pay pause proposal would not be accepted.

"The proposal that the unions now claim to support would leave a $70 million hole in the budget and on that basis alone it cannot be supported," Mr Rockliff said.

"Tasmania cannot go on living off the credit card.

"We were elected to fix the budget mess and, while we regret the changes we are making to public sector levels, we must fix the budget so we can afford to fund essential services into the future," he said.

Tasmanian Association of State Schools Organisation president Jenny Eddington said it would hold community meetings this month to gauge what its next move will be.

Tasmanian Principals Association president David Raw said the government should re-evaluate its election promises so funding could be recycled through schools next year, accept the 12-month pay pause, and implement a 20-year, long-term plan for education.

Australian Education Union president Terry Polglase has called for a rethink of the government's year 11 and 12 extension policy to save teacher jobs.

"No-one disagrees that having courses available for this cohort in all regional schools is important but the expansion needs to be measured against the state's ability to pay," he said.

"With the cuts to staffing in all schools the six [extended] schools will now be operating with less staff overall but with greater expectations.

"There will be holes in the K-10 curriculum and additional expectations post year 10, with an inevitable rise in workloads and stress."