Veteran teachers are defined as having over 15 years’ teaching experience. This research introduces a new career stage of ‘super veteran’ for music teachers that have worked for 30 plus years and seeks to identify the influences on, and contributions of, Australian secondary school music teachers of this career stage. This article reports on survey data gathered in a larger qualitative study that contained a national survey and interviews. The analysis of the interview data in the larger study is yet to be completed. Likert-type scale questions were used for demographic data collection and open-ended questions explored influences on music teacher work practice. Of the responses, 32 were from super veteran secondary school music teachers. These teachers were motivated by working with students and felt valued by them and their parents. Super veterans continued to be engaged in professional development, found work–life balance a constant challenge and many were planning to continue teaching. This research has implications for school leaders in encouraging, valuing and utilising the expertise of super veteran secondary school music teachers. It suggests tailoring professional development for this career stage, gives feedback on the implementation of new curriculum and indicates strategies for stress management and work–life balance.

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澳洲超级资深中学音乐教师：有动力，有价值

资深教师被定义为具有超过 15 年的教学经验。本研究为工作了 30 多年的音乐教师引入了一个新的“超级资深”职业阶段，旨在确定这一职业阶段对澳大利亚中学音乐教师的影响和贡献。本文报告了在一项更大的定性研究中收集的调查数据，其中包含一项全国性调查和访谈。在更大的研究中对访谈数据的分析尚未完成。李克特式量表问题用于人口统计数据收集，开放式问题探索对音乐教师工作实践的影响。在回复中，有 32 位来自超级资深的中学音乐教师。这些老师通过与学生一起工作而受到激励，并感受到他们和他们的父母的重视。超级退伍军人继续从事专业发展，发现工作与生活的平衡是一个持续的挑战，许多人计划继续教书。这项研究对学校领导者在鼓励、重视和利用超级资深中学音乐教师的专业知识方面具有重要意义。它建议为这个职业阶段量身定制专业发展，对新课程的实施提供反馈，并指出压力管理和工作与生活平衡的策略。