Accreditation at Accreditation at Professional Professional

Accomplishment Accomplishment and Leadershipand Leadership

Professional AccomplishmentProfessional Accomplishment Candidates recognised as meeting the Standards at

Professional Accomplishment are viewed by others as being highly accomplished and successful practitioners.

They are recognised as having in-depth subject knowledge and effective teaching skills for a diverse range of students.

These candidates engage in educational and professional discussions and debates.

They are advocates for the profession and their school. They communicate effectively to diverse audiences and

interact professionally with the community. They recognise their role in contributing to the professional

learning of others including mentoring beginning teachers.

Professional LeadershipProfessional Leadership Candidates at Professional Leadership are knowledgeable

about the latest developments in pedagogy and can apply those developments to improve teaching and learning.

They have outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills which are underpinned by principles of fairness, compassion and integrity.

These candidates recognise the talents of others and promote and encourage those people to achieve their potential.

They apply critical analysis and problem-solving skills to educational matters.

They engage in professional learning and assist and support the professional learning needs of others including induction programs for beginning teachers.

They communicate effectively with the community to support the development of the school and to promote student learning.

3 Phases...3 Phases... Phase 1. Preliminary ApplicationPhase 1. Preliminary Application

Undertake preliminary application online – Undertake preliminary application online – receive feedback on your likelihood of successreceive feedback on your likelihood of success

‘‘Ready to proceed’ or ‘not ready to proceed’ Ready to proceed’ or ‘not ready to proceed’

Discuss application with your principal or SED Discuss application with your principal or SED (for principals)(for principals)

Principal or SED sends acknowledgement that Principal or SED sends acknowledgement that discussion has taken placediscussion has taken place

Phase 2. Accreditation SubmissionPhase 2. Accreditation Submission Log on to the Institute’s Electronic Teacher Log on to the Institute’s Electronic Teacher

Accreditation Management System Accreditation Management System (eTAMS). (eTAMS).

Start to collect evidence for accreditation Start to collect evidence for accreditation against the Professional Teaching against the Professional Teaching StandardsStandards

Phase 2. Accreditation SubmissionPhase 2. Accreditation Submission Evidence to be provided from 3 sources: Evidence to be provided from 3 sources:

documentary evidence, with annotations; documentary evidence, with annotations; referee evidence (colleagues, supervisors referee evidence (colleagues, supervisors and teachers); and external observationsand teachers); and external observations

When ready, submit your application fro When ready, submit your application fro accreditation to your School Education accreditation to your School Education Director. Director. (You may wish to submit one Dimension at a (You may wish to submit one Dimension at a time for feedback as a way of breaking down the process time for feedback as a way of breaking down the process into manageable chunks)into manageable chunks)

Phase 3 -Making the decisionPhase 3 -Making the decision SED makes recommendation and sends SED makes recommendation and sends

application to Moderating and Consistency application to Moderating and Consistency Committee (MCC)Committee (MCC)

MCC provides advice back to SEDMCC provides advice back to SED

SED considers MCC’s advice and makes final SED considers MCC’s advice and makes final accreditation decisionaccreditation decision

If successful, you are awarded accreditation If successful, you are awarded accreditation status by the Institutestatus by the Institute

Professional Teaching Professional Teaching StandardsStandards

A high quality education system A high quality education system requires the ongoing supply, requires the ongoing supply, support and professional support and professional development of quality teachers development of quality teachers who are recognised and valued who are recognised and valued for their specific contributions to for their specific contributions to the teaching profession.the teaching profession.

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KEY STAGESKEY STAGESGraduate TeacherGraduate Teacher

Professional CompetenceProfessional Competence

Professional Professional

AccomplishmentAccomplishment

Professional LeadershipProfessional Leadership

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3 Domains3 DomainsProfessional Knowledge Professional Knowledge

Professional PracticeProfessional Practice

Professional CommitmentProfessional Commitment

Professional KnowledgeProfessional Knowledge1 - Teachers know their subject / content 1 - Teachers know their subject / content

and how to teach that content to their and how to teach that content to their studentsstudents

2 - Teachers know their students and how 2 - Teachers know their students and how students learnstudents learn

Professional PracticeProfessional Practice

3 - Teachers plan, assess and report for 3 - Teachers plan, assess and report for effective learningeffective learning

4 - Teachers communicate effectively with 4 - Teachers communicate effectively with their studentstheir students

5 - Teachers create and maintain safe and 5 - Teachers create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments through challenging learning environments through the use of classroom management skillsthe use of classroom management skills

Professional CommitmentProfessional Commitment6 - Teachers continually improve their 6 - Teachers continually improve their

professional knowledge and practiceprofessional knowledge and practice

7 - Teachers are actively engaged 7 - Teachers are actively engaged members of their profession and the wider members of their profession and the wider communitycommunity

Choosing Your Pathway:Choosing Your Pathway:

documentary evidencedocumentary evidence

referee evidencereferee evidence

external observationsexternal observations

Documentary EvidenceDocumentary Evidence

A representative sample of your A representative sample of your work, annotated to demonstrate how work, annotated to demonstrate how it has met the standards of it has met the standards of Professional Accomplishment or Professional Accomplishment or LeadershipLeadership

Annotations:Annotations:

• Help the evidence ‘stand alone’

• Refer to the Standards

• Reflect the thinking behind the evidence

• Are only required for documentary evidence

Structure Of SubmissionStructure Of Submission Recommended maximum 3 Yr timeframe Recommended maximum 3 Yr timeframe

for completion of submissionfor completion of submission

Leave of absence provisions will be Leave of absence provisions will be established (maternity leave etc)established (maternity leave etc)

Evidence submitted includesEvidence submitted includes• Documentary evidenceDocumentary evidence• Copies of referees reportsCopies of referees reports• Copies of report from external assessorsCopies of report from external assessors

Where to from here?Where to from here?