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ACCREDITATION FOR NON-ACCREDITED TEACHER LIBRARIANSCAMPBELLTOWN LIVERPOOL SCHOOL LIBRARY NETWORK PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY

JUDITH PAGEDIRECTOR, TEACHER ACCREDITATION

Accreditation for pre-2004 teachers

Why are we doing it?

What does it mean for me?

TODAY’S PRESENTATION

Government policy called Great Teaching, Inspired Learning required every

NSW school teacher to be accredited against the Australian Professional

Standards for Teachers.

Previously only those teachers who were accredited on or after the 1 October

2004 or who returned following an absence of 5 or more years were required to

be accredited.

Teacher Accreditation commenced in NSW from 25 January 2005

BACKGROUND

•Nursing – NSW Nurses and Midwives Registration Board

•Dentistry – Australian Dental Association

•Law – The Law Society of NSW

•Social Work – Australian Association of Social Workers

•Engineering – The Institute of Engineers, Australia

•Psychology – Psychologists Registration Board

•Accountancy – Certified Practising Accountants, Australia

REGISTERED PROFESSIONS

TEACHER REGISTRATIONDirection Registration Body

South Victorian Institute of Teaching

Deep South Tasmanian Teachers Registration Board

3 hours south west Teacher Quality Institute

South West Teachers Registration Board of South Australia

Way out west Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia

North west and warm Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory

Maroon country Queensland College of Teachers

In 2010 all Education Ministers agreed to Nationally Consistent Teacher Registration.

Where ever you go in Australia, you will be required to meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers as a condition of registration or accreditation.

In 2018, NSW will be party to the Mutual Recognition Agreement and the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement.

NATIONALLY CONSISTENT

All pre-2004 teachers will be accredited on 1 January 2018

This is a one-off process designed to recognise the skills, knowledge and expertise of existing teachers.

WHAT IS THE CRITICAL DATE?

1. Teacher librarians, teacher careers advisors, school counsellors

2. School teachers

3. Non Teaching Principals and executive teachers

4. Casual and part time teachers

5. Non-school based teachers

GROUPS OF TEACHERS

1. Accreditation decision

2. Working with Children Check

3. Qualification

4. Confirmation of personal details

5. Accreditation Fee

6. Requirements for Maintenance of Accreditation

ELEMENTS OF ACCREDITATION

All accreditation decisions at Proficient Teacher are made by Teacher Accreditation Authorities (known as TAAs)

The DoE is the TAA for all Government schools

Teacher librarians will be accredited by their TAA by recognising their teaching practice in the school

THE ACCREDITATION DECISION

The Office of Children’s Guardian has established a timetable for all NSW teachers to have a new Working with Children Check clearance

Teachers apply on line www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/check and in person to Road and Maritime Services Office or a Service NSW office

Secondary teachers: - 1 April 2016 - 31 March 2017

Primary teachers: - 1 April 2017 - 31 December 2017.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK CLEARANCE

Teachers existing academic and/or teaching qualifications will be recognised as meeting the requirements for accreditation.

QUALIFICATIONS

(i) Exchange of information between TAAs and the BOSTES

(ii) Teachers will be provided with a log in and will confirm their details on the Teacher Portal of the teacher accreditation website.

CONFIRMATION OF PERSONAL DETAILS

Teachers will be sent an invoice in late 2017 for the 2018 annual fee

The invoice includes a range of payment options

The fee is currently $100

The fees are used to support the functions of teacher accreditation in NSW including:-Provision of targeted professional development-Managing quality assurance of all accreditation decisions-Determining entry into the teacher profession through provisional and conditional accreditation -Strengthening entry requirements to initial teacher education programs

ACCREDITATION FEE

All teachers are required to maintain their accreditation by undertaking professional development that is aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

Professional development that is based on the Standards ensures that teacher’s professional needs are met

Teachers must complete 100 hours of Professional Development over 5 years (7 years for casual and part time teachers)

At least 50 hours of professional development must be QTC registered

A report is required to be completed at the end of the 5 year period.

MAINTENANCE OF ACCREDITATION

Teacher Accreditation website

www.nswteachers.nsw.edu.au

contactus@bostes.nsw.edu.au

1300 739 338

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