Accreditation at Professional Accomplishment and Leadership

Professional 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 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...  Phase 1. Preliminary Application Undertake preliminary application online – receive feedback on your likelihood of success Undertake preliminary application online – receive 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 (for principals) Discuss application with your principal or SED (for principals) Principal or SED sends acknowledgement that discussion has taken place Principal or SED sends acknowledgement that discussion has taken place

 Phase 2. Accreditation Submission Log on to the Institute’s Electronic Teacher Accreditation Management System (eTAMS). Log on to the Institute’s Electronic Teacher Accreditation Management System (eTAMS). Start to collect evidence for accreditation against the Professional Teaching Standards Start to collect evidence for accreditation against the Professional Teaching Standards

Phase 2. Accreditation Submission Evidence to be provided from 3 sources: documentary evidence, with annotations; referee evidence (colleagues, supervisors and teachers); and external observations Evidence to be provided from 3 sources: documentary evidence, with annotations; referee evidence (colleagues, supervisors and teachers); and external observations When ready, submit your application fro accreditation to your School Education Director. (You may wish to submit one Dimension at a time for feedback as a way of breaking down the process into manageable chunks) When ready, submit your application fro accreditation to your School Education Director. (You may wish to submit one Dimension at a time for feedback as a way of breaking down the process into manageable chunks)

 Phase 3 -Making the decision SED makes recommendation and sends application to Moderating and Consistency Committee (MCC) SED makes recommendation and sends application to Moderating and Consistency Committee (MCC) MCC provides advice back to SED MCC provides advice back to SED SED considers MCC’s advice and makes final accreditation decision SED considers MCC’s advice and makes final accreditation decision If successful, you are awarded accreditation status by the Institute If successful, you are awarded accreditation status by the Institute

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

9 © Professional Learning and Leadership Development Directorate 2008

KEY STAGES  Graduate Teacher  Professional Competence  Professional Accomplishment  Professional Leadership 10 © Professional Learning and Leadership Development Directorate 2008

3 Domains  Professional Knowledge  Professional Practice  Professional Commitment

Professional Knowledge  1 - Teachers know their subject / content and how to teach that content to their students  2 - Teachers know their students and how students learn

Professional Practice  3 - Teachers plan, assess and report for effective learning  4 - Teachers communicate effectively with their students  5 - Teachers create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments through the use of classroom management skills

Professional Commitment  6 - Teachers continually improve their professional knowledge and practice  7 - Teachers are actively engaged members of their profession and the wider community

Choosing Your Pathway:  documentary evidence  referee evidence  external observations

Documentary Evidence  A representative sample of your work, annotated to demonstrate how it has met the standards of Professional Accomplishment or Leadership

Annotations: Help the evidence ‘stand alone’ Refer to the Standards Reflect the thinking behind the evidence Are only required for documentary evidence

Structure Of Submission Recommended maximum 3 Yr timeframe for completion of submission Recommended maximum 3 Yr timeframe for completion of submission Leave of absence provisions will be established (maternity leave etc) Leave of absence provisions will be established (maternity leave etc) Evidence submitted includes Evidence submitted includes Documentary evidenceDocumentary evidence Copies of referees reportsCopies of referees reports Copies of report from external assessorsCopies of report from external assessors

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