Victorian Institute of Teaching
2013
Principal Briefings
In this presentation…
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Role of the Victorian Institute of Teaching
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Checking registration
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Interaction of the Institute with national initiatives
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Changes to current processes
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Provisional to full registration
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Renewal of registration
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Support
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What is the Institute?
An independent statutory authority regulating
the profession in the public interest
Reports to the Victorian Parliament through
the Minister responsible for the Teaching
Profession
118,765 registered teachers
• 102, 645 with full registration
• 1 in 10 with provisional registration
6,991 new registrants:
• 4,309 with Victorian qualifications
• 756 with interstate qualifications
• 1,048 with overseas qualifications
Figures as at 30 June 2012
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What is the Institute?
Regulates the profession by:
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registering teachers in Victoria
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approving initial teacher education programs
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developing, establishing and maintaining standards of
professional practice and a professional learning framework
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developing codes of ethics and conduct
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investigating the conduct, competence and fitness
to teach of registered teachers.
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Why teacher registration?
Legal obligation
Professional obligation
Shows the community that a teacher is:
• qualified
• meets acceptable standards
• suitable to teach
o current and satisfactory criminal record check
o character reference.
All teachers must hold a current registration card.
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Checking registration
Legal obligation to ensure all teachers employed are
registered
• Card – always sight the original
• Letter – when registration has been approved but a card
not yet issued
• Public register
• School portal – registration status of teachers in a school
(from census data)
www.vit.vic.edu.au
Principals’ hotline: 1300 650 375
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The national environment
SCSEEC
Standing Council on
School Education and
Early Childhood
AITSL
Australian Institute
for Teaching and School
Leadership
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VICTORIAN
MINISTER
Responsible for the
Teaching Profession
TEACHER
REGULATOR
Victorian Institute
of Teaching
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AITSL
Australian Institute for Teaching
and School Leadership:
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a national body
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established to promote excellence
in teaching and school leadership
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committed to the key principles of equity and
excellence in the education of all young Australians
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does not replace the Victorian Institute of Teaching
as the regulator of teachers in Victoria.
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Standards for registration
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers underpin
all requirements
4 years tertiary
education including
at least 1 year initial
teacher education
Meets
Proficient
Teacher
Standards
Full Registration
Maintains Proficient
Teacher Standards
Renewed
regularly
(annual process)
Provisional
Provisional
Registration
registration
Meets Graduate
Teacher Standards
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The Standards
• a public statement of what constitutes
teacher quality
• describe what all teachers should know and
are able to do
• provide a common understanding and
language
• capture the complexity of teaching
• help teachers to focus on student learning
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The Australian Standards Framework
KDOMAIN
KNOWLEDGE
PRACTICE
ENGAGEMENT
STANDARDS
What teachers should
know and be able to do
AREAS OF FOCUS
What needs to be demonstrated to
address the standard
DESCRIPTORS
What practice looks like at each level of proficiency
GRADUATE
PROFICIENT
HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED
LEAD
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Professional Standards for Teachers
Know students and
how they learn
Engage professionally
with stakeholders
Know content and
how to teach it
STANDARDS
Engage in
professional learning
Assess, provide
feedback and report
on student learning
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Plan for and
implement effective
teaching and learning
Create and maintain
supportive and safe
learning environments
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What will change for
Victorian teachers?
Very little:
‒ Victorian teachers already
use standards
‒ provisional to full registration
remains school sited and
evidence-based
‒ teachers continue to show
they have maintained their
professional knowledge,
practice and suitability
through a renewal process
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Timeline for change
31 December 2012
1 January 2013
30 September 2013
• Last date for PRTs
(experienced) to
use overseas
teaching
experience in full
reg. application
• New PRTs use new
process for full reg.
• Proficient Teacher
Standards
• Last date for
acceptance of full
reg. applications
using old process
• 80 days teaching in
Aust/NZ school for
full reg.
• APST applied to PD
for renewal of reg.
after this date
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Full registration
New teachers are provisionally registered
Supported entry– from their colleagues, from
their school, from the profession
Learn to apply their knowledge in practice
Full registration = demonstration of the
Proficient Teacher standards
School based evidence of practice
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Requirements for full registration
80 days teaching in Australia/New
Zealand
Evidence of professional practice
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a collaborative inquiry approach
to develop practice
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references the Proficient Teacher
standards
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draws on normal teaching
practice
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results in a school
recommendation
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Timeline for evidence gathering
TERM
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ACTIVITY
Meet with mentor (if in school)
Become familiar with classes & school routines
Document evidence about student learning levels and factors affecting learning
Visit other teacher's classrooms
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Work with mentor to develop practice – classroom visits, professional discussions
Consider students and content to be taught and develop inquiry question
Undertake professional learning related to inquiry
Add to documentation
3
Develop and document action plan drawing on professional learning
With assistance of mentor, implement action plan and assess and revise
Evaluate student learning and document
Reflect on the effectiveness of practice and document
4
Collate evidence and reference against the standards and descriptors
Recommendation meeting with school panel
Apply for full registration
This is a suggested timeline only. Teachers have two years of provisional registration in which
to meet the professional standards and apply for full registration.
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The recommendation process
The Recommendation meeting
Principal or delegate
Trained mentor
Teacher nominated by PRT
The school recommendation
Online form
Recommendation for full registration or
continuing provisional registration
The application for full registration
PRT completes online application process, incorporating
school recommendation
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MyVIT – applying for full registration
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PROCESS
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PRT starts form
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Submits to school portal
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Principal logs in and
completes rec. report
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Submits to teacher portal
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PRT completes form and
submits to Institute
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The school recommendation
Outcome
• recommendation for full registration
or
• continuation of provisional registration
• copy of report provided to PRT after meeting
Full registration
• Institute grants full registration
• audit of evidence
• review of evidence requested where disagreement
with school recommendation
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Renewal of registration
Requirement
Application to continue registration based on maintenance of:
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Suitability to be a teacher
‒ current and satisfactory National Criminal History
Record Check
‒ declarations related to suitability
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Professional practice
‒ days teaching, equivalent practice
or educational leadership
‒ hours professional
development activities
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Renewal of registration
Does not apply to people registered with:
• Provisional registration
• Permission to teach
• Non-practising registration.
Renewal applies to teachers with full registration.
Teachers renewing their registration may be expiring
from a renewal period of:
• five years; or
• twelve months.
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Changes
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Transition from five-year
to annual process
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Australian Standards referenced
at the proficient teacher level
from 1 October 2013
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Other policy changes to be
advised
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Key renewal of registration statistics
118,765 registered teachers
Renewal of registration:
Transition to annual renewal period –teacher numbers renewing
YEAR
Annual expiry
5 year expiry
Total to renew
30 Sept 2013
14,449
71,808
86,259
30 Sept 2014
86,259
8,601
94,8601
30 Sept 2015
94,860
8,745
103,605
30 Sept 2016
103,605
2,971
106,576
Data accurate at 17/1/2013
Figures do not account for new full registration applications and registration attrition after
17/1/2013
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Renewal of registration
Process to renew registration
1. Payment of annual fee
2. Updating of National Criminal History Record Check
where required
3. Online renewal application form - self declarations
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Compliance
Audit process
Expectation that teachers renewing can provide evidence
to support their declarations
Random selection of teachers to provide evidence of:
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days teaching, equivalent practice or educational
leadership
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hours of standards referenced PD activities
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Professional practice for renewal
Currency of practice
At least 10 days of teaching, equivalent practice or
educational leadership annually or 50 days in 5 years
Equivalent practice
• teachers working in alternative teaching settings or related
fields of education
• a clear relationship between the work and the professional
practice standards
Educational leadership
• teachers in leadership roles both in and out of schools
• a clear relationship between the work and the professional
standards
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Professional practice for renewal
Professional knowledge and practice
At least 20 hours of standards referenced PD activities
that updates knowledge about content, practice and/or
pedagogy annually or 100 hours in 5 years
• Teachers select the activities that support their knowledge
and practice
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Activities should relate to the teaching context
• Teachers record their activities
• Teachers identify the contribution of the selected activities
to their professional learning
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Making the pieces fit
Renewal of
registration
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Australian
Professional
Standards for
Teachers
Aust. Teacher
Performance &
Development
Framework
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How will we support these
changes?
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Teacher guide for PRTs and mentors
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Mentor training
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Dedicated website for PRTs and mentors
www.vit.vic.edu.au/prt/
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Seminars for PRTs preceded by principal briefings
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Direct communication with teachers and school leaders
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Web-based information www.vit.vic.edu.au
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Online application forms
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MyVIT teacher portal
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Professional Practice
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Contacting the Institute
Rhonda McPhee
8601 5841 rhonda.mcphee@vit.vic.edu.au
Dawn Colcott
8601 5842 dawn.colcott@vit.vic.edu.au
Keith Woodward 8601 5846 keith.woodward@vit.vic.edu.au
George Grosios
8601 5843 george.grosios@vit.vic.edu.au
Fran Cosgrove
8601 5840 fran.cosgrove@vit.vic.edu.au
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Victorian Institute of Teaching
Level 24, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
PO Box 531 Collins Street West, Victoria 8007
T 03 8601 5800 F 03 8601 5801
W www.vit.vic.edu.au
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