Friday, 6 June 2014

Great Teaching, Inspired learning - a review of government policy inNSW (1) Beginning Teachers


The NSW Government published the Great Teaching, Inspired Learning blueprint in March 2013. Below are some of the key important features:

New teachers to the profession
  • Minimum of Band 5 in at least 3 subjects, including English.
  • They will need to pass a Literacy and Numeracy test.
  • They may be able to enter the profession earlier through internships
  • Will learn about how to analyse student assessment data
  • Will be supervised by teachers accredited at the higher levels (Accomplished teacher or Lead teacher), who will have to undergo specific professional learning
  • Teaching loads for beginning teachers will be reduced to allow for mentoring

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