Victorian Institute of Teaching Principal Briefings 2013

Principal briefing 2013 In this presentation… Role of the Victorian Institute of Teaching Checking registration Interaction of the Institute with national initiatives Changes to current processes Provisional to full registration Renewal of registration Support 2

Principal briefing 2013 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 ♀ ♂

Principal briefing 2013 What is the Institute? Regulates the profession by: registering teachers in Victoria approving initial teacher education programs developing, establishing and maintaining standards of professional practice and a professional learning framework developing codes of ethics and conduct investigating the conduct, competence and fitness to teach of registered teachers. 4

Principal briefing 2013 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. 5

Principal briefing 2013 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) Principals’ hotline:

Principal briefing 2013 The national environment 7 SCSEEC Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood SCSEEC Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood VICTORIAN MINISTER Responsible for the Teaching Profession VICTORIAN MINISTER Responsible for the Teaching Profession AITSL Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership AITSL Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership TEACHER REGULATOR Victorian Institute of Teaching TEACHER REGULATOR Victorian Institute of Teaching

Principal briefing 2013 AITSL Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership: a national body established to promote excellence in teaching and school leadership committed to the key principles of equity and excellence in the education of all young Australians does not replace the Victorian Institute of Teaching as the regulator of teachers in Victoria. 8

Principal briefing 2013 Standards for registration 9 4 years tertiary education including at least 1 year initial teacher education Provisional registration Provisional Registration Full Registration Renewed regularly (annual process) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers underpin all requirements Meets Graduate Teacher Standards Meets Proficient Teacher Standards Maintains Proficient Teacher Standards

Principal briefing 2013 The Standards 10 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

Principal briefing 2013 The Australian Standards Framework 11 K DOMAIN 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

Principal briefing 2013 Professional Standards for Teachers 12 STANDARDS Know students and how they learn Know content and how to teach it Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning Engage in professional learning Engage professionally with stakeholders

Principal briefing 2013 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 13

Principal briefing 2013 Timeline for change 14 Last date for PRTs (experienced) to use overseas teaching experience in full reg. application 31 December 2012 New PRTs use new process for full reg. Proficient Teacher Standards 80 days teaching in Aust/NZ school for full reg. 1 January 2013 Last date for acceptance of full reg. applications using old process APST applied to PD for renewal of reg. after this date 30 September 2013

Principal briefing 2013 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 15

Principal briefing 2013 Requirements for full registration 80 days teaching in Australia/New Zealand Evidence of professional practice a collaborative inquiry approach to develop practice references the Proficient Teacher standards draws on normal teaching practice results in a school recommendation 16

Principal briefing 2013 Timeline for evidence gathering 17 TERMACTIVITY 1Meet 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 2Work 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 3Develop 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 4Collate 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.

Principal briefing 2013 The recommendation process 18 The application for full registration PRT completes online application process, incorporating school recommendation The school recommendation Online form Recommendation for full registration or continuing provisional registration The Recommendation meeting Principal or delegate Trained mentor Teacher nominated by PRT

Principal briefing 2013 MyVIT – applying for full registration PROCESS PRT starts form Submits to school portal Principal logs in and completes rec. report Submits to teacher portal PRT completes form and submits to Institute

Principal briefing 2013 The school recommendation 20 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

Principal briefing 2013 Renewal of registration Requirement Application to continue registration based on maintenance of: Suitability to be a teacher ‒ current and satisfactory National Criminal History Record Check ‒ declarations related to suitability Professional practice ‒ days teaching, equivalent practice or educational leadership ‒ hours professional development activities 21

Principal briefing 2013 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. 22

Principal briefing 2013 Changes Transition from five-year to annual process Australian Standards referenced at the proficient teacher level from 1 October 2013 Other policy changes to be advised 23

Principal briefing 2013 Key renewal of registration statistics 118,765 registered teachers Renewal of registration: 24 Transition to annual renewal period –teacher numbers renewing YEARAnnual expiry5 year expiryTotal to renew 30 Sept ,44971,80886, Sept ,2598,60194, Sept ,8608,745103, Sept ,6052,971106,576 Data accurate at 17/1/2013 Figures do not account for new full registration applications and registration attrition after 17/1/2013

Principal briefing 2013 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 25

Principal briefing 2013 Compliance Audit process Expectation that teachers renewing can provide evidence to support their declarations Random selection of teachers to provide evidence of: days teaching, equivalent practice or educational leadership hours of standards referenced PD activities 26

Principal briefing 2013 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 27

Principal briefing 2013 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 Activities should relate to the teaching context Teachers record their activities Teachers identify the contribution of the selected activities to their professional learning 28

Principal briefing 2013 Making the pieces fit 29 Renewal of registration Aust. Teacher Performance & Development Framework Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

Principal briefing 2013 How will we support these changes? Teacher guide for PRTs and mentors Mentor training Dedicated website for PRTs and mentors Seminars for PRTs preceded by principal briefings Direct communication with teachers and school leaders Web-based information Online application forms MyVIT teacher portal Professional Practice 30

Principal briefing 2013 Contacting the Institute 31 Rhonda McPhee Dawn Colcott Keith Woodward George Grosios Fran Cosgrove

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