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- QCT Board Chair's message
- The Journey to Certification: In conversation with Highly Accomplished Teacher Bernadette Hanley
- Upcoming Webinar opportunities
- Have your say!
- Minister for Education, the Honourable Grace Grace, visits the QCT
- Outstanding teachers recognised
- TEACHX: Where are they now?
- Queensland celebrates World Teachers' Day
- Maintaining quality standards: The QCT welcomes graduates to the register
- Debra Cunningham: 40 Years of Service to the teachers of Queensland
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Emertius Professor Wendy Patton shares a special message for Queensland teachers as the year comes to a close.
Recently the QCT sat down with Highly Accomplished teacher, Bernadette Hanley and discussed her journey to becoming certified and her advice to teachers considering certification.
'Teaching and learning is what we do every day, whether it’s with our colleagues sharing resources, whether it’s best practice, whether it’s with our students, but we underestimate the impact that we have. To raise the reputation of educators and the professionalism associated with being an educator… back yourself. Give it a go.'
Listen to Bernadette's story above.
Professional boundaries (19 January, 9:00am – 10:00am)
The QCT has developed the Professional Boundaries: A Guideline for Queensland Teachers to support Queensland teachers in managing professional relationships with students and others in the school community. Join a member of the QCT’s Legal and Conduct team as they explain the key components. Register now
Transitioning to full registration (19 January, 11:00am – 12:00pm)
Are you provisionally registered and looking to transition to full registration? Are you a mentor supporting a beginning teacher through this process? Join QCT presenters to find out more about the requirements of this process, including the evidence teachers must collect to demonstrate they meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient career stage. Register now
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers – a whole school approach (20 January, 10:00am – 11:00am)
Mentors, reviewers and school leaders – join the QCT as we explore the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) and how they can effectively be used in your school to lead and support teachers’ practice, growth and development. In this session we will consider the APST across all four career stages – Graduate, Proficient, Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher. Register now
Can’t make a live session? Register and we’ll send you a link to the recording.
QCT would like to thank teachers for their support in developing stories for eNews in 2022. We would like your feedback on the types of stories you would like to see in 2023. Please indicate your preference(s) in this short survey.
Photo L to R: Deanne Fishburn, the Hon. Grace Grace MP, and Wendy Patton. The QCT was proud to host the Minister of Education, the Honourable Grace Grace, at the QCT office in Brisbane for the 21st of October Board meeting.
The Minister highlighted some of the key priorities for education in Queensland and national developments including the Draft Teacher Workforce National Action Plan now available for public consultation.
Both the Minister and QCT Board share a focus on achieving the best outcomes for Queensland teachers and supporting the important work of teacher registration.
'Teachers, as we know, dedicate their services to the education of our students right throughout Queensland,' said Minister Grace. 'They do a remarkable job.'
The high quality of teaching and leadership in Queensland schools and early childhood settings was spotlighted last month at the annual TEACHX Awards.
Thirty outstanding teachers were presented as finalists by the Director-General for the Department of Education, Mr Michael De'Ath, who congratulated the more than 230 teachers who were nominated by their colleagues.
Minister for Education, the Honourable Grace Grace, who was unable to attend the ceremony in person shared a special video message from the steps of Parliament House.
'I take this opportunity to congratulate all the finalist nominations throughout Queensland and give my congratulations and best wishes to the winners,' said Minister Grace. 'Teachers do a remarkable job and the TEACHX Awards recognises excellence in delivering education right throughout our state.'
Six winners were awarded for the impact they have had on the lives of their students, school communities, and the profession.
The TEACHX celebration was attended by award eponyms Dr John Dwyer, Dr Roger Hunter OAM, and the late Merline Muldoon’s sister, Jeanette Hijazi.
The QCT congratulates the six winners of the 2022 TEACHX Awards and thanks their sponsors, TUH Health Fund, RemServ Lease, Schoolzine and the Queensland Council of Deans of Education, for their financial support of the awards in celebrating the teaching profession.
Information for the 2023 TEACHX Awards will be shared early next year, and the QCT encourages all registered teachers to consider nominating a colleague to recognise their contribution to the profession.
Winners of the 2022 TEACHX Awards
Ralph Isele, Burpengary State School
The QCDE Professor Betty Watts OBE Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching
Leanne Shead, St Monica’s College Cairns
The Dr Alan Druery OAM Excellence in Teaching Award
Trudy Bartlett, Marsden State High School
The Dr Joe McCorley OAM Outstanding Contribution to School Community Award
Tanya McMillian, Goodstart Early Learning, Goodna
The RemServ Lease Dr John Dwyer Excellent Leadership in Teaching and Learning Award
Nicolas Gates, Maroochydore State High School
The Schoolzine Merline Muldoon Memorial Award for Innovation in Teaching
Natalie Rayner, Queensland Pathways State College
The TUH Health Fund Dr Roger Hunter OAM Excellence in Beginning to Teach Award
2021 TEACHX Finalist Daniel Crump, recognised for his Excellent Leadership in Teaching and Learning, was recently announced as the new school principal of Stuartholme School commencing in January 2023.
'Since his appointment as deputy principal in 2020, Mr Crump has driven systemic change and positioned Stuartholme School as a leader in educational excellence recognised with both state and national awards,' said Helen Spain, Board Chair for the Stuartholme School board.
At the start of the pandemic, faced with having just two weeks to pivot teaching and learning to an online system, Mr Crump assembled a ‘core cabinet’ of staff to work on strategies to ensure students’ wellbeing was cared for, their spirituality nourished, and that they could still participate in co-curricular activities while maintaining their academic work.
'Mr Crump has been inspirational in providing exceptional stability to the school whilst delivering on the school’s strategic priorities notwithstanding multiple external impacts,' said Helen Spain.
Since being named as a finalist for the Excellent Leadership in Teaching and Learning Award Mr Crump has continued to lead his school. Most recently, he was instrumental in Stuartholme School’s expansion into Year 5 and will lead the integration of Years 5 and 6 into the school community from 2024.
Of the expansion Mr Crump said, 'as a leader in girls’ education, we know that the early years of education provide the foundation to successful and life-long learning. With the introduction of Years 5 and 6, our students will have a seamless progression from the Junior School into the Secondary School.'
The QCT congratulates Mr Crump on his appointment and continues to celebrate the achievements of all TEACHX finalists and winners.
Schools across Queensland took the opportunity to share teacher stories from across the state, Catholic, and independent sectors via the official World Teachers’ Day website as well as a podcast series to which you can listen here.
Teachers across the state were celebrated through school events, handwritten post cards, and the lighting of public landmarks in the WTD colours of blue, green, and purple.
‘We know that teachers, being the special people that they are, don’t necessarily need grand gestures from students and parents. A handwritten card of thanks, some hand-picked flowers, or some home cooking mean so much’, says Queensland Independent Schools Parent Network Executive Officer Amanda Watt.
In Far North Queensland, staff in Cairns Catholic Education Diocese’s 35 schools and office locations, from Tully in the south to Waibeni (Thursday Island) in the Torres Strait to the north, arrived at school to find fortune cookies in pigeonholes and desks. Inside each of these treats was one of a series of customised messages thanking staff for their work while acknowledging the ‘good fortune’ the Diocese feels in having such dedicated professionals in their schools.
The QCT is proud to work with employing authorities, teacher unions, and parent and community groups each year to celebrate World Teachers’ Day in Queensland.
The QCT congratulates this year’s initial teacher education (ITE) graduates and welcomes all newly registered teachers to the profession.
This year, the QCT welcomed about 7000 new teachers to the register, many of whom are new graduates from Queensland ITE programs.
To be eligible to graduate, preservice teachers must have met a rigorous set of requirements that give confidence that beginning teachers entering our schools are well prepared. So, what are those requirements?
In order to register, new graduates must have completed an approved ITE program accredited against a set of national standards.
While the QCT accredits initial teacher education programs in Queensland, all nationally accredited programs are designed to ensure that graduates across Australia have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience for a person entering the teaching profession.
Teachers at all career stages use the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) as a framework for critical reflection that connects them to research, knowledge and practice. Preservice teachers' connection to the APST starts in the first days of their studies.
As well as completing all academic studies, preservice teachers must successfully complete assessments to ensure they demonstrate all APST at Graduate Teacher Stage (GTS), including:
- a final year teaching performance assessment (TPA), which is a robust assessment to ensure classroom readiness. Preservice teachers gather evidence and demonstrate their skills, knowledge and practice in planning, teaching, assessing and reflecting
- a final professional experience as part of the Queensland Professional Experience Reporting Framework and assessment against the skills and knowledge expected of a graduate teacher
- the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE), which assesses their personal literacy and numeracy to show that they are in the top 30% of the population. Some international students will also complete an English language proficiency test.
You can find out more about becoming a teacher on the QCT website.
To the graduates of 2022, welcome to the teaching profession.
To read more about Debra’s career with the QCT click here.
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