Teacher training
Alternative labels
Teacher development
Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
Discussion paper
Teacher Education Expert Panel: discussion paper
This discussion paper on how teaching is taught at universities focuses on several areas for reform as well as determining what is required to successfully and consistently deliver these reforms across jurisdictions, such as changes to the authorising environment.
Policy report
A shorter path to teaching: exploring one-year postgraduate qualifications
Australia faces major teacher workforce challenges, especially in STEM subjects and rural schools. In recent years, the number of commencing Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students has been lower in most jurisdictions than in previous times. In this paper, the author argues that, compared to other policy alternatives, re-introducing a one-year postgraduate teaching pathway may represent...
Report
Understanding and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 disruption on trainee and early career teachers in secondary schools
This report finds that new teachers experienced isolation and self-doubt because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, but also demonstrated resilience that could make them even better teachers.
Report
Improving quality use of research evidence in practice: insights from cross-sector co-design
The Q Project is a 5-year partnership between Monash University and the Paul Ramsay Foundation to understand and improve the use of research evidence in Australian schools. In 2021, the project hosted two series of co-design workshops with teachers, school leaders and other education stakeholders, to develop improvement interventions. This document reports on the outcomes...
Report
Next steps: report of the Quality Initial Teacher Education Review
This is the final report of the Quality Initial Teacher Education Review, which examined the issues surrounding attracting and selecting high-quality candidates into the teaching profession, and how to prepare initial teacher education (ITE) students to be effective teachers.