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The QTS* Standards

Bath Spa University 8 September 2009

Sheila SteerTraining and Development Agency for Schools

*Qualified Teacher Status

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Professional Standards for Teachers in England (September 2007)

• Bring coherence to the professional and occupational standards for the whole school workforce within a wider framework of standards– teachers– teaching assistants– higher level teaching assistants

– leadership

Professional Standards for Teachers

• Define the characteristics of teachers at each career stage– award of QTS (qualified teacher status) – NQT (newly qualified teacher) induction year– progressive stages in your teaching career

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• The standards are used to– provide a framework for a teacher’s career and show what

progression looks like– clarify professional characteristics that a teacher should

be expected to maintain and build on– indicate teachers’ professional responsibility to be

engaged in professional development throughout their careers

– provide a backdrop to performance management

Professional Standards for Teachers

• Some trends– personalising children’s learning and raising achievement– promoting diversity– Every Child Matters and safeguarding children – curriculum change and innovation– changing school workforce– changing context of 21st century schools

Professional Standards for Teachers

• The standards are arranged in three inter-linked sections– professional attributes– professional knowledge and understanding– professional skills

• Each set of standards builds on the previous set QTS Induction later stages of your teaching

career

• Teaching and learning

professional attribute / knowledge / skill?

Q10: have a knowledge and understanding of a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies and know how use and adapt them, including how to personalise learning and provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential

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• Personal professional development

professional attribute / knowledge / skill?

Q7: (a) reflect on and improve their practice, and take responsibility for identifying and meeting their developing professional needs

(b) Identify priorities for their early professional development in the context of induction

Q9: Act upon advice and feedback and be open to coaching and mentoring

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• Subjects and curriculum

professional attribute / knowledge / skill?

Q14: Have a secure knowledge and understanding of their subjects / curriculum areas and related pedagogy to enable them to teach effectively across the age and ability range for which they are trained

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• Team working and collaboration

professional attribute / knowledge / skill?

Q32: Work as a team member and identify opportunities for working with colleagues, sharing the development of effective practice with them.

Q33: Ensure that colleagues working with them are appropriately involved in supporting learning and understand the roles they are expected to fulfil.

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Professional Standards for Teachers

Download your own Guidance to the Standards at

www.tda.gov.uk/partners/ittstandards/guidance_08.aspx

Or ring TDA publications 0845 6060 323 quoting reference TDA0497

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