Graduate to Proficient - Mentors

Description

This training is for the Mentors of the Early Career teacher course. The course is designed to meet the needs of Early Career teachers as they work towards the Proficient career level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.  Graduates should register via the Graduate to Proficient - Teachers event listing. 

Mentors are required to attend the first day on their own and half of the second day with the Graduate.

This course aims to develop the capacity of Early Career Teachers (ECT’s) through an in-depth exploration of the common issues and problems of practice for ECT. Participants will be guided to develop a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate their journey from the Graduate to the Proficient stage of the Australian Professional Teacher Standards, which is required for full teacher registration. Attendance at all sessions will be expected and participants will be asked to seek the support of their Principal or Head of School. It is anticipated that network groups will be formed to provide a forum for collegial support and collaborative learning. Heads of School are asked to assist their graduate teachers to enrol in this course as soon as possible. It is a requirement of this course that all participants have Mentors who are required to attend Day 1 on Wednesday 17 February and half a day on Thursday 18 February.

Early career teacher resilience is promoted when the focus is on understanding the complex, intense and unpredictable nature of teachers' work rather than on individual deficits and victim blaming.

Early Career Teachers: Stories of Resilience 2012