The Standards
The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (the Standards) describe what teachers should know and be able to do at every stage of their career. Find out more about the Standards.
About the Standards
The Standards describe what teachers should know and be able to do at every stage of their career. Specifically, the knowledge, practice and professional engagement needed for high quality effective teaching that improves student learning outcomes.
The Standards use nationally agreed indicators of teacher quality to guide the preparation, support and development of teachers throughout their careers from Graduate to Proficient Teacher, to Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher.
The NSW teacher accreditation system, overseen by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), provides a rigorous assessment of evidence for teachers' achievement of the Standards.
The Standards
There are 7 Standards across 3 teaching domains:
| Teaching domain | The Standard |
|---|---|
| Professional Knowledge | 1. Know students and how they learn. 2. Know the content and how to teach it. |
| Professional Practice | 3. Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning. 4. Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments. 5. Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning. |
| Professional Engagement | 6. Engage in professional learning. 7. Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community. |
Career stages
Each Standard has a set of Standard Descriptors for each career stage:
Download the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (PDF 1.12MB).