Graduate teachers have completed a qualification that meets the requirements of a nationally accredited program of initial teacher education (ITE).
The Graduate career stage of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers describes the practice of a teacher with provisional registration.
A graduate teacher with provisional registration:
- demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the implications for learning of students’ physical, cultural, social, linguistic, and intellectual characteristics
- understands principles of inclusion and strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
- has an understanding of their subject/s, curriculum content, and teaching strategies
- designs lessons that meet the requirements of curriculum, assessment, and reporting
- interprets student assessment data to evaluate student learning and modify their teaching practice
- selects and applies timely and appropriate types of feedback to improve students’ learning
- applies strategies for creating rapport with students and managing student behaviour
- supports students’ wellbeing and safety, working within school and system curriculum and legislative requirements
- works ethically, collaborating with colleagues, external professionals, and community representatives, and contributing to the life of the school
- applies strategies for working effectively, sensitively, and confidentially with parents/carers and recognises their role in their children’s education.