First Year Teachers* (having started DECYP employment after February 8, 2023) are required to attend a 4-day specialised program prior to the commencement of Term 1 2024.
This four-day specialised learning and induction program will be held regionally between January 30 and February 2, 2024. Three days will be held at venues across the state, and the final day on site in your contracted school.
The program, facilitated and delivered by DECYP specialists, explores the fundamentals of effective teaching and learning. First Year Teachers will be welcomed into DECYP and our ways of working, including our culture and values. Teachers will be supported to build skills to promote a positive classroom culture and make adjustments for diversity and inclusion, as well as understand assessment against the 9-point scale, reporting requirements, and DECYPs Lifting Literacy priority.
First Year Teachers* will be paid to attend this compulsory program.
Participants in the program will:
- Develop knowledge and capabilities to support classroom readiness and the transition into school life
- Deepen knowledge and understanding of the Department for Education, Children and Young People
- Understand the support and resources available for Early Career Teachers
- Build a professional learning network with other Early Career Teachers and the wider DECYP community
Teachers:
- Standard 1 – Know students and how they learn
- Standard 2 – Know content and how to teach it
- Standard 3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
- Standard 4 – Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
- Standard 5 – Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
- Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning
- Standard 7 – Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community
Participants are required to attend all sessions at the selected region.
– South
Professional Learning Institute – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Tuesday, 30 January 2024
- Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- Thursday, 01 February 2024
- Friday, 02 February 2024
– North
Tailrace Center – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Tuesday, 30 January 2024
- Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- Thursday, 01 February 2024
- Friday, 02 February 2024
– North-West
paranaple convention centre – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Tuesday, 30 January 2024
- Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- Thursday, 01 February 2024
- Friday, 02 February 2024