Standards for the Teaching Profession

 





The Standards for the Teaching Profession are made up of six standards that provide holistic descriptions of what high-quality teaching practice looks like and what it means to be a teacher in Aotearoa New Zealand. The additional detail contained in the elaborations provides depth and context to the Standards themselves and supports teachers to identify and develop high- quality practices in their settings.

The Standards are purposely designed at a high level so every practitioner can apply them to suit the context they are working in.

Standard 1: Te Tiriti o Waitangi Partnership

Demonstrate commitment to tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • Understand and recognise the unique status of tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • Understand and acknowledge the histories, heritages, languages and cultures of partners to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

  • Practise and develop the use of te reo and tikanga Māori

Standard 2: Professional Learning

Use inquiry, collaborative problem-solving and professional learning to improve professional capability to impact on the learning and achievement of all learners.

  • Inquire into and reflect on the effectiveness of practice in an ongoing way, using evidence from a range of sources.

  • Critically examine how my own assumptions and beliefs, including cultural beliefs, impact on practice and the achievement of learners with different abilities and needs, backgrounds, genders, identities, languages and cultures.

  • Engage in professional learning and adaptively apply this learning in practice.

  • Be informed by research and innovations related to: content disciplines; pedagogy; teaching for diverse learners, including learners with disabilities and learning support needs; and wider education matters.

  • Seek and respond to feedback from learners, colleagues and other education professionals, and engage in collaborative problem solving and learning-focused collegial discussions.


Standard 3: Professional Relationships

Establish and maintain professional relationships and behaviours focused on the learning and wellbeing of each learner.

  • Engage in reciprocal, collaborative learning-focused relationships with:

    • learners, families and whānau;

    • teaching colleagues, support staff and other professionals;

    • agencies, groups and individuals in the community.

  • Communicate effectively with others.

  • Actively contribute, and work collegially, in the pursuit of improving my own and organisational practice, showing leadership, particularly in areas of responsibility.

  • Communicate clear and accurate assessment for learning and achievement information.


Standard 4: Learning-focused Culture

Develop a culture that is focused on learning, and is characterised by respect, inclusion, empathy, collaboration and safety.

  • Develop learning-focused relationships with learners, enabling them to be active participants in the process of learning, sharing ownership and responsibility for learning.

  • Foster trust, respect and cooperation with and among learners so that they experience an environment in which it is safe to take risks.

  • Demonstrate high expectations for the learning outcomes of all learners, including for those learners with disabilities or learning support needs.

  • Manage the learning setting to ensure access to learning for all and to maximise learners’ physical, social, cultural and emotional safety.

  • Create an environment where learners can be confident in their identities, languages, cultures and abilities.

  • Develop an environment where the diversity and uniqueness of all learners are accepted and valued.

  • Meet relevant regulatory, statutory and professional requirements.


Standard 5: Design for Learning

Design learning based on curriculum and pedagogical knowledge, assessment information and an understanding of each learner's strengths, interests, needs, identity, language and cultures.

  • Select teaching approaches, resources, and learning and assessment activities based on a thorough knowledge of curriculum content, pedagogy, progressions in learning and the learners.

  • Gather, analyse and use appropriate assessment information, identifying progress and needs of learners to design clear next steps in learning and to identify additional supports or adaptations that may be required.

  • Design and plan culturally responsive, evidence-based approaches that reflect the local community and Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in New Zealand.

  • Harness the rich capital that learners bring by providing culturally responsive and engaging contexts for learners.

  • Design learning that is informed by national policies and priorities


Standard 6: Teaching

Teach and respond to learners in a knowledgeable and adaptive way to progress their learning at an appropriate depth and pace.

  • Teach in ways that ensure all learners are making sufficient progress, and monitor the extent and pace of learning, focusing on equity and excellence for all.

  • Specifically support the educational aspirations for Māori learners, taking shared responsibility for these learners to achieve educational success as Māori.

  • Use an increasing repertoire of teaching strategies, approaches, learning activities, technologies and assessment for learning strategies and modify these in response to the needs of individuals and groups of learners.

  • Provide opportunities and support for learners to engage with, practise and apply learning to different contexts and make connections with prior learning.

  • Teach in ways that enable learners to learn from one another, to collaborate, to self-regulate and to develop agency over their learning.

  • Ensure learners receive ongoing feedback and assessment information and support them to use this information to guide further learning.

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