Teacher Registration Policy...Permission to Teach (PTT) is used to address a shortfall in qualified...

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HolyEucharistSchoolisaschoolwhichoperateswiththeconsentoftheCatholicArchbishopofMelbourneandisowned,operatedandgovernedbyMelbourneArchdioceseCatholicSchoolsLtd(MACS),whereformationandeducationarebasedontheprinciplesofCatholicdoctrine,andwheretheteachersareoutstandingintruedoctrineanduprightnessoflife.

PurposeRegistrationofteachersworkinginCatholic,governmentandindependentschoolsettingsisajointendeavourinvolvingteachers,mentors,leaders,employers,sectorsandjurisdictions,andisunderpinnedbytheNationalFrameworkforTeacherRegistration(theFramework)thatwasendorsedbyallstateeducationministersin2011.TheFrameworkembeddedtheAustralianProfessionalStandardsforTeachersforgainingandmaintainingregistrationacrossallAustralianstatesandsectors.

ThepolicyandproceduresoutlinedinthisdocumentrelatetotheinformationabouttherequirementsforteachersworkingatHolyEucharistSchool,andtheinformationaboutteacherregistrationthatiskeptbytheschool.AspertheCatholicEducationCommissionofVictoriaLtd(CECV)policy,thereareadditionalrequirementstogainandmaintainaccreditationtoteachinaCatholicschoolthatalsoapplytoteachersatHolyEucharistSchool.

ScopeThisPolicyappliestoteachersemployedatHolyEucharistSchool.

DefinitionsAccreditationtoteachinaCatholicschool:LeadersandteachersrequireaccreditationtoteachinaCatholicschooltoensuretheChurch’smissionandpurposeareunderstood.Therearetwolevelsofaccreditation–AccreditationtoTeachinaCatholicSchool,andAccreditationtoTeachReligiousEducationorLeadinaCatholicSchool–bothofwhichmustbegainedandmaintained.

AustralianInstituteforTeachingandSchoolLeadership(AITSL)providesnationalleadershipfortheAustralianstatesandterritoriesinpromotingexcellenceintheprofessionofteachingandschoolleadership.

CNumberisanallocatedidentificationnumberforstaffthatisusedintheCatholiceducationsystemintheArchdioceseofMelbourne.

Amentor(workingwithprovisionallyregisteredteachers)isanexperiencedteacherwhohascompletedaVictorianInstituteofTeaching-approvedmentoringprogramandisassignedasamentortosupportaprovisionallyregisteredteacherthroughtheprocessofmovingfromprovisionaltofullregistration.

PermissiontoTeach(PTT)isusedtoaddressashortfallinqualifiedstaff,orasapathwaytoteacherregistration.Itisanon-renewableformofregistrationandlimitedtoathree-yeargrant.IfateacherholdsPTT,thentheyarenotregisteredasaqualifiedteacher.

TeacherRegistrationPolicy

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Provisionallyregisteredteachersarethosenewtotheprofessionand/orwhohavenotyetpractisedasaqualifiedteacherinanAustralianorNewZealandschool,orarereturningtotheteachingprofessionafteranabsenceoffiveormoreyears.

AregisteredteacherisaqualifiedteachingprofessionalsuitabletopractiseasateacherinaVictorianschoolorearlychildhoodsetting.Aregisteredteacherisonewhodemonstratesthefollowingrequirements:

• ademonstratedproficiencyintheAustralianProfessionalStandardsforTeachers

• theabilitytomaintainprofessionalpractice

• suitabilitytoteach.

Registrationasateacherisanimportantmechanismtoassurethesafety,competencyandqualityoftheprofession.Itsdesignisunderpinnedbyaclearintenttosetandupholdhighstandardsofprofessionalpractice.

Registrationconditionsareconditionsthatmayhavebeenplacedonateacher’sregistrationwhichshouldberecordedintheVictorianInstituteofTeachingregister.

VictorianInstituteofTeaching(VIT)isanindependentstatutoryauthoritywhichregulatesmembersoftheteachingprofession.AllteachersmustberegisteredwiththeVITinordertobeemployedinaschoolinVictoria.

VITregisterisaregisterofVITregistrationnumbers,category,limitations(ifany),andrenewalandexpirydatesforeachteacher.ThisregisterismaintainedatHolyEucharistSchoolbythePrincipalorauthoriseddelegateinelectronicformat.

WorkingwithChildrenCheck(WWCC)isrequiredforchild-relatedworkinVictoria.TeachersregisteredwiththeVITareexemptfromtherequirementtoobtainaWWCCastheVITregistrationprocessincludeschecksforsuitabilityforchild-relatedwork.TeachersmustnotifyWorkingwithChildrenCheckVictoria(WWCCV)ofanychild-relatedworktheydooutsidetheschool(whetherpaidorvoluntary).Intheeventateacher’sVITregistrationissuspendedorcancelled,WWCCVmaynotifytheorganisationslistedthattheteacherexemptionnolongerapplies.TonotifyWWCCVofotherchild-relatedwork,teachersmustcompletethe‘Teachernotification’form.

PolicyAllteacherspractisinginVictorianCatholicschoolsarerequiredtoberegisteredwiththeVIT,theindependentauthoritywhichregulatesmembersoftheteachingprofession.

RecruitmentofteachersisinaccordancewiththeMACSstaffingandrecruitmentpolicies.

Teacherregistration–limitations

ProvisionallyregisteredteachersProvisionalregistrationisgranteduntilteachersdemonstratetheymeetthestandardsattheProficientTeacherlevel.Teachershaveaperiodoftwoyearstodemonstratethatthey:

• possessanapplicationofknowledgeinteachingsituationswheretheindividualhasfullprofessionalresponsibilityforthelearningofstudents

• meettheAustralianProfessionalStandardsforTeachersattheProficientTeacherlevel

• havehadatleast80daysteachingexperienceinanAustralianorNewZealandschool.

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Amentorwillbeassignedtoaprovisionallyregisteredteacherseekingfullregistration.MoreinformationabouttheprocesstoattainingfullregistrationisavailableontheVITwebsite.

PermissiontoTeach(PTT)PTTmaybegrantedtoteachersofferedshort-termemploymentatHolyEucharistSchooltoundertakethedutiesofateacherindeliveringand/orassessingstudentparticipationintheschool’scurriculumprogramwhenamoresuitableandregisteredapplicantisnotavailable.

TheindividualstaffmembermakesanapplicationtotheVITforPTT.ThisapplicationrequiresanendorsementfromthePrincipalaspartoftheapplicationprocessthatindicateswhythisexemptiontoemployanunqualifiedteacherissought.RefertotheVIT’sPermissiontoTeachPolicy(2020)formoreinformation.

RegistrationconditionsTeachersmayhaveconditionsplacedontheirregistrationbytheVIT.Theseconditionscanrelatetoanyofthefollowing:

• agreed:conditionsimposedonateacher’sregistration,orimposedthroughavoluntaryagreementwiththeteacher,whichmayrelatetoconcernsabouthealthorconduct

• specialneeds:conditionsplacedonteacherswhohavenotyetmetthespecialneedsrequirementforprofessionaldevelopment

• returningfromnon-practising:conditionsplacedonteachersreturningtoteachingafteraperiodofleavetocomplete20daysofteachingand20hoursofprofessionaldevelopment

• literacyandnumeracy:conditionsplacedonagraduateteacherwhoisyettopassthenationalLiteracyandNumeracyTestforInitialTeacherEducation(LANTITE).RefertotheinformationaboutLANTITEontheVITwebsite.

Conditionsareusuallyplacedforaperiodof6–12months,withdocumentationrequiredtomeetthecondition(s);however,thismaydifferdependingonindividualcircumstances.

Thecondition(s)willbenotedinHolyEucharistSchoolVITregisterandtheschoolwillworkwiththeindividualteachertoidentifywaystomeetthecondition(s).

AccreditationtoTeachinaCatholicSchoolTherearetwolevelsofaccreditationinrecognitionofthedifferentrolesthatleadersandteachersundertake:

1. AccreditationtoTeachinaCatholicSchool(gainandmaintain)

2. AccreditationtoTeachReligiousEducationorLeadinaCatholicSchool(gainandmaintain).

AllteachersemployedbyHolyEucharistSchoolarerequiredtogainandmaintainAccreditationtoTeachinaCatholicSchool.AllteachersofReligiousEducationandleadersarerequiredtogainandmaintainAccreditationtoTeachReligiousEducationorLeadinaCatholicSchool.

Note:MeetingthestudyandcurrencyrequirementsofAccreditationtoTeachReligiousEducationorLeadinaCatholicSchoolalsosatisfiestherequirementsofAccreditationtoTeachinaCatholicSchool.

TeachersshouldrefertotheAccreditationtoTeachandtoTeachReligiousEducationorLeadinCatholicSchoolsinVictoriapolicyavailableontheCECVwebsite.