Australian Journal of Education
Recognising accomplished teachers in Australia: Where have we been? Where are we heading?
Abstract
In 2008, the Council of Australian governments (COAG) agreed to a set of reforms focused on teacher quality. These reforms aim to make teaching a more attractive career, lift the quality of teacher training, retain and reward quality teachers, promote effective professional learning and support workforce mobility. Australia has made several attempts to develop a system for identifying and rewarding accomplished teachers, as a means of furthering such reforms. This paper traces efforts from the 1970s to strengthen the role of the profession in developing a system of professional certification and outlines some issues that will need to be dealt with if such a system is to gain professional support and meet the aims of the COAG reforms.
Recommended Citation
Ingvarson, Lawrence
(2010)
"Recognising accomplished teachers in Australia: Where have we been? Where are we heading?,"
Australian Journal of Education: Vol. 54:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://research.acer.edu.au/aje/vol54/iss1/4
