Launching the Teachers Standards’ website

The Standards were released by Education Ministers in February and are a public statement of what constitutes teacher quality. They define the elements of high-quality, effective teaching in 21st-century schools and provide a framework that makes clear the knowledge, practice and professional engagement required across teachers’ careers. The Standards cover the domains of Professional Knowledge, Professional Practice and Professional Engagement over four career stages: Graduate, Proficient, Highly Accomplished and Lead, and reflect the continuum of a teacher’s developing professional expertise from undergraduate preparation through to being an exemplary classroom practitioner and teacher leader.