Australian College of EducatorsAustralian College of Educators

National Initiatives for National Initiatives for Generational SuccessionGenerational Succession

Dr Phil LambertDr Phil Lambert

Australian College of Australian College of Educators (ACE)Educators (ACE)

ACE’s work in this area – ACE’s work in this area – an examplean example

National InitiativesNational Initiatives

IssuesIssues

A national professional association founded in A national professional association founded in 1959 which currently represents over 5,500 1959 which currently represents over 5,500 educators across all sectors and systemseducators across all sectors and systems

Provides an independent voice for educators Provides an independent voice for educators and advance the education professionand advance the education profession

Stimulates and supports communities of Stimulates and supports communities of practice; develops national, regional and local practice; develops national, regional and local networks; provides high quality publications networks; provides high quality publications (hard copy and electronic); strongly supports (hard copy and electronic); strongly supports Branches and Regional Groups with their Branches and Regional Groups with their activities, and conducts and circulates activities, and conducts and circulates researchresearch

Australian College of Australian College of Educators (ACE)Educators (ACE)

New Educators Network ProjectNew Educators Network Project

This project offers:This project offers: an opportunity to receive support and an opportunity to receive support and

advice from other new educators and advice from other new educators and experienced educatorsexperienced educators

a place to networka place to network professional development in their new professional development in their new

career or studiescareer or studies a chance to share experiences and ideasa chance to share experiences and ideas the opportunity to gain from the the opportunity to gain from the

advantages of membership of ACEadvantages of membership of ACE

ACE’s work in this area: an exampleACE’s work in this area: an example

Strategies:Strategies: committee established in 2011 committee established in 2011 establishing links with the 5 universities within establishing links with the 5 universities within

the Inner Sydney Region the Inner Sydney Region student membership and new educators student membership and new educators

membership to ACE available at greatly reduced membership to ACE available at greatly reduced rates.rates.

attendance at beginning teachers workshopsattendance at beginning teachers workshops investigate electronic communication modelsinvestigate electronic communication models professional development opportunities – 2011professional development opportunities – 2011 induction program for New Educators.induction program for New Educators. Teach-Meet sessions Term 4Teach-Meet sessions Term 4 mentoring opportunities to be offered in 2012mentoring opportunities to be offered in 2012 building a database of new educators and building a database of new educators and

student teachersstudent teachers compiling a list of resources to assist new compiling a list of resources to assist new

educatorseducators

ACE’s work in this area: an exampleACE’s work in this area: an example

National Professional Standards for National Professional Standards for TeachersTeachers

National Professional Standard for National Professional Standard for PrincipalsPrincipals

Leading Curriculum Change – Leading Curriculum Change – Australian Teachers Leading ChangeAustralian Teachers Leading Change

Virginia Elliott – School Development Virginia Elliott – School Development Officer, Professional Learning and Officer, Professional Learning and LeadershipLeadership

National InitiativesNational Initiatives

Not near enough being done to Not near enough being done to support the transition of young support the transition of young teachers – no current policy on teachers – no current policy on successionsuccession

The need for more educators to be The need for more educators to be active and have a voice beyond active and have a voice beyond their own setting – to contribute to their own setting – to contribute to policy discussionspolicy discussions

IssuesIssues

EnoughEnough