Queensland College of Teachers

Professional Standards Commitee

Terms of Reference:

• To oversee the development, application and monitoring of the Professional Standards for Teachers;
• To deal with and determine applications for approval of preservice teacher education courses;
• To oversee the development, application and monitoring of the CPL Framework;
• To oversee the development, application and monitoring of policies and guidelines for Returning to Teaching programs and to endorse appropriate programs developed by external providers; and
• To provide advice to the Board of the QCT on policy issues relating to provisional and full registration, permission to teach, renewal processes and the approval of preservice teacher education programs.

It is expected that the Professional Standards Committee will establish appropriate working parties, taskforces or sub-committees to support it in responding to these Terms of Reference.

Membership:

• The Chair of the Registration Committee;
• Two members of the Board of the QCT who must be practising teachers, at least one of whom must be an elected teacher representative;
• A member of the Board of the QCT who is a parent or community representative;
• One additional Board member;
• Three nominees of the Deans of Education Forum;
• Two nominees of Education Queensland, one of whom must be a practising teacher;
• A nominee of Queensland Catholic Education Commission;
• A nominee of Association of Independent Schools of Queensland;
• The Assistant Director (Professional Standards) in the Office of the QCT;
• A nominee of the Director of the Queensland Studies Authority; and
• Three practising teachers who are not Board members of whom:
  • Two are identified by the Queensland Teachers Union;
  • One is identified by the Queensland Independent Education Union of Employees.

The Committee Chair should be one of the five Board members and be selected by the QCT Board.

The Deputy Chair should also be one of the five Board members and be selected by the QCT Board.