Standards Model
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The Standards model
The Professional Standards for Queensland Teachers outline the capabilities that teachers must possess in order to provide high-quality instruction and support improved student learning.
The Standards are clustered around three facets of teachers’ work:
- teaching and learning
- professional relationships
- professional commitment
Teaching and Learning
Standards in this cluster focus on teaching and learning, and the teacher’s role in designing and managing individual and group learning experiences that:
- develop students' language, literacy and numeracy
- are intellectually challenging
- value diversity
- incorporate effective assessment and reporting of student learning.
Professional Relationships
A second cluster highlights the way in which effective teachers build relationships both within and beyond the school that:
- support the social development and participation of young people
- create safe, supportive and stimulating learning environments
- foster effective relationships with families and the community
- contribute to effective professional teams
Professional Commitment
The third dimension underlines the commitment of the professional to reflective practice, professional renewal and ongoing contribution to a vibrant profession.
The diagram below illustrates that while each standard highlights a distinct aspect of professional practice, the standards are also interdependent and interconnected.
