Queensland College of Teachers

Standards Model

On this page:

• The Standards model
• Teaching and Learning
• Professional Relationships
• Professional Commitment

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.

 

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The diagram below illustrates that while each standard highlights a distinct aspect of professional practice, the standards are also interdependent and interconnected.

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