APST 6: Engage in Professional Learning.
This standard is about continuously improving practice by seeking out professional learning opportunities and applying what you have learnt in the classroom.
APST 5: Assess, Provide Feedback and Report on Student Learning.
This standard is about how you judge your students’ learning, give them feedback to continue learning, and report on learning to see broader trends.
APST 4: Create and Maintain Supportive and Safe Learning Environments.
This standard covers all of the parts of your in-class teaching that you can’t plan for, from responding to students’ needs to managing behaviour.
APST 3: Plan For and Implement Effective Teaching and Learning.
This standard covers how you teach in your classroom, from the planning and resourcing of your lessons to the teaching strategies that you use.
APST 2: Know the Content and How to Teach It.
This standard covers most of what you actually teach in the classroom, from the curriculum content to core skills and different perspectives.
APST 1: Know Students and How They Learn.
This is the foundation of teaching practice in Australia and the first thing that teachers are expected to be able to do.
What are the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers?
The seven standards outline all of the things teachers in Australia are expected to do, as well as how well they are expected to do them.