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Is it Worth Becoming a Highly Accomplished Teacher?

Many schools have a salary tier for HATs, but these are often specific positions. There is no guarantee that you will win one, or that one will be available.

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1.3 Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Students with different backgrounds respond differently to teaching strategies. Knowing the best strategies to teach your students is a key part of teaching.

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1.4 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Supporting First Nations students is a key priority of school systems across Australia, and our schools are a key part of nationwide Reconciliation efforts.

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How to Increase Your Salary as a Teacher.

Most schools will increase your salary yearly for 5 to 9 years. What can you do once you’ve hit the highest pay grade in your Enterprise Agreement?

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1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.

While many interpret this as differentiating learning for those who are working below their year level or who have learning difficulties, this is not the case.

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1.2 Understand how students learn.

The science of learning is always developing. If you’ve been in a school for a while you will know there is always something new that educators are focusing on.

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1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students.

It is important for educators to understand how the brain grows and changes so that they can work with these changes to help young people develop

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APST 7: Engage Professionally with Colleagues, Parents/Carers and the Community.

This standard is all about how you engage with other colleagues, organisations, schools and systems to provide the best education for your students.

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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.

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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.