Universities will have to overhaul teaching courses to include mandatory standardised national curriculum, Education Minister Jason Clare has announced.
The Professional Experience Guidelines for initial teacher education have been developed by the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership, mandating core content in programs which must be implemented by the end of 2025.
“The new guidelines will support a consistent national approach to professional experience, while being able to be adopted and adapted to each jurisdiction’s context,” according to the statement announcing the change.
“The guidelines clarify roles and responsibilities, improve consistency, and reduce administrative burden for initial teacher education providers, education systems, schools, early childhood settings and teacher regulatory authorities.”
Mr Clare said Australia needed more teachers and one step to address that was to ensure more students had positive experiences in teaching pracs – with research showing that students were more likely to complete their degree, transition to teaching and stay in teaching for the longer term if they had a positive prac experience.
