This week schools participated in the last workshop of the ATAPS School Pilot Program.
The workshops have enabled participants to use the Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS) to reflect on practice to identify strengths and opportunities for professional growth, set goals, identify professional learning that aligns with their goals, collect evidence to evaluate their progress, and map their professional growth across all seven Standards.
Australian Teacher Aide will present the data gathered from schools to the industry reference group for ratification, with a view to publishing the Standards by the end of this year.
Thank you to the schools that participated in the ATAPS School Pilot Program, and provided valuable feedback to help ensure that the Standards are meaningful and relevant to teaching assistants in all school settings.
ACT: Galilee School – Communities at Work
NSW: Tallowood School, Monaro High School
NT: Katherine School of the Air
QLD: St Joseph's Nudgee College, The Sycamore School
VIC: Montmorency Secondary College, Padua Secondary College
WA: Arbor Grove Primary School, Ocean Reef State High School, St Mark's Anglican Community School
Catholic Education Sandhurst: St Augustine's School – Wodonga, Borinya Wangaratta Community Partnership, Catherine McAuley College – Bendigo, Doxa School – Bendigo, St Francis of Assisi Primary School – Baranduda, St Francis of the Fields School – Bendigo, St Joseph's School – Rochester, St Michael's School – Tallangatta, St Mary's Catholic Primary School – Inglewood, St Monica’s School - Wodonga, St Patrick's School – Tongala, Sacred Heart College –Yarrawonga.
School leaders who are interested in implementing the ATAPS performance and professional growth framework, can register their interest in the 2025 School Leadership Workshops.