Aims

Centres for Excellence have been established in a number of schools throughout NSW. The aims of school Centres for Excellence are to:

• provide quality supervision, mentoring and support to initial teacher education students;
• demonstrate and develop, strengthened linkages between initial teacher education programs and transition to teaching and teacher induction;
• provide quality supervision, mentoring and support to early career teachers;
• provide ongoing professional development aligned to teaching standards;
• assist more experienced teachers to achieve voluntary accreditation at Professional Accomplishment and/or Professional Leadership;
• promote and demonstrate quality teaching through classroom and school wide practice in improving student learning outcomes;
• work with other schools in the Centre for Excellence cluster to strengthen the quality of teaching to improve student learning outcomes;
• form part of the statewide cross sectoral team focused on teacher quality initiatives in NSW.

More information about the Centres for Excellence program is available at the following links: