Advanced standards for teaching children aged 3-8 years – Where did it begin?
Early Childhood Australia is working in partnership with Teaching Australia to create the first national advanced standards for early childhood teaching. Teaching Australia – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership is an independent national body, funded by the Australian Government to strengthen and advance the teaching profession. Its focus is the professional practice of teaching and school leadership in all settings, sectors and jurisdictions. Teaching Australia has been working closely with national professional associations over an extended period to develop national professional standards for advanced teaching and for principals. In this instance Teaching Australia is funding Early Childhood Australia to research and work with early childhood teachers nationally to write professional standards for advanced early childhood teaching. The standards will be drafted for advanced early childhood teachers who teach children aged between three and eight years and may wor
