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Beginning teacher induction

As a beginning teacher you will find the DETE induction website is a valuable resource in your first critical months of teaching.

It provides you with all the 'need-to-know' information about Education Queensland, as well as practical tips, hints and classroom activity ideas.

The induction website also links to the online mandatory induction program, which comprises a number of online courses covering the essential aspects of induction. Currently the courses available are:

• Code of conduct and ethical decision-making
• Keys to managing information
• Education Queensland student protection training
• Curriculum activity risk assessment

An online course covering health, safety and wellbeing is currently under development and will be available later in 2013.

Regional events

Regions run local networking events to support beginning teachers and complement school induction programs.

School-based support

Beginning teacher induction is a school-based responsibility. A range of resources to support school-based induction programs is available via the Education Queensland state schools section of the DETE induction website.

These resources include:

• online mandatory induction program
• One Channel sessions
• Induction guidelines for Education Queensland state schools
• Induction planner for Education Queensland state school teachers

Online professional learning community

The Aspiring, Beginning and Establishing Teachers' Community supports teachers new to the profession as well as those more experienced who are interested in mentoring beginning teachers by sharing their wealth of knowledge about teaching. The website and email communities support and showcase the work of beginning teachers and their mentors.

Key links

• DETE induction website
• Aspiring, Beginning and Establishing Teachers' Professional Community
  • Read the information modules for beginning and establishing teachers
  • Access ideas modules for mentors
  • Read the research about beginning and establishing teachers
  • Join an email community
• Beginning and Establishing Teachers' Association
• The Learning Place
• OneChannel
• DETE Induction strategy
• DETE Induction procedure
• Queensland College of Teachers: Beginning to Teach Videos Years One and Three

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