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Beginning teacher induction

The Flying Start induction toolkit for beginning teachers is a valuable resource for beginning teachers in their first critical months of teaching.

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

The Toolkit also contains an induction checklist, designed to assist beginning teachers to access the support they need to move from provisional to full registration with the Queensland College of Teachers.

The Toolkit includes seven sections:

My employer 348k
Me, myself, I 324k
My school 355k
My curriculum 296k
My teaching space 257k
My students 346k
My commitment to professional development 263k

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. Resources to support school based induction programs are available through the Learning Place resource centre, the Curriculum Exchange (Accessible to staff in Queensland state schools and Learning Place Affiliates only. For more information on Learning Place Affiliates, please visit the Learning Place.)

Support for the Beginning Establishing Teachers' Association (BETA)

The Department supports the work of BETA through sponsorship of the annual conferences and joint projects.

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

Aspiring, Beginning and Establishing Teachers' Professional Learning Community
- Read the information modules for beginning and establishing teachers
- Access ideas modules for mentors
- Search for curriculum resources via Education Network Australia
- Read the research about beginning and establishing teachers
- Join an email community
Queensland College of Teachers: Beginning to Teach
Beginning and Establishing Teachers' Association
- Link to networks and support
The Learning Place
- Use the communication tools with your classes and colleagues
- Enrol in online Courses
- Search for Curriculum Exchange Resources
Induction policy

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This page was last reviewed on 10 Feb 2011 at 12:08PM