Term 2 Strengthening Practice and Professional Identity – 8 May 2026
This full-day professional development session, is designed to strengthen early career teacher’s professional identity, understanding of professional ethics and teaching responsibilities, gain practical strategies for classroom practice, and support well-being as a first-year teacher. Key areas will include understanding Catholic identity in teaching, creating positive classroom environments with clear expectations and routines, and preparing for the first reporting cycle. The day will also introduce the teacher registration requirements.
(AITSL Standards: 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 5.3, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.4)
Term 3, Friday 28 August (week 7)
Creating Classrooms that Connect: Language, Environment and Identity
This is the second Network session for the year and is designed to support first-year teachers as they continue to build confidence and capability in their practice. Participants will engage in a range of sessions focused on effective language use in the classroom, as well as creating sensory-friendly learning environments, supported by our Therapies team. The day also provides opportunities to strengthen professional interactions with colleagues, interpret student data, and develop a strong professional identity. The final session has a focus on wellbeing and dialogical pedagogies, delivered by our Identity and Encounter team.
Teachers will also have an opportunity to contribute their insights and have agency in shaping the future direction, content and delivery of the ECT 2-year induction program.
(APST – 1.2, 1.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.4, 5.4, 6.2, 6.4, 7.4 )
Term 4, 3 November (week 5)
Connection to Engagement: From Relationships to Responsive Practice
This final full-day workshop for first-year Early Career Teachers builds on the learning from Term 3, extending understandings of language development and sensory-friendly classrooms into effective classroom management for student engagement. Grounded in evidence-based practice and aligned with a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS-E), participants will explore how to create environments that foster positive behaviour, strong relationships, and a sense of belonging for all learners. Through a focus on Modules 1 and 2—building positive relationships and setting up supportive classroom environments—ECTs will deepen their understanding of how engagement is strengthened across emotional, behavioural, and cognitive domains. This practical and collaborative day will equip teachers with strategies to promote curiosity, participation, and sustained engagement, supporting a strong and confident transition into their second year of teaching.
There will also be an opportunity to share the Draft 2027 Induction Program for 1st and 2nd year ECTs. This coordinated two-year induction program includes:
- the collaborative role of all our system teams
- ECT Coordinators, and Mentors expertise and currency
- an evidence-informed, consistent and sustainable approach and foundation to early career teacher development
(APST – 1.1, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 6.2, 6.3, 7.4 )
