Deputy Principal's update
Karen Whelan, Deputy Principal, Staff and Operations
Deputy Principal's update
Karen Whelan, Deputy Principal, Staff and Operations
Recently graduated teachers
At Shelford we are very proud to be working with and alongside recently graduated teachers. These teachers bring to our community great energy, enthusiasm, passion and a thorough understanding of contemporary educational research and pedagogical practices.
In the first few years of their career, recently graduated teachers are well supported by their colleagues, Head of Faculty, mentors and the Executive Team. During this time, they often put great focus on building their pedagogical practices and content knowledge. They are encouraged to ask questions, seek advice, observe more experienced colleagues in a variety of teaching areas and engage as often as they can in professional conversations. An external body that provides complementary support to recently graduated teachers is The Victorian Institute of Teaching.
Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)
VIT is ‘an independent statutory authority for the teaching profession, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession.’ Their vision is to ‘ensure that Victorian learners have the best teachers’ and they enact this by:
Graduate teachers initially apply for provisional registration, which is granted for a period of two years. In this time, provisionally registered teachers (PRTs) are expected to demonstrate they:
VIT’s Inquiry process
All PRTs are required to participate in VIT’s Inquiry process. At Shelford we provide our PRTs with an experienced mentor to help them develop their proficiency of practice and guide them through this process.
The VIT’s Inquiry process is used by PRTs to demonstrate the development of their knowledge and practice, and gather evidence to demonstrate they have met the APST at the Proficient teacher level.
This process is adapted from Helen Timperley’s cycle of teacher inquiry and knowledge building. It requires PRTs to:
The inquiry process not only provides growth for our PRTs, but also the students they teach, their colleagues and the School as a whole. Once PRTs have completed their inquiry, presented to the School’s panel and successfully submitted to VIT, they are able to apply for full registration. This is big milestone in a recently graduated teacher’s career and is a milestone that is greatly celebrated by the whole of the Shelford community!
Find out more about VIT and the work they do.
Karen Whelan
Deputy Principal, Staff and Operations
Victorian Institute of Teaching (2021). About VIT. https://www.vit.vic.edu.au/about
Victorian Institute of Teaching (2021). Moving to (full) registration. https://www.vit.vic.edu.au/register/categories/provisional/moving-to-full
Victorian Institute of Teaching (2021). Support my teachers’ registration. https://www.vit.vic.edu.au/employers/registration#prov-to-full