Teaching in a Specialist School: An introduction

Teaching in a Specialist School: An introduction

Schools expect a relief teacher to be able to make a positive impact on their students every day.

Areas covered in this episode:

-         The differences between specialist and mainstream schools

-         How specialist schools operate

-         Why you should work in the specialist sector

-         Practical teaching strategies and considerations

-         The importance of support staff

This episode is a recording of a live webinar in January 2021. The webinar series was part of Tradewind Australia’s ongoing professional support for CRTs.

The webinars were presented by Ian McNally with former Principals Terry Twomey and Billy Green.

Teacher Standards

Suggested Australian Professional Standards for Teaching covered in this episode:

1.1         Physical, Social and intellectual development and characteristics of students

1.2         Understand how students learn

1.5         Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of learners across the full range of abilities

1.6         Strategies to support full participation of learners with a disability

Please record your professional development following the direction from the relevant organisation in your state or territory. If you are registered with the VIT, you can use the guidance ‘How to show evidence of your professional development’. 

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