Professional+

Experience+
Report+

2014!
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Pre6Service+Teacher:++Timothy+Moors+

Pre6Service+Teacher+ID:++a1211102+

PreNservice!Teacher!enrolled!in:!! Grad.!Diploma!Education!!!!
Placement:!From!!19/05/2014!!to!!20/06/2014!
Professional!Experience!placement!1!!!!

B!Teaching!!

Days!Absent:!0!

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B!Music!Education!!

Days!at!School:!!25+

Professional!Experience!placement!2!!

School:++Blackwood+High+school+

Mentor+Teacher:++Michael+Winter+
email!contact:+Michael.winter@bhs.sa.edu.au+

Site+Co6ordinator:++David+Garrett+
email+contact:!david.garrett@bhs.sa.edu.au!

University+Liaison:!!Linda!Westphalen!

Subject+Taught:!!Music!

Year+Level(s)+Taught:!!08!N09!N10!

Professional+Experience+School+Context+(eg:+Co6educational,+R612+School)+
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Blackwood High School is a large, metropolitan co-educational secondary school of approximately 850 students.
Students in Years 8 to 10 study the International Baccalaureate Middle Years program (IBMYP), students in years 11
and 12 study the South Australian Certificate of Education.
The student cohort consists of a wide range of abilities and soci-economic backgrounds. The school staff are
committed to providing a strong thinking curriculum which meets the needs of the students and IB MYP criteria. A very
high percentage of staff are formally accredited mentors via AST and Step 9 processes.

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Teaching/Learning+Context+(eg:+year+levels,+class+sizes+etc)+
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08!General!music/drama.!Students!experience!a!generalised!performing!arts!curriculum!consisting!of!5!weeks!of!
study!in!each!area.!Class!size!was!aprroximately!24.!!
Y9!musicN!!A.!A!semester!based!elective!subject.!Students!need!to!have!a!background!in!music!to!undertake!this!
subject.!Students!study!classroom!ensemble!music,!theory!and!electerionic!compostion.!Class!size!25!!
Y!10!music.!A!one!semester!elective.!Students!have!a!previous!background!in!music!and!undertake!studies!in!solo!
and!ensemble!performance,!electronic!music,!recording!techniques!and!musical!styles!studies.!Class!size!23!!
Year!12!caregroupN!Delivery!of!administration!notices,!mark!roll.!!
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An!editable!copy!of!this!report!can!be!downloaded!at:!
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Template:!Editable!Online!(DOCX)!Click!Here!
alternatively!a!blank!copy!for!handwritten!reports!can!be!obtained!at:!
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Template:!Printable!(PDF)!Click!Here!!
Once!the!report!is!completed,!please!sign!it!and!send!it!through!to:!
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Professional!Experience!Office,!School!of!Education,!University!of!Adelaide!!!SA!!!5005!
or!email!a!scanned/signed!copy!to!education.practicum@adelaide.edu.au!!
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CLASSROOM+PRACTICE.++

Satisfactory!!!

Unsatisfactory!

APST:+1!N!Know!the!students!and!how!they!learn!
1.1 Physical,!social!and!intellectual!
development!and!characteristics!of!
students.!
1.2 Understand!how!students!learn.!
1.3 Students!with!diverse!linguistic,!
cultural,!religious!and!socioeconomic!
backgrounds.!
1.4 Strategies!for!teaching!Aboriginal!and!
Torres!Strait!Islander!students.!
1.5 Differentiate!teaching!to!meet!the!
specific!learning!needs!across!the!full!
range!of!abilities.!
1.6 Strategies!to!support!full!participation!
of!students!with!disability.!

Tim,! was! well! aware! of! the! limitations! and! strengths! of! the! students! he! was!
delivering! lessons! and! learning! materials! to.! He! made! allowances! for! those!
that!struggled!with!content,!accessing!curriculum!or!had!special!needs!while!
was! able! to! extend! those! that! were! capabable! learners.! He! asked! questions!
about! student! backgrounds! so! that! he! could! adjust! delivery! or! support! their!
needs.! The! Y! 10! class! consisted! of! students! from! N.E.S.B! and! A.T.S.I! and! he!
was! able! to! successfully! accommodate! them! into! his! learning! program! and!
allow! them! to! succeed.! He! obtained! first! hand! insight! into! differentiating!
curriculum! to! support! student! needs! in! all! year! levels! and! this! was! factored!
into!his!lesson!plans,!expectations!and!assessment.!!!

KNOWLEDGE+OF+SUBJECT+AND+RELEVANT+CURRICULA.++ Satisfactory!!!

Unsatisfactory!

+APST:+2!N!Know!the!content!and!how!to!teach!it!
2.1 Content!and!teaching!strategies!of!
the!teaching!area.!
2.2 Content!selection!and!organisation.!
2.3 Curriculum,!assessment!and!
reporting.!
2.4 Understand!and!respect!Aboriginal!
and!Torres!Strait!Islander!people!to!
promote!reconciliation!between!
Indigenous!and!nonNIndigenous!
Australians.!
2.5 Literacy!and!numeracy!strategies!
2.6 Information!and!Communication!
Technology.!

This! was! an! area! of! strength.! Tim! has! an! extensive! knowledge! of! music! and!
performance! and! was! able! to! transfer! this! to! his! students.! His! skills! allowed!
him! to! connect! with! students! and! assist! them! to! develop! musically.! He!
worked! with! me! to! develop! 3! units! of! work! that! were! sequenced,! engaging!
and! purposeful.! His! content! included! practical,! theoretical! and! analytical!
concepts!in!music.!
A!particular!strength!was!his!use!of!IT.!Two!of!the!units!he!developed!involved!
considerable! use! of! recording! technologies! and! software.! He! was! able! to!
support! the! students! learning! by! his! knowledge! and! application! of! I.C.T.!
Students! were! encouraged! to! present! their! work! using! assessment! methods!
through!the!use!of!such!mediums.

PLANNING+AND+PREPARATION.++

Satisfactory!!!

Unsatisfactory!

APST:++3!N!Plan!for!and!implement!effective!teaching!and!learning.!
3.1 Establish!challenging!learning!goals!
3.2 Plan,!structure!and!sequence!learning!
programs!
3.3 Use!teaching!strategies!
3.4 Select!and!use!resources!
3.5 Use!effective!classroom!
communication!
3.6 Evaluate!and!improve!teaching!
programs!
3.7 Engage!parents/carers!in!the!
educative!process!

Tim! worked! up! 3! excellent! units! of! work,! aligned! to! I.B.M.Y.P.! This! involved!
him! understanding! the! use! of! terminology,! assessment! and! construction!
methods! and! I.B! framework.! He! aligned! his! units! directly! to! the! assessment!
plan!students!were!working!with!and!carefully!selected!criteria!and!standards!
that!were!appropriate!to!the!level!5!in!arts.!His!preparation!was!thorough!and!
effective.! We! discussed! the! need! for! a! balanced! lesson! and! inclusion! of!
content! that! will! engage! and! planning! use! of! time! within! the! lesson.! His!
selection! of! resources! was! excellent! and! involved! ICT,! web! based! materials,!
hands! on! instrument! use! and! audio! visual! aids! within! lecturing! style.! He!
evaluated! his! teaching! programs! and! was! involved! in! preparation! for!
moderation/analysis!by!I.B.O!in!which!his!learning!materials!were!included.

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PreNService!Teacher:!Error!+Reference+source+not+found.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mentor!Teacher:!!Michael+Winter!

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LEARNING+ENVIRONMENT++MANAGEMENT+AND+DISCIPLINE.++
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Satisfactory!!!

Unsatisfactory!

APST:+4+6!Create!and!maintain!supportive!and!safe!learning!environments!
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5

Support!student!participation!
Manage!classroom!activities!
Manage!challenging!behaviour!
Maintain!student!safety!
Use!ICT!safely,!responsibly!and!
ethically!

Tim! demonstrated! effective! use! of! classroom! management.! The! students! he!
delivered!to!were!engaged!most!of!the!time!and!easily!referred!back!on!task!if!
they!became!off!track.!There!were!a!few!times!where!he!needed!to!speak!to!
students! individually! to! reNengage! them! or! modify! behaviour.! He! did! this!
effectively! and! within! the! schools! behaviour! management! code.! We! talked!
about! managing! certain! situations! and! Tim! always! took! advice! on! board!
readily!and!learnt!from!all!classroom!experiences.!He!managed!student!safety!
by!regularly!checking!in!on!those!in!smaller!practice!rooms!and!ensuring!that!
equipment! was! set! up! and! packed! away! appropriately.! His! classroom!
management!was!very!good!and!he!quickly!earnt!the!respect!of!the!students!
he!taught.

ASSESSMENT+AND+REPORTING.++

Satisfactory!!!

Unsatisfactory!

APST:+5+6!Assess,!provide!feedback!and!report!on!student!learning!
5.1 Assess!student!learning!
5.2 Provide!feedback!to!students!and!
their!learning!
5.3 Make!consistent!and!comparable!
judgements!
5.4 Interpret!student!data!
5.5 Report!on!student!achievement!

Tim! had! many! opportunites! to! assess! student! work.! This! was! done! both! by!
formative!and!summative!methods.!Feedback!was!given!to!students!verbally!
as! they! progressed! through! their! tasks! and! summatively! via! constructed!
rubrics! at! the! end! of! the! units.! His! assessment! of! student! learning! was!
appropriate! for! a! graduate! and! will! develop! futher! as! he! develops! as! a!
teacher.! His! judgements! were! consistent! with! mine! and! we! collaborated!
when!making!assessment!and!assigning!grades!to!students.!Tims!assessment!
data!contributed!to!the!students!term!2!and!semester!1!report.!While!he!did!
not! write! the! reports,! he! had! input! into! them.! Tim! also! assisted! with! the!
collection! of! moderation! matetrials! for! I.B! purposes! and! contributed! to! the!
writing!of!the!reports!and!cover!sheets.

PROFESSIONAL+QUALITIES,+PROFESSIONAL+RELATIONSHIPS+AND+PROFESSIONAL+DEVELOPMENT.+++

Satisfactory!!!

Unsatisfactory!

APST:+6+6!Engage!with!Professional!Learning!
6.1 Identify!and!plan!professional!
learning!needs!
6.2 Engage!in!professional!learning!and!
improve!practice!
6.3 Engage!with!colleagues!and!improve!
practice!
6.4 Apply!professional!learning!and!
improve!student!learning!

Tim!had!some!engagement!in!a!limited!amount!of!professional!learning.!He!
attended!a!full!staff!meeting!where!he!engaged!with!the!Educational!
Achievement!Standards!which!have!been!released!by!DECD!and!the!
Accountability!Framework!and!review!process.!The!areas!he!really!developed!in!
were!collegiate!dialogue!around!teaching!practice!and!!the!role!of!teachers.!He!
also!spent!a!considerable!amount!of!time!familiarising!himself!with!The!I.B!
framework!and!assessment!methods.!Suggestions!were!discussed!to!improve!
his!practice!and!advice!given!to!develop!areas!required.!He!sought!constructive!
feedback!and!acted!upon!this!to!improve!his!practice!and!delivery.!!

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PreNService!Teacher:!Error!+Reference+source+not+found.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mentor!Teacher:!!Michael+Winter!

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APST:+7+6+Engage!professionally!with!colleagues,!parents/carers!and!the!community!
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Satisfactory!!!
7.1 Meet!professional!ethics!and!
responsibilities!
7.2 Comply!with!legislative,!
administrative!and!organisational!
requirements!
7.3 Engage!with!the!parents/carers!
7.4 Engage!with!professional!teaching!
networks!and!broader!communities!

Unsatisfactory!

Tims!conduct!and!professional!standards!were!what!was!expected!from!a!
reliable!student!teacher.!He!dressed!appropriately!and!followed!school!
procedures!with!signing!in!and!out!and!professional!responsibilities!with!use!of!
ICT!and!boundaries!with!students.!While!he!didnt!have!the!opportunity!to!
engage!with!parents!and!caregivers!he!did!contribute!to!a!senior!music!night!
and!met!a!few!parents!and!music!teachers.!He!demonstrated!the!potential!to!
be!a!professional!through!his!positive!engagement!with!other!terachers!and!
instrumental!music!providers!and!the!collaborative!conversations!that!came!of!
this.!

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Overall+Evaluation.+

Very+Good+

Tims!placement!at!B.H.S!was!very!productive!and!rewarding!for!both!he!and!our!school.!He!saw!first!hand!the!
relationships!required!with!students!in!a!performing!arts!subject!and!subsequently!developed!a!warm!and!
professional!relationship!with!the!students!he!taught.!He!was!a!very!diligent!student!teacher!that!always!followed!
through!with!requests!and!gave!his!time!willingly.!Outside!of!his!teaching!commitments!he!gave!up!his!time!to!
mentor!students!at!lunchtime!and!participated!in!,!wrote!for!and!led!a!Year!8!band.!Tim!accompanied!students!for!
performances!within!class!and!at!a!Senior!music!night!and!will!participate!in!a!upcoming!BHS!production.!His!pleasant!
nature!and!attitude!will!form!the!basis!of!a!dedicated!and!professional!music!teacher!in!years!to!come.!I!was!
impressed!by!Tims!involvement!within!the!placement,!his!willingness!to!learn!and!try!new!things!and!most!of!all!his!
respect!and!involvement!with!our!students.!!
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Signed:!
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Classroom/Supervising!Teacher!

Date:!

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Site!CoNordinator/Principal!

Date:!

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Signed:!
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Staff!at!the!University!of!Adelaides!School!of!Education!greatly!value!your!opinion!and!appreciate!the!time!and!
effort!you!have!put!into!supervising!our!preNservice!teachers.!
Thank!you!
Jan!Keightley!
Head!of!School!
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Signed:!
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For!the!University!of!Adelaide!

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Certification!Stamp!

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PreNService!Teacher:!Error!+Reference+source+not+found.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mentor!Teacher:!!Michael+Winter!

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Minimal!evidence!of!
planning!and!preparation!
for!teaching.!
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Little!evidence!of!planning!
or!preparation!for!teaching.!
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Knowledge!of!most!content,!
but!several!gaps:!able!to!
meet!curricular!
requirements.!
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Scant/erroneous!knowledge!
of!content!and!curricula.!
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Some!willingness!to!engage!
with!the!needs!of!individual!
students!and!with!the!
school!as!a!place!of!learning.!
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Performance+at+a+minimal+
standard+for+this+stage.+

Performance+below+an+
acceptable+standard+for+this+
stage.+

Little!willingness!to!engage!
with!the!needs!of!individual!
students!and!with!the!
school!as!a!place!of!learning.!
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A+=+Acceptable+

U+=+Unsatisfactory+

Pre%Service!Teacher:!Error!+Reference+source+not+found.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mentor!Teacher:!!Michael+Winter!

Planning+and+preparation+
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APST!3!
Plan!for!and!implement!
effective!teaching!and!
learning+

Knowledge+of+Content+and+
curricula++
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APST!2!
Know!the!content!and!how!
to!teach!it+

Classroom+Practice+
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APST!1!
Know!the!students!and!how!
they!learn+

Rating+
Short++
Description+

Clear!evidence!of!planning!
and!preparation!for!
teaching.!
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Sound!knowledge!of!
content;!clear!
understanding!of!curricular!
needs.!
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Clear!evidence!of!initiative!
and!willingness!to!engage!
positively!with!the!needs!of!
individual!students!and!with!
the!school!as!a!place!of!
learning.!
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A+sound+performance+at+
this+stage.+

G+=+Good+

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Planning!and/or!preparation!
for!teaching!extending!
beyond!the!students!class!
and!year!levels,!or!with!a!
creative!aspect!that!inspires!
learning.!

Knowledge!of!content!
beyond!curricula!and!
willingness!to!assist!
colleagues.!
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O+=+Outstanding+
An+exemplary+performance+
well+above+a+standard+that+
could+be+expected+at+this+
stage.+
Leadership!in!engaging!!with!
the!needs!of!individual!
students!and!with!the!
school!as!a!place!of!learning.!!
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Planning!and/or!preparation!
for!teaching!that!extends!
beyond!the!students!own!
class.!
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Strong!and!self%reliant!
knowledge!of!content;!
imaginative!application!of!
curricula.!
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Strong!initiative!and!
willingness!to!engage!
positively!with!the!needs!of!
individual!students!and!with!
the!school!as!a!place!of!
learning.!
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Performance+at+a+standard+
above+that+which+could+be+
expected+at+this+stage.+

VG+=+Very+Good+

Please!note!that!there!is!some!latitude!in!interpreting!these!ratings.!!If!Mentor!teachers!believe!that!their!mentees!reflected!the!tenor!of!the!rating,!but!their!attributes!are!not!reflected!in!the!examples!given,!
they!should!give!the!rating!that!they!think!best!reflects!the!pre%service!teachers!standard!and!provide!supportive!evidence!in!their!qualitative!feedback.!
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Evaluation+Rubric+

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Professional+Experience+Report+
2014!

Pre%Service!Teacher:!Error!+Reference+source+not+found.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mentor!Teacher:!!Michael+Winter!

Minimal!commitment!to!the!
school,!professional!
colleagues!and!students.!
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Little/no!commitment!to!the!
school,!professional!
colleagues!and!students.!
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Professional+Relationships+
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APST!6!Engage!with!
Professional!Learning!
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APST!7!Engage!
professionally!with!
Colleagues,!parents/carers!
and!the!community+

Some!evidence!of!
competent!assessment.!!
Limited/!late!feedback.!
Little!differentiation!in!
assessment!processes.!
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Little!evidence!of!the!use!of!
assessment!as!a!tool!to!
understand!student!
achievement!and!the!
effectiveness!of!teaching.!
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Assessment+and+Feedback+
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APST!5!
Assess,!provide!feedback!
and!report!on!student!
learning+

Some!classroom!
management!skills,!with!
potential!to!develop.!
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Performance+at+a+minimal+
standard+for+this+stage.+

Performance+below+an+
acceptable+standard+for+this+
stage.+

Poor/unethical!classroom!
management!skills.!
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A+=+Acceptable+

U+=+Unsatisfactory+

Classroom+Management+
and+Discipline+
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APST!4!
Create!and!maintain!
supportive!and!safe!learning!
environments+

Rating+
Short++
Description+

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Professional+Experience+Report+
2014!

Sound!commitment!to!the!
school,!professional!
colleagues!and!students.!
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Competent!and!considered!
assessment.!!Useful!and!
timely!feedback.!Evidence!of!
differentiation!in!
assessment!processes.!!!!
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!
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Effective!classroom!
management!skills.!
!
!
!
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A+sound+performance+at+
this+stage.+

G+=+Good+

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Strong!commitment!to!the!
school,!professional!
colleagues!and!students.!
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Proficient!and!reflective!
assessment.!!Timely!and!
useful!feedback!linked!to!
strengths!and!weaknesses!
of!individual!school!
students.!Creativity!in!
assessment!processes.!!!!
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Confident!classroom!
management!skills.!
!
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!
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Performance+at+a+standard+
above+that+which+could+be+
expected+at+this+stage.+

VG+=+Very+Good+

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Exemplary!commitment!to!
the!school,!professional!
colleagues!and!!
students.!
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Leadership!in!assessment!
practices!indicating!
reflective!teaching!practice.!!
Timely!feedback!linked!to!
strengths!and!weaknesses!
of!individual!school!
students,!associated!beyond!
the!class!to!the!year!
level/cohort.!Innovation!in!
assessment!processes.!!

O+=+Outstanding+
An+exemplary+performance+
well+above+a+standard+that+
could+be+expected+at+this+
stage.+
Confident!leadership!in!
classroom!management!
skills.!
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