Teaching Australia – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited
Teaching Australia · Teaching Australia
5 December 2005 – 1 January 2010
Renamed Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited in 2010.
Commonwealth-funded company that promoted the teaching profession and school leadership, developing proposals for national professional standards for teachers and principals and for national accreditation of teacher education programs.
Names over time
- Teaching Australia – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited2005–2010
- Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited2010–present
How it came into existence
Incorporated as a company limited by guarantee (ACN 117 362 740) in late 2005 and launched as an independent body on 5 December 2005, taking over the role of the National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership.
- Promotion of the teaching profession
- National teaching standards
- School leadership development
Teaching Australia described itself as formerly the National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership; it was a newly incorporated company.
Legislation: None (company limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001, ACN 117 362 740)
Changes during its life
- 3 December 2007Moved from the Education, Science and Training portfolio to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.
How it ended
Restructured by the Rudd government and renamed the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited from 1 January 2010, the same company continuing as a Commonwealth company to develop national standards for teachers and principals.
- National professional standards for teachers and school leaders
- Promotion of the teaching profession and school leadership
Main functions
- Promotion of the teaching profession
- Development of national professional standards for teachers and school leaders
- Proposals for national accreditation of pre-service teacher education programs
- School leadership programs
- Research on teaching and school leadership
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Sources
Government records and websites
Other sources
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