Resources and Support for Member Schools

Following changes and updates to NESA’s teacher accreditation policies, AISNSW has:

developed a range of updated resources to support schools to understand and implement teacher accreditation policies, including:
- Sample Procedures for Teacher Accreditation in Independent Schools (NSW)
- Factsheet: Proficient Teacher accreditation process
- Factsheet: Maintenance of accreditation process
a new Proficient Teacher Accreditation Service available to all member school from 2023.

Resources to support member schools to understand and implement NESA’s teacher accreditation policies

AISNSW published the Sample Procedures for Teacher Accreditation in Independent Schools (NSW) to:

understand and implement NESA’s requirements for teacher accreditation
make the transition to NESA being the only Teacher Accreditation Authority (TAA) in NSW for the mandatory, and some voluntary levels, of accreditation
meet the school registration requirement to have internal procedures for implementing NESA’s teacher accreditation policies.

They also include information about voluntary accreditation levels specific to the independent sector (e.g. Experienced Teacher accreditation) and include references to relevant aspects of the multi-enterprise agreements commonly used in independent schools.

The AISNSW Sample Procedures for Teacher Accreditation in Independent Schools (NSW) address all of the teacher accreditation requirements in NESA’s TA Manual for achieving and maintaining Proficient Teacher accreditation. They are updated when there are significant changes, such as in August 2024 when there were changes to the maintenance of accreditation process

Member schools can use them for their own internal procedures or to support updating existing procedures.

If a school bases their internal procedures on the AISNSW sample procedures, they should ensure that their final procedures reflect the reality of their context and practices.

Proficient Teacher Accreditation Service

This service enables Independent schools to engage AISNSW to access an AISNSW consultant to act as the Accreditation Supervisor for individual teachers in their school. This service includes:

tailored support for individual teachers to develop their practice and finalise their accreditation submission,
a written report for the principal to use in making their recommendation to NESA about the teacher’s accreditation.

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Regulatory advice and in-school support

The AISNSW Regulation, Community and Member Engagement Portfolio can provide further support and advice on:

The TA Manual and teacher accreditation policies and procedures – Contact a member of the Regulation Team on (02) 9299 2845 or email [email protected]
Teacher accreditation services and courses – Contact a member of the ISTAA Team on (02) 9299 2845 or email [email protected].

The AISNSW Workplace Management Team can provide advice on teacher employment matters. Please contact the Workplace Management Team on (02) 9299 2845.