Strong start great teachers

Every beginning teacher deserves a quality induction program in their first critical years of teaching - a program that is structured, comprehensive and school-based. Strong start great teachers (SSGT) provides schools with the induction support to achieve this.

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Image: Strong start great teachers provides school-based induction advice for schools to support beginning teachers as they start their professional teaching practice.

A quality induction gives beginning teachers a strong start. It supports them to become capable and confident teachers, committed to maximising the learning outcomes of their students.

Enabling support

To facilitate quality induction, the department provides:

These two components are designed to ensure beginning teachers and their schools have a framework of support to guide the development of their school-based induction programs.

The SSGT resource supports school-based induction for beginning teachers and provides ideas, advice and information on:

What is the 5C model of school-based induction?

The department's 5C model is based on the principle that quality school-based induction must be comprehensive. Quality induction involves five essential components as represented in the following 5C model of school-based induction.

5C model diagram. Customised at the top. Customised connects down to Connections. Connections connects down to Context, Curriculum, and Classroom. 5C model diagram. Customised at the top. Customised connects down to Connections. Connections connects down to Context, Curriculum, and Classroom.
Image: Quality induction involves five essential components as represented in the 5C model of school-based induction

Quality induction - whose responsibility?

The principal, school staff and the beginning teacher all play a key role in a school's induction process. Depending on the school's size, location, and the number of beginning teachers, support may be shared between the principal and other staff members such as supervisors, in-school mentors and buddy teachers.

The key steps

The three key steps can help to ensure your school delivers a quality induction program for beginning teachers:

  1. Include the different phases of induction - see Setting up induction for help.
  2. Embed the departments 5C model of school-based induction.
  3. Develop and refine practice: use Reflection against the standards - a critical practice for more information.

Visit the department's Beginning Teacher information hub

Join the department's Beginning Teacher Support Network on Yammer

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