Pre-placement strategies
- Asking supervisors to volunteer
- Preparing for a successful start
- Pre-placement questionnaire for professional experience placements - Fillable resource
Professional experience coordinators
A successful professional experience placement depends a great deal on the level of dedicated support provided by the school’s professional experience coordinator and supervising teacher.
The professional experience coordinator is not just a liaison between a university and school. They develop school procedures and practices that support a high-quality placement for both supervising teachers and pre-service teachers.
Proven strategies that support high quality professional experience placements
The following strategies have been created through the Professional Experience Hub program. These strategies have been proven to improve the quality of professional experience placements for pre-service teachers. They are designed to be adapted at each school.
The Professional Experience Hub program has also developed a range of strategies for supervising teachers.
Pre-placement
Pre-placement strategies
First week of placement
First week of placement strategies
During placement
During placement strategies
Professional learning for professional experience coordinators
A suite of professional learning resources is currently under development.
These resources will contribute to the existing repertoire of strategies and enhance the capacity of professional experience coordinators in leading their schools' professional experience activities.
Further reading and resources
- Participant roles and responsibilities in professional experience © Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
- Professional experience - Common roles and responsibilities © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)