Teaching Performance Assessment

These protocols are to be used by final year pre-service teachers if they need to use videorecording in the classroom as part of the evidence for their Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA).

Protocols for pre-service teachers using video in schools

The TPA assesses the practical skills and knowledge of pre-service teachers in their final semester. It is a mandatory national requirement for graduation. It asks pre-service teachers to collect forms of evidence to demonstrate the impact of their teaching. There are different models of the TPA across the 16 NSW initial teacher education providers. Most providers don’t require video recorded evidence.

The protocols cover the cybersecurity issues involved in capturing and storing images of students in videos, and the efficacy of the permission notes to properly reflect the Department’s obligations under the Personal and Privacy Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act).

Permission for pre-service teachers (PSTs) to video in the classroom is an agreement between the parent/carer and the initial teacher education provider. The Department of Education (DoE) is facilitating this permission process.

Conditions

1. Protocols apply to all videoing in schools for the purpose of university assessments

2. Principal maintains final approval as to whether they will allow videoing in their school

3. Videos not to be used in lieu of university supervision visits in schools.

More information on the TPA is available at AITSL.

Schools

Protocols for schools

Principal maintains final approval as to whether they will allow videoing in their school
Supervising teacher must be in the classroom when videoing is taking place
Any schools participating in this videoing are required to keep a copy of the signed permission notes for 7 years or until the child reaches 25 years old as per the requirement for other permission notes.

Pre-service teachers

Protocols for Pre-service teachers

Prior to lesson:

Permission notes distributed to all parents and approvals received in advance of videoing.

During lesson:

ONLY the PST can be videoed plus other teacher resources to support lesson e.g. board
No school student images to be recorded
Tripods must be used as it signals/makes it clear videoing is happening
Prior to videoing, ensure students without parent permissions are moved to a separate area in the classroom
PST opening statement must be recorded at the start of the video– explicit explanation – “I am going to be recording some of this lesson. Please ensure you do not walk in front of the camera which is on the tripod over there. (point to it) We are starting to video now”
PST closing statement “I will finish videoing now and will turn the camera off”
Can only refer to any student by first name while videoing.

Post lesson:

Before the PST leaves the school grounds, they must make sure no student images have been accidentally recorded.
If student images are accidentally recorded, they must be deleted immediately and images not allowed to leave the school.

Initial teacher education providers (ITEPs)

Protocols for ITEPs

ITEPs must have in place, and approved by the DoE:

· Storage location and process

· destruction schedule

· Process to manage breeches

· Permission notes on ITEP letterhead

Any changes to approved protocols must be negotiated with the DoE prior to implementation

Category:

Teaching and learning

Topics:

Supervision

Business Unit:

School Workforce