The crucial role of the teacher
Teachers share a significant responsibility in preparing young people to lead successful and productive lives.The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers reflect and build on national and international evidence that a teacher's effectiveness has a powerful impact on students,
1 with a broad consensus that teacher quality is the single-most important in-school factor influencing student achievement.
2 Effective teachers can be a source of inspiration and, equally importantly, provide a dependable and consistent influence on young people as they make choices about further education, work and life.As stated in the National Partnership on Improving Teacher Quality3 and the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians,