Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01264:clause:2_15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01264
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 15
Character Range: 22123–24220

15  Teacher requirements (Standard 8)
 (1) A teacher who is primarily responsible for one or more academic subject areas must:
 (a) hold a minimum of a 3-year Bachelor degree in an area relevant to the subject being taught, and
 (b) either:
 (i) hold a Bachelor of Education, Diploma of Education, Diploma of Education Studies or a 2-year Teaching Certificate; or
 (ii) have at least two years of senior secondary, vocational education and training college, or higher education teaching experience, including breadth of experience in delivering to students from non-English speaking backgrounds.
 (2) A teacher who is primarily responsible for one or more academic English language subject areas must:
 (a) hold a minimum of a 3-year Bachelor degree;
 (b) hold an English language teaching qualification; and
 (c) have at least two years ESL/EFL teaching experience.
 (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), an English language teaching qualification includes:
 (a) a Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language;
 (b) a Graduate Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language;
 (c) a Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics;
 (d) a Diploma of Education (English); or
 (e) a recognised Teaching English as a Second Language program.
Note: For the purposes of subparagraphs (1) to (3), qualifications may be from Australia or overseas. Overseas teacher qualifications must be equivalent to those of Australian qualifications.
 (4) A provider must retain a copy of a Curriculum Vitae, together with certified copies of degrees and qualifications, of all teachers currently employed to teach on the Foundation Program.
 (5) A provider must have written policies governing the recruitment, induction and ongoing professional development of teachers and communicate these policies to teachers as part of the initial employment process.
 (6) A provider must implement a professional development program, to be delivered to teachers annually.
 (7) A teacher must comply with all applicable state, territory and Commonwealth child protection legislation and child safety requirements.