Teacher Standards

Summer 2018
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Welcome to our NAE Teacher Standards.

We know you are passionate about what you do and we believe these Standards reflect what outstanding teaching is about.

We encourage you to use these Standards to reflect on your own teaching practice and strive for continuous improvement.

■ Our Teacher Standards are ambitious for our students, parents and colleagues.

■ Our Teacher Standards are based on a variety of international Standards and other models (including the UK, NZ and US).

■ Our Teacher Standards reflect the international and multi-cultural context of our schools and our unique organisational challenges.

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Teacher Standards

Planning, Preparation and Subject Matter Expertise

1. Has a well-developed, extensive knowledge of subject specialism and related pedagogy

2. Conceptualises, plans and teaches well-structured lessons and programmes that engage, inspire and stretch students; encouraging them to be ambitious

3. Has high expectations of behaviour, establishes leadership in the classroom and uses a variety of management strategies to ensure effective and productive classes for students

Students’ Progress, Outcomes and Assessment

4. Sets high expectations for students; inspiring, motivating and challenging students to achieve excellent progress and ambitious outcomes

5. Demonstrates extensive knowledge and use of informal and formal assessment to refine practice and promote the highest outcomes

6. Adapts and tailors teaching to the needs of individual students, creating a student-centric environment, with independent learners prepared for life in the 21st century

Professional Conduct and Relationships

7. Demonstrates the highest levels of integrity, ethics and standards of personal and professional conduct; deeply committed to her/his own personal and professional development

8. Actively and enthusiastically contributes beyond the classroom in the wider context of the school community

9. Establishes and maintains positive, respectful, ethical and collaborative relationships with students, parents and colleagues

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Teacher Standards and Descriptors

Planning, Preparation and Subject Matter Expertise

1. Has a well-developed, extensive knowledge of subject 2. Conceptualises, plans and teaches well-structured 3. Has high expectations of behaviour, establishes
specialism and related pedagogy lessons and programmes that engage, inspire and leadership in the classroom and uses a variety of
stretch students; encouraging them to be ambitious management strategies to ensure effective and
productive classes for students

■ Keeps up to date and able to use her/his ■ Demonstrates in-practice knowledge and ■ Demonstrates the positive values, attitudes and
knowledge to influence the design and provision understanding of how students learn and has behaviours we expect.
of an engaging and inspiring curriculum and student knowledge as her/his highest priority.
lessons. ■ Encourages students to accept responsibility
■ Uses lessons effectively and promotes a love for their own behaviour, show initiative and
■ Passionately imparts and shares her/his of learning and intellectual curiosity that helps understand how they can contribute positively
knowledge, leading discussions and exploration students to reflect and take ownership for their to the lives of those living and working in the
to promote the value of scholarship and high own learning; and develop, consolidate and locality in which the school is situated, and to
performance of students. extend their knowledge, not only in the classroom society more widely.
but through homework, assessments,
coursework, Global Campus, social media and ■ Lays down clear frameworks and standards of
in an out-of-school context. conduct both within the classroom and wider
school; exercises appropriate leadership, acting
■ Encourages higher order skills and thinking in the decisively when necessary.
classroom such as exploration, critical enquiry
and evaluation.

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Students’ Progress, Outcomes and Assessment

4. Sets high expectations of students; inspiring, 5. Demonstrates extensive knowledge and use of 6. Adapts and tailors teaching to the needs of individual
motivating and challenging students to achieve informal and formal assessment to refine practice students, creating a student-centric environment,
excellent progress and ambitious outcomes and promote the highest outcomes with independent learners prepared for life in the
21st century

■ Establishes positive and productive relationships ■ Uses assessment knowledge and relevant data ■ Demonstrates understanding of how children and
with students, encouraging them to take a (both formative and summative) to identify young adults develop and learn and is able
responsible and conscientious attitude to their effectiveness of learning, and remediation, helping to adapt teaching to personalise to the individual
own work and study. diagnose and support diverse student needs whilst student (taking into account her/his physical,
setting challenging, ambitious targets; providing social, cultural and intellectual development,
■ Takes accountability for student achievement; regular feedback for ongoing and sustained ability, native language and interests); embracing
setting goals that stretch and challenge, inspiring improvement and adjusting subsequent lesson equality, diversity and inclusion in the classroom
and motivating students of all abilities to be plans accordingly. and wider school community, encouraging and
ambitious and to achieve the highest progress striving for high performance for all.
and attainment. ■ Communicates appropriate assessment and
achievement information/data to relevant
■ Ensures the provision of opportunity within a members of the school and wider NAE learning
physically, socially, culturally and emotionally community.
safe, stimulating environment, rooted in mutual
respect, to achieve the highest possible outcomes
for all.

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Professional Conduct and Relationships

7. Demonstrates the highest levels of integrity, ethics 8. Actively and enthusiastically contributes beyond 9. Establishes and maintains positive, respectful, ethical
and standards of personal and professional conduct; the classroom in the wider context of the school and collaborative relationships with students, parents
deeply committed to her/his own personal and community and colleagues
professional development

■ Shows the highest regard and respect for others; ■ Interacts and communicates effectively with ■ Builds professional relationships with students
the culture and traditions, heritage, language and students, parents and colleagues with regard that are based on mutual respect and boundaries
the regulatory framework/requirements of the to student achievements and wellbeing; open and that inspire them to be ambitious.
country of location. to cooperation and collaboration.
■ Forges positive professional relationships and
■ Fosters tolerance and harmony between different ■ Understands the importance of teaching values works with parents in the best interests of the
cultural traditions, encouraging students to and attitudes such as collaboration, empathy, students making the education, wellbeing
acquire an appreciation of and respect for their resilience/grit and compassion. and safeguarding of students, with the highest
own and other cultures. possible student outcomes, her/his first concern.
■ Encourages parent participation and is open
■ Passionately and enthusiastically acts as an to the giving and receiving of advice and/or ■ Welcomes and proactively seeks ongoing regular
ambassador for her/his school, the wider feedback from colleagues, seeking to constantly interaction and dialogue with parents.
community and the NAE family. improve the effectiveness of her/his teaching.
■ Encourages parents to be ambitious for their
■ Critically evaluates her/his own professional ■ Enthusiastically gets involved and steps up to lead children.
practice & identifies and initiates own professional school and extracurricular activities, participating
learning needs and embraces opportunities to in NAU, promotional activities, school workshops ■ Develops effective professional relationships with
demonstrate leadership. and PTA events etc. colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on
advice and specialist support.
■ Has a thirst for learning and knowledge and a ■ Actively seeks to use Global Campus and social
continuous desire to seek out opportunities to media to encourage collaboration across schools
improve and share her/his teaching practice and helping students towards global citizenship.
extend her/his skills and knowledge with colleagues
in the school, through NAU and across the Group.

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