'I cried in my car': 7 mistakes to avoid when trying to gain proficient teacher status

Chalkie

By Chalkie
Community contribution / April 23, 2020

For seven years I tried to budge my accreditation to proficient teacher. Why I couldn’t make it happen rests with me, but also largely with the system - here are the mistakes I made.

So many principals at the schools where I taught were on the cusp of retiring so just weren’t interested in offering to supervise me.

In NSW, having a school supervise you as your transition provisional to proficient teacher is the holy grail of our ...

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