Booklet For Over 16,000 Final Year Teaching Graduates

Booklet for Over 16,000 Final Year Teaching Graduates

There is nothing as intensely rewarding as steering students towards
understanding and seeing their skills grow. I have never been so busy
nor so tired, but I have never been so happy.

Sam Schumann first year teacher in the opening pages of the
`Welcome to the Teaching Profession' booklet.

`We want all new teachers to have a strong sense of pride as they enter the profession,'says Fran Hinton, Chief Executive of Teaching Australia. `Marking the occasion for teachers beginning their practice contributes to raising the status of teachers.'

Teaching Australia is distributing the `Welcome to the teaching profession' booklet to over 16,000 final year teaching graduates through universities across the nation.

The booklet marks the transition of pre-service teachers into the profession and provides suggestions from principal and parent bodies, links to useful resources and a new CD of sample ICT materials for use in classrooms.

As the recently released Charter for the Teaching Profession states, `Teachers believe in the power of education to make a difference to the lives of individuals and to society.'This booklet serves as a clear message that Australians value the contribution of teachers.

Media Inquiries Karen Clark 02 6125 7651 or 0405 476 065

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Teaching Australia was established as the national body for the teaching profession with funding provided by the Australian Government.
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SOURCE: Teaching Australia