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Stakeholder survey results 2021 infographic 2,592 stakeholders from across Australia responded to our survey. The majority of stakeholders were teachers and school leaders and more than half were from New South Wales and Victoria. Two thirds of respondents were from a major city and more than four in five worked in a school or early childhood setting. Two thirds of those worked in a government school while the remainder were evenly split between Catholic and independent schools. 86% of stakeholders were very or fairly familiar with AITSL. Awareness was highest among school leaders and pre-service teachers, and was broadly consistent across all states and territories. 89% of stakeholders had visited the website in the past 12 months, while 82% had read AITSL Mail and 78% had used AITSL tools or resources. Approximately one quarter of stakeholders had engaged with AITSL via social media, with LinkedIn being the most popular platform. Stakeholders were likely to engage with AITSL in the next 12 months (7.2 on a 10-point scale). Pre-service teachers, school leaders and other influences felt most satisfied with AITSL’s promotion of excellent in the profession. Almost all stakeholders were aware of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Approximately three quarters were aware of Graduate to Proficient: Australian guidelines for teacher induction into the profession, the Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework, and the Certification of Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers. Out of all AITSL’s tools and resources, stakeholders rated the Australian Professional Standard for Principals and the Leadership profiles and Leading for Impact highest in terms of their benefit to education in Australia. Stakeholders rated AITSL’s teacher-specific tools and resources 7.6 out of 10 and school leader-specific tools and resources 7.3 out of 10. The Teacher Self-Assessment Tool has the highest rate of awareness and use among teachers and the 360° Reflection tool had the highest rate of awareness and use among school leaders. Who are our stakeholders? Awareness of AITSL Engagement with AITSL Effectiveness of AITSL Effectiveness of AITSL Pre-service teachers, school leaders and other influencers felt most satisfied with AITSL’s promotion of excellence in the profession. View: Australian Professional Standards for Teachers View: Graduate to Proficient – Australian guidelines for teacher induction into the profession View: Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework View: Certification of Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers in Australia Awareness of AITSL’s policies and standards was strong amongst stakeholders Australian Professional Standards for Teachers 98% of stakeholders were aware of the AITSL’s tools and resources were rated highly by stakeholders Stakeholders rated the Australian Professional Standard for Principals and theLeadership profiles (7.8) and Leading for Impact (7.3) highest in terms of their benefit to education in Australia Teacher-specific tools and resources The Teacher Self-Assessment Tool had the highest rate of awareness and use among teachers (60%) School leader-specific tools and resources The 360° Reflection tool had the highest rate of awareness and use among school leaders (39%) Who are our stakeholders? ‘Stakeholders’ refers to stakeholders who responded to the survey 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Awareness ofother policies and standards was also high 77% 77% 75% Engagement with AITSL In the last 12 months, AITSL’s stakeholders engaged in various ways 89% visited the website 78%used AITSL tools or resources 82%read AITSL Mail > 22% Twitter 62% LinkedIn 27% Facebook 27% YouTube 27% More than a quarter of stakeholders had engaged with AITSL via social media Stakeholders were likely to engage with AITSL in the next 12 months 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Awareness of AITSL was also high across different locations 88% 86% 92% City Regional Remote 91%NT 91%WA 89%SA 89%VIC 83%NSW 85%QLD 85%ACT 89%TAS 83%NT 89%WA 89%SA 89%VIC 84%NSW 83%QLD 96%ACT 96%TAS Awareness of AITSL was broadly consistent across all states and territories 95% School leaders 93% Other influencers 88% 87% 84% Pre-service teachers School teachers Early childhood teachers Awareness of AITSL of stakeholders were very or fairly familiar with AITSL 86% 81% of stakeholders work in a school or early childhood setting School sector School stage Where do our stakeholders live? 17% Catholic school Independent school 17% 66% Government school 6% Early childhood 5% Special education 44% Primary school 44% Secondary school 67% City 31% Regional 2% Remote 64%School teachers 15% School leaders 14% Other influencers 5% Early childhood teachers 2% Pre-service teachers 3%NT 16%WA 9%SA 20%VIC 31%NSW 15%QLD 3%TAS 4%ACT 2,592 stakeholders responded to the survey 37% Experienced teachers 19% Middle-career teachers 7% Early career teachers
Effectiveness of AITSL Pre-service teachers, school leaders and other influencers felt most satisfied with AITSL’s promotion of excellence in the profession. of stakeholders were aware of the strong 7.2 10 AITSL’s tools and resources were rated highly by stakeholders 7.6 10 School leader-specific tools and resources Teacher-specific tools and resources Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Stakeholders rated the Australian Professional Standard for Principals and the Leadership profiles (7.8) and Leading for Impact (7.3) highest in terms of their benefit to education in Australia The Teacher Self-Assessment Toolhad the highest rate of awareness and use among teachers (60%) The 360° Reflection tool had the highest rate of awareness and use among school leaders (39%) Engagement with AITSL In the last 12 months, AITSL’s stakeholders had engaged in various ways 89% 82% read AITSL Mail used AITSL tools or resources 78% More than a quarter of stakeholders had engaged with AITSL via social media Stakeholders were likely to engage with AITSL in the next 12 months 7.3 10 visited the website 27% 98% Awareness of AITSL was also high across different geographic locations 88% 86% 92% City Regional Remote 83%NT 89%WA 89%SA 89%VIC 84%NSW 83%QLD 96%ACT 96%TAS 83%NT 89%WA 89%SA 89%VIC 84%NSW 83%QLD 96%ACT 96%TAS Awareness of AITSL was broadly consistent across all states and territories Awareness with AITSL 67% City 31% Regional 2% Remote of stakeholders worked in a school 81% 86% of stakeholders were very or fairly familiar with AITSL Where do our stakeholders live? 15% 14% 5% School leaders 64% 2,592 School teachers Other influencers Early childhood teachers 2% Pre-service teachers ‘Stakeholders’ refers to stakeholders who responded to the survey Who are our stakeholders? stakeholders responded to the survey