Effective professional experience

Fulfilling and rewarding professional experience placements are critical to the success of pre-service teachers as they prepare themselves to enter the teaching profession. Pre-service teachers also identify their in-school experience as one of the most valuable learning experiences of their initial teacher education program.

In this collection you’ll find the Australian Professional Experience Guidelines, alongside case study videos from schools across Australia. These resources explore what makes professional experience effective, clarify roles and responsibilities, and support approaches that benefit students and schools.