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Mastery Teaching Pathway

Learning For the Whole School

This learning platform enables school leaders and teaching teams to access and complete credentialed courses and modules.

Build expertise in effective teaching, positive high-expectations, cycles of school practice and school improvement.

There are interconnected learning pathways for each school role.

All team members Learning Plans link up so school leaders can easily coordinate professional learning across the school.

Participants learn alone at their own pace or with their school through school team learning.

The Virtuous Circle of Individual and Collective Growth.

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Builds professional skills, strengthens consistency of practice, and unifies school around a coherent learning agenda.

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Knowledge and skills growth improve confidence, well-being and workforce engagement.

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Colleagues share learnings and collaborate to solve problems which builds mutual responsibility and collective accountability.

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This multiplies systemic school improvement, which strengthens the school’s reputation, and attracts more community recognition.

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Improved teaching accelerates student results which lifts team morale and drives momentum for continuous improvement.

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Become a Partner School

Get the most out of the Mastery Teaching Pathway. School Partners have free access to all resources and services on the GGSA Membership Platform. Signing up your school is free. Just provide your team's emails, and we'll do the rest.

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Four Stages of the Mastery Teaching Pathway

  1. 01 Foundation: Building basic skills and delivering them with fidelity.
  2. 02 Proficient: Enhancing delivery of practices and delivering them to mastery.
  3. 03 Accomplished: Sharing knowledge and skills, coaching and collaborating, and completing tasks independently.
  4. 04 Lead: Delivering exemplary practice, influencing peers and taking responsibility for delivery.
Professional Development for Teacher Registration

Professional Development for Teacher Registration

Teachers can complete any eight modules to fulfil the 20 hours of professional development set by each Australian state and territory. Teachers just need to submit eight of the Certificate of Completions to their respective agency.

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Recognition of Prior Learning

Some school team members may already have undertaken professional learning like GGSA professional learning and may also have significant years perfecting that experience in schools.

If you feel that have such experience, you can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) with GGSA. You will need to demonstrate that you can master the range of practices associated with your role.

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Tailored Consultations

Working out where to start on a school wide professional learning journey is challenging. We offer school leaders expert sessions with their school to work out your school needs.

We offer free, no obligation consultations in 30-minute sessions. Topics include:

understanding your school teaching and learning
unpacking professional learning programs
working out which roles have what needs
choosing types of delivery
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What Educators Say About Our Professional Learning

I have found the information, techniques and practices quite valuable for my role.

— Georgina, Teacher, New South Wales

Everything in the video clips were very straight forward and had lots of good tips for teaching in the classroom.

— Josie, Teacher, South Australia

My favourite feature is that you do it at your own pace. You can do it on the weekend at home, during the holidays, or do it at school with your colleagues.

— Kate, Instruction Coach/Assistant Principal, Balranald Central School, New South Wales

We are truly loving your resources, especially the Professional Learning modules. Our entire staff are working through these and improving their pedagogy daily as a result.

— Deputy Principal, New South Wales Catholic School

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Frequently Asked Questions

Read through our FAQs to get answers to our most common queries. Want to get in touch? Send our team an email at info@goodtogreatschools.org.au. We are happy to help.

High-quality professional learning strengthens practice, builds repertoire and improves student outcomes.

A professional learning plan is customised for a specific role and shows the learning modules best undertaken to master that role with suggested achievement targets and timeframes.

School-wide learning unifies the whole school community around a coherent agenda. Colleagues share and collaborate which optimises school improvement.

When educators refine their instructional techniques and apply learning with fidelity, students experience stronger engagement, accelerated progress and sustained academic growth.

Your progress is tracked through your Learning Plan, which outlines modules, milestones and certification.

Learning Plans are updated to reflect role changes and to include new modules.

Accreditation is achieved by completing GGSA modules and demonstrating mastery through evidence. You receive a certificate for every module completed.

Increased capability to master your role and ability to put your newfound knowledge and skills into practice. Certification and accreditation that enhances your career opportunities and could increase your remuneration.

Once you have completed the GGSA certification your Evidence Folio is passed on to the institution delivering the qualification and they assess you for the full RPL. Then just complete their other requirements of the qualification.

This pathway validates your expertise and demonstrates your capability which positions you for more experienced roles and ability to develop new expertise.

You receive ongoing support from the GGSA team, access to collegial professional learning, principal coaching and mentoring opportunities, and collaboration forums. Live consultations can be booked at any stage of the pathway for guidance and support.