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NSW teacher training rules overhauled as accreditation process scrapped

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NSW teacher training rules overhauled as accreditation process scrapped

By Lucy Carroll

NSW teachers will no longer need to take professional development courses in four core areas including curriculum delivery, while the state’s schools regulator will scrap the accreditation process for thousands of training courses.

The overhaul of professional development programs has been welcomed by the teachers’ union and private school sectors but slammed by critics who warn it will erode quality assurance and risks undermining the government’s push for evidence-based teaching.

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