CPD resources and activities

Continuing professional development (CPD) comprises active and reflective engagement in a range of professional experiences that are supplementary to your day-to-day responsibilities as a teacher. Professional development is intended to enhance your skills, knowledge and understanding, in order to enhance student learning outcomes.

You can access relevant professional development information and opportunities from a range of sources including those listed below.

QCT activities and resources

The QCT provides access to a range of resources to enhance teaching and learning, and interpretation of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST).

• Check the latest workshops and web conferences on offer (Workshops)
• Log in to myQCT to access web conference recordings on a range of topics for teachers with provisional and/or full registration
• See Reflecting on professional reading, listening and/or viewing for advice on how to reflect on and record your professional learning.

Teacher employer and union websites, publications and resource centres

• Department of Education
  • QLearn
  • Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) resources
  • Autism Hub — Professional learning

• Independent Schools Queensland
  • Professional learning and events calendar
  • Media releases

• Creche and Kindergarten Association of Queensland (C & K)
• Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU)
• Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory Branch (IEU – QNT)

Statutory authorities and government organisations

• Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority – workshops and other CPD products and resources for teachers from Kindergarten to Year 12
• Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) [includes information about the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, the Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework and Supervising Preservice Teachers professional learning program]
• Australian Communications and Media Authority – Cybersafety education training and resources
• Department of Education (Australian Government) for a range of initiatives, resources and documents related to education
• Education Services Australia – curriculum and assessment materials, ICT-based solutions, products and services (including Scootle) to support learning, teaching, leadership and administration
• Queensland Education Leadership Institute Ltd (QELI)
• Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) [includes information about the Australian Curriculum]
• Teaching AC English (Education Services Australia)
• Respect Relationships Reconciliation (3Rs) – study modules, learning and assessment resources related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education
• Australian Human Rights Commission – resources for school teachers and students and early childhood services, linked to the Australian Curriculum
• Early Years Connect – professional development resource page and links to help educators support children with disability and complex additional needs
• Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner – webinars on building digital intelligence; and technology and the law
• Be You – Beyond Blue – professional leaning modules and resources to help implement a whole learning community approach to mental health and wellbeing for children and young people
• Money smart for teachers – Supporting teachers to connect learning to life with free resources and professional development courses

Online video and training resources

• Child protection for teachers – free short course for teachers and school staff wishing to learn about how child abuse and neglect affects children’s learning, why abuse occurs, and how to recognise signs of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect
• Teachers TV – Australia
• Practice exemplars – National Improvement Hub, Scotland
• OLT - Special Educational Needs courses (for Queensland state school teachers)
• Positive Partnerships – supporting school age students on the autism spectrum
• BRITE – Building resilience in teacher education: Five online interactive learning modules focussed on building resilience, relationships, wellbeing, taking initiative and emotions - designed primarily for preservice teachers but of interest to all teachers

Australian educational research and professional development resources

• Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
• Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
• Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
• Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC)

Other

• Professional associations and networks
• Gearing up for parent engagement ion student learning toolkit – 22 modules for principals and families to help the transition into primary and secondary school
• SPELD QLD – Supporting students with learning differences
• Australian Mathematics Trust – workshops and resources to enrich the teaching and learning of mathematics and algorithmics for students of all standards
• Aussie educator – links to a range of education information Australia-wide
• Morrison Consulting & Advisory – education programs to enhance professional practice and promote professional boundaries for teachers, available online or face-to-face.

Further information

Continuing Professional Development Policy and Framework (PDF, 143KB)

Frequently Asked Questions