About the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) & Your Career Stage Journey
Teaching isn’t just about knowing your content—it’s about constantly evolving, proving your impact, and collecting enough evidence to rival a courtroom case. The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) lay out exactly what that journey looks like, from fresh-faced Graduate teachers to the seasoned pros at the Highly Accomplished and Lead stages (who have probably attended more AITSL PDs than they’d like to admit).
Moving through the career stages means aligning your practice with the standards, collecting mountains of evidence, annotating like a pro, and attending professional development that promises to ‘unpack the standards’—again. At the Highly Accomplished stage, you’ll be deep into mentoring, coaching, and proving you make a significant impact beyond your own classroom. And if you’re brave enough to tackle Lead, get ready to write about your contributions to the whole profession (and possibly develop an existential crisis over what “system-wide impact” actually means).
Somewhere along the way, I developed a weird fascination with frameworks—not just what makes them work, but also how to get through them with ease. So, I’ve made it my mission to help beginning teachers navigate accreditation without the overwhelm, without drowning in paperwork, and with a clear plan to make it all manageable.
Because let’s be honest—we became teachers to teach, not to decode documents that read like legal jargon. Let’s make your career stage journey straightforward, so you can focus on what really matters—your students and your impact.
Hi! I’m Elle
I'm a teacher with eight years of experience and a slight obsession with making accreditation less painful. I’ve navigated the highs, the lows, and the endless AITSL PDs that promise to "unpack the standards" (spoiler: they just repack them in a new PowerPoint).
Along the way, I realised that teachers don’t need more jargon—they need clear, practical guidance that actually makes sense.
I’m not affiliated with AITSL, but I do know the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) inside out—flaws, how to navigate, and all. That’s why I created straightforward, no-nonsense resources to help teachers move from Graduate to Proficient with confidence (without second-guessing every piece of evidence).
Whether you’re collecting artefacts, writing annotations, or just trying to figure out what “demonstrate” actually means in an accreditation context, I’ve got you covered.
Because let’s be real—you didn’t sign up for teaching to drown in paperwork. Let’s make this process simpler, faster, and a whole lot less stressful.
