PETAA Awards for Excellence in Primary English Teaching

PETAA is committed to supporting the work of primary teachers across Australia. To acknowledge the expertise and commitment of our members, we are delighted to announce two awards:

  • The inaugural PETAA Award for Excellence in Primary English Teaching (perfect for individual teachers) 
  • The inaugural PETAA School Award for Excellence in Primary English Teaching (perfect for whole schools or year groups/staff teams/cohorts)

The Awards will be conferred at the PETAA Leading with Literacy Conference on 21st October. The winner will be presented with a certificate and receive a one-year complimentary membership of PETAA.

For further information or if you have any questions, please contact PETAA Professional Learning Manager Robyn Topp.

 

About the Award for Teachers

Applicants will be assessed on evidence across four selection criteria as below. 

  • Demonstrates excellence in teaching English in the primary school classroom through innovative and original programs aligned with current curricula. 
  • Supports students to become successful and engaged users of language and literacy across the primary curriculum as evident in illustrative material such as student work samples, reflections, parent or peer feedback, or relevant metrics. 
  • Engages in ongoing professional growth in relation to the teaching of English; that is, language, literacy and literature.
  • Contributes positively to PETAA through active participation in one or more of the following: professional learning, publications and/or other initiatives such as sharing PETAA resources and drawing on them within school-based professional learning communities, literacy coaching, special interest networks etc.

This award is open to current (or recent*) full-time and part-time teachers of primary English in Australia, and is also open to teachers in leadership positions. Applicants must be PETAA members.

The Award will be conferred at the PETAA 2022 Leading with Literacy Conference on 21st October. The winner will be presented with a certificate and receive a one-year complimentary membership of PETAA.

 

About the Award for Schools

Applicants will be assessed on evidence across four selection criteria as below. 

  • Demonstrates excellence in teaching English in the primary school either as a whole school or through an innovative and original program with a group/ cohort within the school
  • Leadership engages teachers in an ongoing program of professional growth in relation to the teaching of English; that is, language, literacy and literature
  • School ethos supports teachers to strive for best outcomes in language and literacy across the primary curriculum for all students  
  • The school acknowledges PETAA’s support through professional learning, publications and other resources.

Applicants must be PETAA members.

The Award will be conferred at the PETAA 2022 Leading with Literacy Conference on 21st October. The winner will be presented with a certificate and receive a one-year complimentary membership of PETAA.

 

Nominations are now closed

Timeline

Applications open: 16th May 2022
Applications close: 26th August
Applications reviewed: 26th – 31st August 
Winner notified (confidentially): 30th September 
Final announcement: 21st October (at the 2022 PETAA Leading with Literacy conference).  

*  Recent = Having worked with children in classrooms within the last 5 years.

50th Anniversary Celebration Drinks, Dinner and Awards night


Celebrate 50 years of PETAA - and our award winners - at a celebratory dinner after Day 1 of the Conference!

PETAA is proud to invite all corners of the Australian primary English teaching community to a can’t-miss night of well-deserved accolades, appreciation, and celebration as we gather together to thank you all for half a century of dedication to best practice in our collective quest to provide young people with a meaningful, powerful English, language and literacies education – a foundation for changing the world.

First, join us for drinks in the beautiful Refectory at the University of Sydney where you can connect with colleagues and peers.  Then, stay for dinner in that same stunning venue, where Jane Caro, best-selling author of The Mother and tireless advocate for all Australian teachers, will speak about the education sector and the critical role teachers play in our society.  

 

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