Professional Standards
As a professional association, CEPA strives to assist Christian educators in meeting the professional standards implemented by AITSL. The following list shows which professional standards are addressed by CEPA. Whilst CEPA addresses all of the listed standards, the onus is upon individual members to make the best use of the resources available through CEPA.
| Professional Standard |
CEPA |
| |
Assists in meeting |
Directly meets |
| 1.2 Understand how students learn |
Yes |
No |
| 1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities |
Yes |
No |
| 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2.2 Content selection and organisation |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2.3 Curriculum, assessment and reporting |
Yes |
No |
| 2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies |
Yes |
No |
| 2.6 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
Yes |
No |
| 3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs |
Yes |
No |
| 3.4 Select and use resources |
Yes |
No |
| 3.6 Evaluate and improve teaching programs |
Yes |
Yes |
| 4.4 Maintain student safety |
Yes |
No |
| 4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically |
Yes |
No |
| 5.1 Assess student learning |
Yes |
No |
| 6.1 Identify and plan professional learning needs |
Yes |
Yes |
| 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice |
Yes |
Yes |
| 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice |
Yes |
Yes |
| 6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning |
Yes |
No |
| 7.1 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities |
Yes |
No |
| 7.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements |
Yes |
No |
| 7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities |
Yes |
Yes |