Mark Rickard TECE Lead Principal and Executive Principal Benowa SHS Kim Alden TECE, Head of MentoringDr Harry Kanasa TECE University Liaison, Griffith UniversityKirsten Chapman 2012 Graduate, Varsity CollegeDr Julien Grignon 2013 Graduate, Ormeau Woods SHS

TECE history

• Established as Queensland’s response to the federal Improving Teacher Quality National Partnership

• STEM and post graduate focus• 2011: Griffith University and Benowa SHS and

Benowa State School• 2015: partnership expanded to include

Merrimac and Helensvale SHSs• 30 graduates to date

TECE aims

• Produce high calibre graduates who have a greater understanding of the nexus between theory and practice

• This is achieved through a tighter integration of the theory provided at university and the practical experience provided in the field

• Preservice teachers attend the Centre for two days a week in addition to the university course work and field placement

TECE graduates have 100% retention after 3 years in service

TECE Graduates

All Graduates

Other STEM Graduates

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

100% retention

87% retention

50% retention

Beginning Teacher Resilience/RetentionSource : Attrition of Recent Queensland Graduates,

Queensland College of Teachers, Nov 2013

Other STEM Graduates All Graduates TECE Graduates

TECE graduates impact positively on student achievement

BTECE Graduate in first year of teaching Teachers 1-5yrs experience Teachers 6-15 Yrs experience Teachers 15 years plus experience

96% 93%87%

82%

96%

84% 82%

73%

86%82%

72%

60%

% A-C Semester 2 2013Source : Oneschool School X

Year 8 n=392 Year 9 n=419 Year 10 n=410

TECE graduates are rated by their principal as outperforming their peers

9 of 97 of 9 6 of 9 6 of 9

Principals with TECE graduates in their schools as first year teachers

Voices from the field

Kirsten Chapman Varsity CollegeDr Julien Grignon Ormeau Woods SHS