The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) is a for-purpose organisation. We are dedicated to supporting teachers and leaders to have the maximum impact on Australia’s children and young people.
We develop and maintain resources for teachers and leaders, create frameworks and guidelines for educational institutions, and provide advice for government.
Our work is guided by the profession. We have established clear and effective frameworks for undertaking genuine national consultation and collaboration. These frameworks involve teachers, leaders in schools and early childhood education settings, representatives from government systems, Catholic and independent school sectors, teacher regulatory authorities, initial teacher education providers, teacher unions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and groups, principal and other professional associations, and community organisations.
Australia’s national Teacher Standards, developed with the profession, have been embedded in the Australian education system since 2011.
AITSL was formed to provide national leadership for the Commonwealth, state, and territory governments in promoting excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership with funding provided by the Australian Government.
