Exploring

I communicate enthusiasm for teaching and encourage positive attitudes to learning. I support learners in identifying their needs and aims and set work that inspires and stretches them, in line with organisational policies.

Embedding

I embrace a range of teaching and assessment methods to challenge and inspire learners. I am proactive in identifying areas where learners require support and work with individuals, helping them to raise their aspirations.

Transforming

I consistently strive to identify and use a wide range of teaching and assessment methods and continually reflect on their effectiveness in order to share and disseminate best practice to colleagues.

I set consistently high expectations, continually challenging and inspiring learners and providing them with support that is tailored to their individual needs. I also demonstrate this practice to colleagues.

Exploring

I work collaboratively (with colleagues, learners and stakeholders) to support and drive learner progress and reduce barriers to learning. I review my own performance and the impact of my teaching on learner outcomes.

Embedding

I work collaboratively with an increasing range of stakeholders to ensure learners are fully supported to drive learner progression and reduce barriers to learning.

Transforming

I facilitate collaborative opportunities to ensure learners are equally supported in all aspects of their studies.

I use my knowledge of support within my organisation to develop communities of practice and professional networks, to share good practice.

I engage with professional learning networks outside of my organisation to keep abreast of new developments and reforms, to ensure learners are fully supported.

Exploring

I demonstrate an understanding of social and cultural diversity, and am inclusive in my practice - treating all learners and stakeholders equally and fairly.

I have completed my organisation’s required training (e.g. diversity awareness).

Embedding

I embrace diversity and equality of opportunity within my practice. I help learners to develop their own understanding of these issues and of the benefits of diverse and inclusive societies.

I have completed my organisation’s required training (e.g. diversity awareness) and use the knowledge I have gained to improve my practice.

Transforming

I encourage learners to develop a deeper understanding of ideas around diversity and inclusion and embrace opportunities to engage with these issues.

I critically reflect upon the implications of issues around diversity, equality of opportunity and inclusion upon my own practice, and support and encourage colleagues to do the same.

Exploring

I challenge unacceptable behaviour and create an environment in which learners feel safe to challenge discrimination.

Embedding

I challenge unacceptable behaviour and create an environment in which learners feel safe to challenge discrimination and can develop their understanding of what’s right and wrong.

Transforming

I support and encourage others to challenge unacceptable behaviour and demonstrate to colleagues how to create an environment in which learners feel safe to challenge discrimination.

I develop my understanding of discrimination by looking outside of my organisation and share best practice with colleagues.

Exploring 

I promote the importance of Welsh culture (including the language) through topic/subject delivery.

Embedding

I actively seek out opportunities to celebrate the culture of Wales and its place in the world and have embedded the value of bilingualism in my practice.

Transforming

I am an ambassador for all aspects of Welsh culture (including the language and the value of bilingualism) and have formed links with individuals and organisations throughout Wales and beyond in order to further my knowledge and to foster mutual understanding.

Exploring

I am committed to developing both my own Welsh language skills and those of my learners.

I promote the benefits of Welsh, as an employability skill, to learners.

Embedding

I am committed to the ongoing development of my own Welsh language skills and actively pursue opportunities to apply and extend my understanding and skills.

I employ teaching practices that provide opportunities for learners to further develop their Welsh language skills.

I promote the benefits of Welsh, as an employability skill, to learners, staff and employers.

Transforming

I am a confident advocate for and on behalf of the Welsh language and use my skills and knowledge to enthuse learners and colleagues to develop their Welsh language skills.

I employ bilingual teaching methodologies to ensure all learners are encouraged and provided with opportunities to develop their Welsh language skills, whatever their starting position.

I promote the benefits of Welsh, as an employability skill, to learners, staff, employers and wider stakeholders.

Exploring

I listen and respond positively to the views of learners, colleagues and stakeholders and ensure that all individuals have an equal opportunity to be heard.

Embedding

I actively seek the views of learners, colleagues, stakeholders and act upon them to develop my practice and meet the needs of diverse learners.

Transforming

I routinely engage with learners, colleagues, stakeholders and the wider community reflecting upon their thoughts and opinions, in order to provide insight into my practice and to help me to continually improve as a professional.

Exploring

I recognise my personal responsibility as a role model and public figure, to uphold public trust and confidence in the education profession.

I behave professionally at all times.

Embedding

I review my own professional and personal attitudes and beliefs to ensure I demonstrate appropriate behaviours which reflect my responsibilities as a role model and public figure.

Transforming

I actively seek opportunities to share best practice and demonstrate fair, courteous and respectful behaviours and ideas to colleagues and learners.

Exploring

I maintain my subject area knowledge, so I can impart relevant information to learners. I make use of different teaching and assessment methods to help keep learners engaged.

Embedding

I keep abreast of the latest thinking in my subject area and plan my teaching to ensure that learners are aware of (and can engage with) new developments. I use this knowledge to ensure resources and learning materials are current and up to date.

Transforming

I continually engage with my subject area, in order to build my knowledge and expertise. I regularly make use of different pedagogical approaches to ensure that my subject expertise is being shared in the most effective ways.

I develop a broader understanding of curriculum developments outside of my subject area, where these might enhance my teaching or the teaching of my colleagues.

Exploring

I use assessment to support and monitor learner progress and to help shape the way in which I support individual learners.

I ensure all learners have detailed, constructive and timely feedback to support progression.

I adhere to awarding body guidance.

Embedding

I use feedback and guidance to support leaners to take responsibility for their learning.

I use the outcomes of learner assessment to improve the quality of teaching and my own practice.

Transforming

I develop and use innovative approaches to assessment to support learner progress.

I reflect on my use of assessment of and for learning to continually improve my practice and share this with colleagues.

Exploring

I engage with relevant educational research to reflect on and improve my practice.

Embedding

I continually engage with a range of research, applying the knowledge that I have gained to reflect upon and improve my practice and the experience of learners.

Transforming

I actively engage with research, including trialling its application within my practice.

I encourage and support colleagues to engage with research.

Exploring

I work collaboratively with colleagues to share and debate ideas and innovations.

Embedding

I actively engage with professional learning networks and share best practice and research findings with colleagues to support continuous improvement.

Transforming

I actively seek opportunities to share and disseminate findings from my own practice with others.

I initiate collaborative professional learning networks to expand professional learning opportunities for myself and colleagues.

Exploring

I plan and deliver well-structured sessions that engage learners and promote learning.

I use data to track and review learner progress, to inform planning and to ensure effective programme/subject delivery.

Embedding

I employ a range of teaching, learning and assessment strategies, using appropriate pedagogical approaches to ensure that learners are active participants as individuals and as members of collaborative groups.

I set (and monitor) realistic and challenging targets which support leaners to improve.

Transforming

I reflect on my experiences to identify areas of practice that have had a positive impact of learners’ progress, in order to share this with colleagues.

I support colleagues to plan and deliver effective learning, teaching and assessment by sharing my knowledge and experiences.

Exploring

I engage with the Digital Standards and make use of digital teaching and learning platforms to support teaching, learning and assessment.

I encourage learners to use technology in their studies, both as a tool to gain knowledge and in order to develop their digital skills.

Embedding

I use digital teaching and learning platforms creatively to support teaching, learning and assessment and to support learners to develop their digital skills.

Transforming

I make innovative use of digital teaching and learning platforms in my teaching to enhance the learning process and support learners in developing digital skills.

I lead and support colleagues to make effective use of digital platforms within their practice to support teaching, learning and assessment.

Exploring

I form effective relationships and communicate appropriately with learners, colleagues and other stakeholders.

Embedding

I work collaboratively with learners, colleagues and others, developing excellent interpersonal relationships.

Transforming

I actively facilitate opportunities to work with colleagues to review the impact of teaching, learning and assessment on learner outcomes and own performance, and how that can be improved.

I share my experiences and knowledge to help myself and other practitioners develop and maintain best practice.

Exploring

I take an active role in professional learning networks.

Embedding

I respect, support and work collaboratively with colleagues, learners and stakeholders to achieve the best learning outcomes.

I take responsibility for own development and seek opportunities to extend my knowledge through collaborative experiences.

Transforming

I share my knowledge and experience with others to promote excellent teaching, learning and assessment locally and nationally and to positively influence the practice of others.

Exploring

I support individuals to identify realistic goals and targets for their learning.

I set challenging work/tasks and encourage learners to review their own progress.

Embedding

I create opportunities for learners to collaborate to identify challenging goals and targets and support them to evaluate their progress against these.

Transforming

I share my knowledge and skills with others to demonstrate how I empower learners to take responsibility for their learning, and to evaluate their own progress against challenging goals and targets.

Exploring

I communicate well with learners, colleagues and stakeholders, openly sharing relevant information and encouraging others to do the same (in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and relevant legislation).

Embedding

I communicate effectively with learners, colleagues, and a wide variety of stakeholders to influence and inform learner progress to achieve the best learning outcomes.

I share my knowledge and skills with others to demonstrate how I empower learners to take responsibility for their learning, and to evaluate their own progress against challenging goals and targets.

Exploring

I reflect on my knowledge with respect to literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and other appropriate professional skills that are relevant to my role with learners, to ensure I have the necessary skills to support them and improve their learning.

Embedding

I regularly reflect on my knowledge with respect to literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and other appropriate professional skills that are relevant to my role with learners, to ensure these skills are effectively embedded in my practice, to support learners and improve learning.

Transforming

I demonstrate to colleagues how I have embedded these skills and how I critically reflect on my practice to ensure I effectively support learners and improve learning.

I support colleagues to embed these skills in their own practice and to find innovative ways of supporting learners and improve learning.

Exploring

I critically appraise my practice and its impact on learners, taking feedback from managers/ mentors and the learners themselves into account and use this to inform and develop my practice.

Embedding

I consistently critically appraise my practice and its impact on learners, working collaboratively with colleagues and others and use this to inform and develop my practice.

Transforming

I demonstrate to colleagues how I reflect on feedback to effectively critically appraise my practice and how it impacts on learners.

I demonstrate how I use these reflections to inform, adapt and develop my practice, and support others to do the same.

Exploring

I demonstrate an understanding of the importance of sustainability in my practice to learners and colleagues.

Embedding

I embrace opportunities to highlight issues of sustainability, where relevant, and actively seek out opportunities to share this with learners and colleagues.

Transforming

I champion a whole-organisation approach to achieving net zero and embrace opportunities to highlight issues of sustainability, where relevant, to learners and colleagues.

Exploring

I understand the value of sustainable development and communicate its importance to learners.

Embedding

I develop and embed approaches that support learners to build their sustainability knowledge, skills and behaviours

Transforming

I support and encourage colleagues and learners to develop a deeper understanding of sustainability and embrace opportunities to engage with these issues.