Note the focus area and standard Note the type of Describe the artefact / document and Describe
Describe how the artefact /
descriptor/s the artefact /
document reflects
7.3- Engage with
parents/ carers.
Understand strategies for
working effectively,
sensitively and
confidentially with
parents/carers.
7.4- Engage with
professional teaching
networks and broader
communities.
Understand the role of
external professionals and
community representatives
in broadening teachers
professional knowledge
and practice.
artefact / document indicate the possible impact or result on document
teaching and/ or student learning meet the standard descriptors you
have identified.
Letter of This letter of introduction was used at It is professional to
introduction. the beginning of the early start formally introduce myself
program on my final professional to the school community
experience. The purpose of this letter and parents/carers of
was to introduce myself to the
students within the class
parents/carers of the class and state
and state my purpose of
what I will be doing within the class
during the duration of the placement. the placement and what
This enabled me to establish roles I will have in regards
relationships with parents/carers which to their childs education
I further built on throughout the (APST 7.3, 7.4).
duration of the first placement block.
Groundswater-Smith (2015) explains
that in most situations the teacher will
need to initiate contact to engage in a
conversation with parents/carers and if
students are to fully maximise their
learning they need full support from
parents/carers.