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      Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals

       Professional Standards for Teachers of                                                   Background

                                 Hong Kong
                                                                                              The  teaching  profession  is  a  learning  profession.  Given  the
                                                                                              complexity  of  the  teaching  profession,  active  lifelong  learning  is
                                                                                              necessary for developing all members of the teaching profession
                                                                                              into effective enablers of students’ learning and growth.

                                                                                              Committee  on  Professional  Development  of  Teachers  and
                                                                                              Principals (COTAP) aims to build a quality teaching profession in
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                                                                                              pursuit  of  continuous  improvement  and  excellence.  T-standard
                                                                                              has been developed as one of the eight areas of focuses under
                                                                                              T-excel@hk, an overarching project launched in 2015.



                                                                                                Development




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                                                                                              The T-standard , which comprises the Professional Standards for
                                                                                              Teachers of Hong Kong (PST) and the Professional Standards for
                                                                                              Principals  of  Hong  Kong  (PSP),  is  developed  with  the  teaching
                                                                                              profession  for  the  growth  of  the  profession.  It  aims  to  provide  a
                                                                                              useful reference for its teacher preparation, continuing professional
                                     T                                                        development and school leadership development.

                                                                                              Comments on the two sets of draft Standards were collected from
                                                                                              frontline  teachers,  school  leaders  and  teacher  education
                                                                                              universities  through  a  pilot  study  and  focus  group  discussions
                                                                                              conducted  from  February  to  November  2017.  Feedback  from
                                                                                              schools  and  the  public  sector  were  also  collected  in  July  2018
      Nurture Learners Today and Leaders Tomorrow                                             before  the  official  launch  of  the  Standards  as  references  for  the
                                                                                              teaching profession and stakeholders.
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