Changes to teacher registration in South Australia are due to come into effect from 1 July this year. The amendments are designed to strengthen teacher registration and regulation in line with national teaching direction.

New legislation, passed by Parliament in October 2020 and new regulations currently awaiting final Cabinet approval, will improve the ability of the Teachers Registration Board to protect children and ensure integrity in the teaching profession.

The welfare and best interests of children will be the paramount consideration and the TRB will maintain professional standards to safeguard the teaching profession as one whose members are both competent educators and fit and proper persons to have the care of children.

Key changes you will need to be aware of include:

• Teachers will be registered for five-year terms when they next renew and will be provided with the option of paying fees up front or on an annual basis.
• The TRB’s ability to ensure only fit and proper persons are employed on education sites will be strengthened through new reporting obligations around allegations of incompetence and new reporting requirements for Special Authority to Teach holders.
• Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers will receive greater recognition through the recording of HALT status on certificates of registration (Certification continues to be administered by the SATCC).

Please note, if you have a current registration there is no action required. You will remain on a three-year term until your next registration renewal is due.

For the latest information visit the TRB website.