Building Capacity for Quality Teaching in Australian Schools Victorian Pilot Study Final Report

This project, Building Capacity for Quality Teaching in Australian Schools: Victorian Pilot Study, examined the translatability of Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) in a new jurisdiction. More specifically, the study examined the implementation of QTR in Victorian government schools where, unlike in New South Wales, there has been minimal direct prior engagement with the Quality Teaching Model and the Quality Teaching Rounds approach to teacher professional development. Ten government schools from Victoria (four primary and six secondary) were recruited to participate in QTR, involving a two-day workshop and four days of in-school teacher-led activity. Insights from participating teachers and principals were gleaned through a mixed-methods research design consisting of surveys, focus groups and interviews. Although a relatively small-scale study, the results presented in this report establish the potential for QTR to be implemented with high fidelity in Victorian government schools. Such translatability is critical if QTR is to be implemented more widely within Victoria.