Resources that make you placement ready.
Free toolkits and premium guides — created by educators, mapped to the standards, ready to download.
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Placement Checklists
A two-page checklist of what to pack and what to do the night before, so you're ready for day one.
Observation Templates
Structured classroom observation templates you can type straight into or print — observe with purpose and capture what matters.
Interview Checklists
A two-page checklist to prepare, present and follow up on teaching interviews with confidence.
Placement Journal
The Teaching Pathways Placement Journal — a complete, structured journal to plan, reflect and evidence your growth across placement, mapped to the AITSL Professional Standards.
Placement Ready Toolkit
A nine-page toolkit that walks you through every phase of placement — paperwork, what to pack, your first day, daily routines, finishing well and key contacts.
International PST Survival Guide
A 29-page guide to navigating Australian school culture, staffroom communication and classroom confidence as an international pre-service teacher.
Mentor Guide
The Teaching Pathways Mentor Guide — a practical companion for supervising teachers supporting a pre-service teacher through placement, aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Editable so you can record goals, observations and check-ins.
Interview Mastery Pack
A 34-page pack of interview questions, model responses and the STAR framework to help you walk into any teaching interview prepared.
Acronym List for Pre-Service Teachers
Decode the alphabet soup of Australian schools — AITSL, VIT, IEP, PL, NCCD and dozens more, explained in English and Mandarin.
Aussie Slang for the Staffroom
Everyday Australian slang you'll hear from colleagues and students, with plain-English meanings and Mandarin translations.
Australian Idioms Explained
Common idioms used in Australian classrooms and meetings, what they really mean, and how to respond — translated into Mandarin.
Common Australian Teaching Phrases
The instructional and behaviour-management phrases Australian teachers use every lesson, with Mandarin translations to build your classroom voice.
Common English Phrases for Educators
Professional English phrases for parent conversations, staff meetings, emails and mentor check-ins — English with Mandarin support.
Behaviour Management — Workshop Slide Deck
The full presentation deck from the Behaviour Management workshop — relationships, routines and responses you can use from day one.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
Placement & Mentor Relationships — Workshop Slide Deck
Build a strong working relationship with your mentor teacher and get the most out of every placement conversation.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
English & Communication Anxiety — Workshop Slide Deck
Practical strategies for teaching with confidence when English is your second language.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
Job Hunting & Career Pathways — Workshop Slide Deck
How to find, apply for and land your first teaching role in Australia.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
Staffroom Culture — Workshop Slide Deck
How Australian staffrooms really work — unwritten rules, small talk, professional boundaries and finding your place on the team.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
The Emotional Reality of Placement — Workshop Slide Deck
Naming the nerves, homesickness and self-doubt of placement, with practical ways to steady yourself and keep going.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
Cultural Differences in the Classroom — Workshop Slide Deck
Understanding Australian classroom norms around questioning, feedback, humour and authority — and bridging them with your own background.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
Australian School Sectors Explained — Workshop Slide Deck
Government, Catholic and Independent schools compared — who runs what, how hiring differs and where you'll fit best.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
Practical Survival Tips for Placement — Workshop Slide Deck
The day-to-day practicalities of placement — planning, paperwork, time management and looking after yourself through the weeks.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
Assessment, Feedback & Academic Integrity — Workshop Slide Deck
Marking with confidence — designing fair assessment, giving feedback students act on, and handling plagiarism and AI use professionally.
Fully editable PowerPoint — mentors and schools can adapt the slides for their own sessions.
Use AI Where It Helps. Be Human Where It Matters.
Where AI should sit in professional practice — delegation without abdication, and three questions to ask before you use it.
Deconstruct the Work, Then Decide What to Delegate
Teaching tasks contain processing, production and judgement. Pull them apart first, then choose what AI should contribute.
What Does the AI Actually Know?
The difference between general knowledge and your classroom evidence — and which claims an AI can legitimately make.
Evidence, Inference and Uncertainty
How to interrogate an AI's claims, separate evidence from inference, and set an appropriate level of reliance.
From AI Output to Human–AI Workflow
Turning one-off outputs into a repeatable workflow with human judgement at every checkpoint.