Template 5

Stage two report

Who this template is for and what it covers

This template is for initial teacher education (ITE) providers and accreditation panels (panels) to use along with the Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Guidelines (Guidelines).

Program applications for Stage two accreditation must include this completed template.

This template helps providers present evidence clearly and concisely, so that panels can assess Stage two applications more easily.

The Stage two report also helps providers:

• collect data and evidence that align with National Program Standard 5
• identify areas of strength, program changes, innovations, periodic formal evaluations and planned improvements based on evidence collected during the accreditation period
• provide a detailed report on the outcomes from the Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4) from the previous accreditation period
• explore other unexpected challenges and opportunities.

The Stage two report helps panels:

• assess the evidence against National Program Standard 5.2 using the elements needing verification and professional judgement
• make professional judgements about identified strengths, program changes, innovations and planned improvements given the evaluation of impact statements.

Providers and panels use the Stage two report for Stage two accreditation.

Stage one accreditation	Stage two accreditation
Not applicable at Stage one.	Providers use the Stage two report to synthesise the evidence they have analysed and interpreted into a

Stage one accreditation

Stage two accreditation

coherent evaluation. Providers compare their evidence with the previous Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4) to: - identify the program's strengths - highlight areas for improvement - identify any gaps in achieving the required program outcomes. The report covers the previous accreditation period and impact statements. Panellists assess the report using the elements requiring verification and professional judgement for National Program Standard 5.2.

How to complete this template

Providers must include the mandatory evidence listed in National Program Standard 5 in the Plan for demonstrating impact.

5 Program outcomes and Reporting

5.2 Evidence of program outcomes and impact

Evidence of program outcomes, including impact, is provided, evaluated and interpreted at the end of each accreditation period.

The interpretation of evidence includes identified strengths, program changes and planned improvements for the next accreditation period.

The evidence requirements include, at a minimum, aggregated data on:

a. assessment data from the teaching performance assessment for all pre-service teachers-

b. data from the nationally consistent, transparent indicators

c. any other pre-service teacher performance and impact data as identified in the Plan for Demonstrating Impact.

The template has 5 sections:

1	2	3	4	5
Context, which describes the provider’s approach to collecting, analysing and using data as outlined in National Program Standard 1.1.	Data framework table, which captures the data sources providers use to show impact.	Further considerations, which explains the extra information providers can include in the Stage two report not covered under the program impact statements.	Conclusion, which summarises the application.	Appendix: Program rationale from the previous accreditation period.

Context

This section needs to give the panel enough information about the program’s performance during the accreditation period to make an informed decision.

This section must include:

• total number of pre-service teachers specified in the previous Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4)
• overview of changes
• factors not included in the Context section of the previous Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4) – for example, institutional or regulatory influences, government priorities, systemic influences.

This section can include:

• graphs and tables to visually represent the information
• references to the Context section of the previous Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4), but do not repeat this information
• references to the program rationale from the previous accreditation period.

Provide a description

Data framework table

The data framework table from the previous accreditation application captures the data sources that providers:

• collected, analysed and reported on, against each of the impact statements
• aggregated to allow panels to judge whether providers achieved the intended impacts
• updated to include findings and a discussion of these findings.

For the Stage two report the following sections of the data framework table apply:

Section	General description
Impact statements	This section lists the impact statements of the data framework table in the previous Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4).
• Data sources - Data aggregation - Data analysis - Quality assurance - Reporting timeline	These columns align with those of the data framework table in the previous Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4). These columns describe the processes for reviewing the program, including how providers collected data and what the quality assurance process is.
Findings	This section and the discussion section are the focus of the Stage two report. This section aligns with the data analysis column of the data framework table in the previous Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4). Findings must include: - evidence of outcomes of the impact statements from the previous plan - analyses from the analysis column of the data framework table in the previous plan - an outline of any program changes, innovations and planned improvements based on the evidence - reference the corresponding changes made in the National Program Standards matrix (Template 2) and the Teacher Standards (Graduate Level) matrix (Template 3).
Discussion	This section highlights any:

• implications for future program delivery
• areas for improvement (including continuous improvement)
• innovations
• possible future directions to target areas needing attention within the program.

National Program Standards matrix: data framework table (Year–Year)

Program performance – pre-service teachers

Impact statements	Data sources	Data aggregation	Data analyses	Quality assurance	Reporting timeline
Insert your impact statements.	Insert the data sources that evidence the impact statements, noting the minimum and mandatory requirements.	Describe how you will aggregate the data.	Describe how you will analyse the data to support continuous program improvement.	Identify measures to monitor the quality of either the data source or data analysis process.	Identify whether the data will inform annual reporting, Stage two accreditation, or both.
Mandatory impact statement: Assessment data from the teaching performance assessment for all pre- service teachers
Findings Outline the findings from the data collection
Impact statement 2:
Findings Outline the findings from the data collection

Impact statements	Data sources	Data aggregation	Data analyses	Quality assurance	Reporting timeline

Discussion: Program performance – pre-service teachers

Program performance – graduate outcomes

Impact statements	Data sources	Data aggregation	Data analyses	Quality assurance	Reporting timeline
Insert your impact statements.	Insert the data sources that evidence the impact statements, noting the minimum and mandatory requirements.	Describe how you will aggregate the data.	Describe how you will analyse the data to support continuous program improvement.	Identify measures to monitor the quality of either the data source or data analysis process.	Identify whether the data will inform annual reporting, Stage two accreditation, or both.
Impact statement 1:
Findings Outline the findings from the data collection
Impact statement 2:
Findings Outline the findings from the data collection
Impact statement 3:
Findings Outline the findings from the data collection

Discussion: Program performance – graduate outcomes

Program performance – other program improvements

Impact statements	Data sources	Data aggregation	Data analyses	Quality assurance	Reporting timeline
Insert your impact statements.	Insert the data sources that evidence the impact statements, noting the minimum and mandatory requirements.	Describe how you will aggregate the data.	Describe how you will analyse the data to support continuous program improvement.	Identify measures to monitor the quality of either the data source or data analysis process.	Identify whether the data will inform annual reporting, Stage two accreditation, or both.
Mandatory impact statement: Data from the nationally consistent transparent indicators
Findings Outline the findings from the data collection
Impact statement 2:
Findings Outline the findings from the data collection
Impact statement 3:
Findings

Impact statements	Data sources	Data aggregation	Data analyses	Quality assurance	Reporting timeline
Outline the findings from the data collection

Discussion: Program performance – other program improvements

Further considerations

Providers can include extra information relevant to the Stage two report not covered under the program impact statements, such as:

• operational changes in the institution
• research influences
• further stakeholder or workplace consultation
• unique partnerships and innovations
• institutional or regulatory influences, government priority areas or systemic influences
• unexpected challenges and opportunities.

Insert any extra information

4 Conclusion

This section should summarise for the panel:

• major themes discovered by analysing the results of the program’s performance
• all program changes linked to the data analysis
• new focus areas for the program, aligned to the next Plan for demonstrating impact (Template 4)
• planned improvements that you outlined in the discussion
• ongoing commitment to quality and improvement.

Insert the conclusion