Professional experience documentation

Prior to placement the teacher education student is required to provide the following information or forms to their placement school

Mandatory Check Documentation

On the first day of placement the teacher education student is required to provide copies of the following documents to their placement school, although, copies of these documents may be requested by a school representative prior to the first day of placement.

• Completed Student Emergency Contact Details Form 
• Working With Children Check
• Child Protection and Awareness Training Certificate
• Current Child Protection Update Training Certificate (renewed annually)
• ASCIA Anaphylaxis e-Training Certificate

If attending a Department of Education School for placement, you are required to refer to the Department’s Induction for pre-service teachers webpage and follow the steps listed PRIOR to your first day of placement. We recommend commencing this process as soon as you enrol in the professional experience subject, as most placements will be conducted in a Department of Education school and being prepared is crucial.

Please Note: If you have attended a placement at a Department of Education School before June 2024, you will NOT need to complete the Pre-service Teacher Registration Form.  However, the Pre-service Teacher Acknowledgement form and copies of the required mandatory checks are still mandatory for EACH placement at a Department of Education schoolIn addition to the above documents if you are attending a Department of Education school for placement, you will also be required to provide.

Please refer to the Mandatory Checks web page for further information on each of the check listed above

Placement Forms and Reports

The following forms are digital and can be accessed under the Forms tab in MyPlacement. When the forms are completed and submitted by the last person on the form, a PDF will automatically be created under the Documents tab in the student's MyPlacement profile.

Prior to placement, you are required to complete the first section of your Professional Experience Report and send it to your supervising teacher, via link in MyPlacement, to complete throughout your placement. During placement, the teacher education student is expected to maintain daily attendance in the Attendance Sheet, upon completion of placement you are to forward this form to your supervising teacher for verification and submission. UTS Preferred Lesson Plan (PDF 642kB) is to be completed by the teacher education student for each lesson conducted. A minimum of one (1) Supervising Teacher Lesson Observation Report is to be uploaded to MyPlacement each week of placement. 

All forms are digital and can be access under the Forms tab in MyPlacement. 

For further information on form usage, self select forms, form timing and form source, please familiarise yourself with the information contained in the Form Usage Guide (pdf 261KB) and  Form Status Guide (pdf 224KB).

The Professional experience handbook and Code of Ethics & Conduct detail expectations and requirements for professional experience. Both you and your Supervising Teacher should read through the documents.

Professional Experience Handbook 2025 (pdf 1.25MB)

Professional Experience Code of Ethics & Conduct (pdf 1.2MB)

Professional Experience Handbook Archive

Professional Experience Handbook 2024 (pdf 1.25MB)

Professional Experience Handbook 2023 (pdf 1.3MB)

Professional Experience Handbook 2022 (pdf 4.7 MB)

Public liability insurance (pdf 34kB) 

Personal accident insurance (pdf 528kB)

Pay Claim Documents

To receive payment for supervising a teacher education student on placement, supervising teachers will need to fill out the UTS Claim Form, ATO Superannuation Standard Choice Form and ATO TFN Declaration. Supervising teacher and professional experience coordinator pay claim documents are available in one fillable PDF - UTS Supervising Teacher & PEC Claim Forms (pdf 1.89MB).

Please email the completed pay claim documents to pexclaims@uts.edu.au.

Lesson Observation Documents

The teacher education student can forward you the digital Supervising Teacher Lesson Observation Report to be completed and submitted via MyPlacement. Once the Lesson Observation Report has been completed and submitted via MyPlacement, MyPlacement will automatically develop a PDF of the form and save it in the Documents section of the student's MyPlacement account. A minimum of one (1) Supervising Teacher Lesson Observation is to be completed and saved in MyPlacement for each week of placement.

Additional Support Request

If a Supervising Teacher has a concern regarding a teacher education student’s general progress or well-being, the tertiary supervisor should be immediately contacted and advised.

The Additional Support Request is to be filled in by the Supervising Teacher during placement should they have concerns related to a Teacher Education Student’s performance, progress or wellbeing. The Additional Support Request is to be completed in consultation with the Tertiary Supervisor. The Tertiary Supervisor can send you a link for the Additional Support Request Form to be completed and submitted online via MyPlacement. Please refer to the 2024 Professional Experience Handbook (pdf 1.25MB) for further information on the Additional Support process.

If you are a Conditionally Accredited Initial Teacher Education Student and are currently employed in a school as a classroom teacher you can apply for a Waiver B placement.  With an approved Application for a waiver of Appendix B of the NESA Professional Experience Policy conditionally accredited ITE students, who meet the requirements of the waiver, can continue their employment including receiving payment/wages while undertaking their final placement in a school where they are employed.      

If you are looking to apply for a Waiver B placement please read the Waiver B Information Sheet (pdf 297KB) and complete the and UTS Waiver B Application form through MyPlacement following the steps as outlined in the information sheet.

When completing the Waiver B Application in MyPlacement, please ensure you follow the steps provided at the top of the form and in the information sheet. Do NOT proceed to next step until prompted via email.