Queensland College of Teachers

17/06/2026

🚨 We're hiring! An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and qualified person to fill the role of Manager, Business & Governance at the Queensland College of Teachers.

The successful candidate will:

• lead, coordinate, and manage the delivery of Business and Governance Services to support its key priorities and programs
• provide authoritative, high-level advice, options and policy recommendations to the senior leadership team (SLT) and QCT Board and Audit and Risk Committee on issues relating to the full range of business services, including the financial operations of the QCT
• coordinate the development, implementation, monitoring and updating of corporate policies, procedures, and systems within Business & Governance including records management.

Possession of a relevant business qualifications and CPA/CA membership is highly desirable.

📅 Applications close 30 June 2026
🔗 For more information and to apply, visit:

Opportunity exists for a highly skilled and qualified person to fill the role of Manager, Business & Governance at Queensland College of Teachers.

05/06/2026

We're please to announce the launch of Provisional Practice, our new newsletter for provisionally registered teachers across Queensland. It's here to provide you with news and resources to support this stage of your teaching career.

📰 Edition 1 is now out, and it features an interview with Elizabeth Wagstaff, first-year teacher at St Kieran's Primary School, as well as a range of information to consider for your move to full registration.

Read the edition here: https://ow.ly/KZi050Z7QXU and head to qct.edu.au/newsletters to catch up on all of our editions.

04/06/2026

There's only one week left to submit your nominations for the 2026 TEACHX Awards. ⌛

When you think of exceptional teachers, which colleagues come to mind? Consider nominating them under one of our seven categories: Beginning, Community, Excellence, Innovation, Leadership, Outstanding, and Teacher Education.

Read more about the awards and submit your nominations before Friday 12 June here: https://www.qct.edu.au/teachx/nominations

01/06/2026

Know a teacher who deserves a place in the TEACHX hall of fame? 🏆

Past winners have been recognised across state, Catholic and independent schools, as well as early childhood and university settings, for their years of service and extraordinary accomplishments including:

🌐 Pioneering Queensland's first fully online postgraduate teacher education program
📚 Transforming school libraries into reconciliation hubs
🌿 Reconnecting pandemic-born children with curiosity through outdoor and slow pedagogy
💡 Boosting female participation in STEM and sport
🎮 Bringing eSports, robotics, and video game technologies into classrooms
🌾 Inspiring students to pursue agricultural careers
🤝 Supplying high-achieving graduate teachers to disadvantaged schools

TEACHX recognises teaching excellence across Queensland – and the next inductee could be someone you know.

Registered teachers can nominate a teaching colleague until Friday 12 June.

👉 Nominate now: https://www.qct.edu.au/teachx/nominations

26/05/2026

Queensland teachers are championing education excellence 🧑‍🏫

The Educator's 2026 Australian Education Awards were announced recently, and an incredible 34 out of 78 awardees were from Queensland schools. The awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the country’s top performing schools, principals, department heads and teachers, and it was great to see Queensland so well represented.

Congratulations to all winning teachers, and thank you for your outstanding commitment to education excellence in our great state.

Read about the winning teachers here:

After a fantastic round of nominations, The Educator is proud to announce the Excellence Awardees for the Australian Education Awards 2026

21/05/2026

The QCT's first edition of your PTT for 2026 is now out!

your PTT is our dedicated newsletter for Permission to Teach (PTT) stakeholders, featuring updates and guidance for PTT holders and their schools.

🗞️Read the edition here: https://ow.ly/ZpQ050Z2wIx

If you'd like the next edition of your PTT sent straight to your inbox, subscribe here: https://ow.ly/JEIt50Z2wIv See less

11/05/2026

The second edition of yourQCT for 2026 is now yours, available in your inbox or via our website. Find out about nominations for our annual TEACHX Awards, hear from past winners, and catch the latest news and information relevant to your practice.

Read the latest edition here: https://ow.ly/S5G650YT23g

01/05/2026

What does award-winning teaching leadership look like in action?

Two past TEACHX Award recipients are showing how powerful ideas can expand students’ futures, both in the classroom and beyond.

Kiri Griffith’s LIFT initiative at Loganlea State High School is mentoring future teachers through hands-on experience, study tours and real classroom placements. Meanwhile, Alfio Balsamo is leading the Westec Technical Training and Pathways, supporting nearly 1,000 students across 20 schools in Brisbane’s south-west with pathways into trade careers.

👉 Read their stories: https://www.qct.edu.au/our-stories

Know a teacher making a similar impact? Nominations for the 2026 TEACHX Awards are now open:

📅 Closing on Friday 12 June 2026
🔗 Submit a nomination: https://www.qct.edu.au/teachx/nominations

26/04/2026

The QCT is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 TEACHX Awards.

Nominate teaching colleagues across seven categories: Beginning, Community, Excellence, Innovation, Leadership, Outstanding, and Teacher Education.

We look forward to hearing about the extraordinary work of registered teachers across the state.
Read more and submit nominations on our website: https://www.qct.edu.au/teachx/nominations

Nominations close Friday June 12.

21/04/2026

Have you undertaken academic research, and thought about sharing it with colleagues at an Australian education conference? 🔎

The Conference Support Fund is now open for applications throughout Terms 2 and 3 until Monday 7 September 2026.

Apply now for the chance to have some of your costs associated with conference attendance reimbursed: https://www.qct.edu.au/teaching-in-queensland/grants