FAQs

In 2026, Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week will be celebrated from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September.

To see how schools celebrated Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week in 2025 follow this link.

In 2026, the Australian Teacher Aide of the Year awards will open on Thursday April 30 and close on Thursday 25 June. The winners will be announced on Thursday 3 September 2026, during Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week.

The ATAPS Facilitator Training is designed to support school leaders with the implementation of the Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards in their school setting.

Once payment is made for the ATAPS Facilitator Training, school leaders will be able to register and attend the 2 x 3 hour workshops, and access other related ATAPS resources that support implementation of the standards.

The ATAPS Facilitator Training is designed to support the successful implementation of the Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards in all school settings.

Following the training, school leaders have the opportunity to attend a 30 minute personalised follow up meeting with our team to demonstrate effective implementation of ATAPS.

On completion, schools can elect to become an accredited ATAPS Partner School and display the ATAPS Partner School badge on their website. Accreditation is conditional on meeting course requirements, and details will be provided during the Facilitator Training.

We highly recommend ATAPS Partner School accreditation as it shows your school:

• recognises teaching assistants as professionals
• regards professional growth of teaching assistants a priority
• is using the ATAPS framework for professional growth and performance
• is at the forefront of the industry, using a research-informed framework
• is using the ATAPS framework for its intended purpose

If you are seeking accreditation as an ATAPS Partner School, you will need at least one school leader to complete the ATAPS Facilitator Training. The accreditation process and requirements will be explained throughout the workshops. All resources and templates for successful implementation will be provided.

To view or print a copy of your invoice, log into your ATA account, and go to My Portal. Under Invoice and Payments, select View or Download Invoices.

As an ATA subscriber, you will receive our weekly communications including our newsletter, TA Talk, invitations to live web events and access to some resources.

Create a subscriber account with ATA, now.

As an Individual member of ATA, you will receive invitations to all our live web events, get access to all the TA Role professional learning resources, as well as the most recent webinar recording each month.

Become an ATA member, today.

If your school already has a membership with ATA, you will receive unlimited access to all ATA professional learning resources when you link to the school.

Use these instructions to link to your school.

Congratulations on making the commitment to support your team with professional development through an Australian Teacher Aide membership!

As members of ATA, you and your school team will receive invitations to all our live web events, and have unlimited access to the resources in our professional development library, including webinar recordings. Schools also receive exclusive access to Effective Teacher Aide Practices for Schools (eTAPS), a four part foundation program to build capability to use evidence based practices to support all students.

Create a member account for your school, now.

We will always do our very best to respond to your query within one business day. We also send e-newsletters each Thursday. If you are not receiving our weekly newsletter or responses to queries submitted via our contact form, please do the following:

1) check your junk/spam email folder (if found there, mark our emails as 'not junk'), and

2) in My Portal, ensure your Communication Preferences are switched on, and that the email address registered in Personal Details is correct.

Thank you for subscribing to ATA! There could be a couple of reasons why you have not received a welcome email.

Firstly, very occasionally, our emails end up in people’s ‘junk’ or ‘spam’ folders. Please check to see if the email is there. If so, make sure you ‘whitelist’ our email address so that all future emails arrive without a problem.

Secondly, have you inputted your email address correctly during the sign up process? To test this, go to Member Login and select Request New Password. If your username is not recognised, then it is likely you have made an error when entering your email address at sign up. If this is the case, please create another account taking special care to enter your email address correctly.

If you require further assistance, please contact us.

Webinar event registration is a quick 2-step process. Both Step 1 and Step 2 must be completed to successfully join the live webinar.

Complete both steps below to receive your unique webinar ‘join’ link, and be eligible for 1 CPD point and a Certificate of Completion following attendance at the event.

Step 1

1. Select Member Login (top right hand corner) and log in to your account

2. Select Web Events (from the green main menu at the top of the Home page)

3. Choose an event, and select More Information to read more about the event, then select Add to Cart and follow the prompts to finalise Step 1

Step 2

1. Go to your inbox and open the email from ATA. (If you cannot find this email, please check your 'junk' mail)

2. Click on the link in the email

3. Enter your name and email address when prompted

4. Check your inbox for your webinar ‘join’ link

5. Use this link to join our webinar on the relevant day. (We will usually send you a reminder email with this link, one day and one hour prior to the webinar).

All events that you register for will show in My Portal – Events Attended

Any associated event resources, such as worksheets, will be uploaded prior to the event to My Portal. Under the Professional Learning tab, select View Event Details. We recommend you check your portal prior to attending each webinar for any associated resources.

We host at least one live web event every month from February through to November.

Yes, all our webinars are recorded and uploaded to the Professional Development library where they are accessible to members.

We use Go To Webinar to deliver all our live web events. Go To Webinar is used world-wide and is considered one of the best quality systems for hosting online events. There is a possibility your school network will block this application. To ensure you can register and attend our live webinars from school, check the approval process with your Principal or IT team, and allow sufficient time for the webinar application to be made available on the school network.

Alternatively, if you have a personal device with data, you could use that too.

If you have forgotten your login details, or you are logging in for the first time, you will need to request a new password to gain access to your member portal.

1. Select Member Login (top right hand corner of page)

2. Select Request New Password

3. When prompted, enter the email address you use currently to receive communication and notifications from ATA

4. Check your inbox for an email from us.

5. Use the link provided in the email to reset your password and gain access to your member portal, My Portal

If you don't get an email immediately, please check your junk folder as it may have landed there. If found in your junk folder, please mark the email as 'not junk'.

1. Log in to your ATA account
2. Go to My Portal
3. Go to the Staff Linking tab and select Apply for Transfer
4. Use the search field to search for your current school
5. Select the relevant school
6. Agree to the Terms and Conditions

The person responsible for approving staff to link to your school membership, will receive an email notification regarding the request. Once your request is approved, you will have full access to all our resources, again.

We issue Membership certificates to fully paid members only. They are uploaded to My Portal, following payment, or renewal.

To view or download your certificate, log in to your ATA account and go to My Portal. Your membership certificate link will show on the portal home page.

When your membership is due for renewal, you will see a message on the home page of your portal, My Portal. You can also go to the Invoice and Payments tab, and select View or Download Invoices.

You can view our plan options and features on the About Membership page under the Membership tab. Membership pricing varies, and can be viewed on each Membership page.

Australian Teacher Aide members have access to a wide range of professional learning designed for education suport staff.

To get an idea of the type of PD our members have access to, you can view our resource previews by going to each Interest Group, under the Professional Learning tab, and selecting the Resource Previews link.

Use the Membership tab on our main menu to learn more about membership, and view features specific to each membership plan.

If you want to view the bigger picture, our New Member Orientation video will give you a great overview of membership features and benefits.

Membership is for 12 months from date of joining.

Membership commences from the date of joining and remains current for 12 months. For example, if you apply for a membership today, you will have full access to the member resources and live events until this time next year.

Our membership plans are customised for individuals, schools and training organisations. You can view our plan options by selecting the Membership tab on our main menu.

You can join ATA if you are studying, working or seeking work as a teacher aide, a school leader looking for PD for your teacher aide team, an education support teacher or manager of an education support team in a training organisation, or a parent looking to learn more about supporting student learning. We have a range of membership plans for individuals, schools and training organisations.

We have a number of video previews which will provide you with a snapshot of some of our resources. Links to Resource Previews can be found on the different Interest Group pages, such as Additional Needs, Behaviour etc, under the Professional Development tab.

We are confident in the quality of our resources. If, after joining ATA, you are not satisfied with our professional development, you can provide us with your feedback and request a refund. We honour all refund requests in the first 30 days of membership.

You may find our video previews useful to gauge the suitability of our professional development. Links to Resource Previews can be found on the Interest Group pages, under the Professional Development tab on our main menu.

Of course. We have a special discounted membership plan just for education support students. To join, select Membership from the main menu, choose Individual Membership and then select the Student plan. You are eligible to use this plan for 12 months, after which time you can join under the Individual Membership.

All memberships are paid annually. When you create your account and choose your membership plan, you will be prompted to pay online via our secure payment site, using your credit or debit card.

Well done on successfully advocating for your TA team and their need for ongoing PD that is customised and relevant to the support role.

To link to your school, use the following steps:

Step 1: Log in to your ATA account

Step 2: Go to My Portal

Step 3: Select Apply for Transfer under the Staff Linking tab in the left-hand menu

Step 4: Use the search field to type in the name of your school or RTO and select it from the drop down list

Step 5: Check the I agree to these Terms and Conditions box

Step 6: Select Submit

An email will be sent to the person responsible at your school for approving staff linking requests. Once approved, you will have full access to all our resources.

Note: Please ensure you select the correct school at which you are employed, to avoid unnecessary delays in getting access to member resources.

To link yourself to your school or training organisation's membership, use the following steps:

Step 1: Log in to your ATA account (or create a new account, if you are not already a subscriber)

Step 2: Go to My Portal

Step 3: Select Apply for Transfer under the Staff Linking tab in the left-hand menu

Step 4: Use the search field to type in the name of your school or training organisation, and select it from the drop down list.

Step 5: Check the I agree to these Terms and Conditions box.

Step 6: Select Submit.

An email will be sent to the person responsible for approving staff linking requests at your school or training organisation. Once approved, you will have full access to all our resources.

If you are the Prime Contact of an Administrator on your school or training organisation membership account, you can check which staff members have access to the account.

1. Log in using the Member Login option at the top right hand corner of the ATA website
2. Navigate to My Portal
3. Under Business Details, select Update School/Organisation Details

The names of the staff members who are linked to your account will appear here.

Use the Remove Staff feature if staff have left your school or organisation. Use the Add Staff feature to add additional staff to your membership.

We believe in a whole-school approach to professional growth and therefore, we allow you to link an unlimited number of teacher aides (and other staff) to your school membership account. This means contract and casual teacher aides have as much opportunity to access PD, as their full-time colleagues.

(N.B Training organisation membership plans prescribe staff limits)

When your school becomes a member of ATA, your teacher aides will create their own personal accounts (this is free) and then request to link to the school membership account. Once approved, your TAs will have full access to all the member resources.

We explain this process, plus much more about how to find and use our resources, during a 40 minute phone or virtual meeting following membership payment.

We encourage school leaders to work with their TA teams to plan for PD, ensuring the vast range of ATA resources are well utilised. Our Professional Development Planner for Schools is a great tool to assist with the planning process.

We suggest teacher aides use the CPD Diary in their portals to record details of professional development completed. Once a CPD Diary entry is created, we will verify it and issue a Certificate of Completion. The certificate will appear in the CPD Diary, and can be viewed and downloaded, as required.

All memberships are paid annually. After you choose your membership plan and create your business account, an invoice will automatically be sent to you. You can pay online via our secure payment site using a credit card, or you can pay by EFT directly to our bank account. The latter option (EFT) is available to schools and organisations only.

Thank you for considering ATA membership for your Education Support team. Our professional development resources are being widely used by training organisations for teacher professional development and industry currency purposes. If your teachers want to use our resources for delivery to students, a licence arrangement is required. If you would like to discuss this option, please use our Contact Us form to submit your inquiry.

Of course! These membership plans are customised and we would be happy to provide you with a quote. Please use our Contact Us form to submit your inquiry.

You can change your email details in My Portal, as follows:

1. Log in to your ATA account using your original email address as your username.
2. Go to My Portal and select Update My Personal Details Your currently saved email address is located under your name. To the right of the email, select the option Click here to update your email address. We also highly recommend you update your username to match your new email address, to avoid confusion in the future
3. Select Save.

A CSV (comma separated values) file is a plain text file that contains a list of data. From the My Portal home page, members can download a CSV file containing a list of all CPD Diary entries created. This report can be printed or saved in a document folder. We recommend the report be saved as an Excel worksheet, as opposed to a CSV file. This is a useful report to take to your supervisor when attending developing performance planning meetings. To download this report, go to the My Portal home page.

Access to a restricted resource is dependent on the type of membership you hold. School members have the highest level of access to professional learning resources, and will be able to access any resource marked 'Restricted Access' once they are logged in, and provided the school membership is active. Individual and training organisation members should view the information on their respective membership pages to check which resources are available in any given month. It is important to always log in to your account, to ensure the correct permissions are showing.

Our resources are suitable for educators working in both primary and secondary school settings. Some resources are labelled specifically for an age group, however most can be used in both primary and secondary settings. The concepts and support strategies given are transferable when supporting students across age groups, and it is generally the language, alone, that needs to be modified. If the word 'child/children' is used in some resources, it is a reference to students, generally.

When you record the details of your completed professional development in your CPD Diary, and attach your evidence as proof of completion, we will verify the CPD Diary entry.

Once verified you will be issued with 1 CPD point, and your certificate will be uploaded to the entry in your CPD diary.

To locate your CPD diary go to My Portal and select Access CPD Diary.

The CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Diary is a record of your completed professional development. This record is used by many schools as part of performance and development conversations. It is also used by training providers to assess your knowledge and understanding for RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) eligibility.

A CPD Diary is available in your member portal. You should create a diary entry each time you complete any professional learning in our Professional Development library, and upload your evidence of completion, such as the worksheet. You can also upload written notes, or an image of your work.

You will be issued with a certificate once you have recorded your professional development in your CPD Diary and attached the evidence. You will also receive one CPD point for each entry completed. Each CPD point equals one hour of professional development

*Please note, you do not need to complete a CPD entry for live web events you attend, as entries will automatically be created in your diary, and a certificate will be issued and available to members (generally within 5 working days).

To locate your CPD diary go to My Portal and select Access CPD Diary.

To download a personal CPD report, log in and go to the My Portal home page. You will see an option (shaded blue) to download your CPD report. Once downloaded, we recommend you export the CSV file to an excel file. The CPD report is a useful document to take to your supervisor when attending developing performance planning meetings. If you are the prime contact for the membership at your school or training organisation, you will also have the option to download a CPD report for all staff linked to your membership account.

After attending a live web event, the name of the event you attended will automatically be recorded in your CPD Diary and your Certificate of Attendance will appear there are well. Please allow 48 hours for your CPD Diary to be updated.

When you complete a professional development resource from our Professional Development library, you are required to manually enter the details in your CPD Diary, and attach evidence of completion.

Once you have done this, we will verify your diary entry, or request more information (if required) before issuing your certificate. The certificate will be uploaded to the entry in your CPD Diary. You will also receive one CPD point for each entry completed. Each CPD point represents one hour of professional development

To locate your CPD diary, log in, go to My Portal and select Access CPD Diary.

Before you can type into a writable PDF worksheet, you will need to download the worksheet and save it to your computer files. Once saved, you will be able to complete the worksheet electronically.

Please note, you must have a PDF reader app such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on your computer.

Download step-by-step instructions for Windows or Mac.

Your CPD Diary records will always remain on your personal ATA account. If you are transferring from an individual membership to a school or training organisation membership (or vice versa), provided you use the same account, all your CPD Diary records will remain accessible.

What are CPD Points?
In some professions, such as teaching, staff are required to complete mandatory hours of continuing professional development (CPD), annually.

1 CPD point is allocated to you for each hour of verified professional development you complete, unless otherwise indicated.

How do I create a CPD diary entry?

1. Login to your ATA account
2. Navigate to My Portal and select Access CPD Diary
3. Select Add CPD Diary Entry
4. Select the CPD Activity Name and complete the form
5. Upload your completed worksheet or notes (required for verification purposes)
6. Select Save
7. Once verified we will issue you with 1 CPD point, and upload your certificate to the entry in your CPD diary.

Live CPD events
When you attend a live web event, a CPD diary entry will automatically be created for you. The entry will appear in your CPD Diary within a few days of attending the event, along with your certificate of attendance. Members will be able to download their certificates, if required.

To access our professional development resources and exclusive member events, you will need to become an ATA member. Membership options are available under the Membership tab on the main menu.

Your membership certificate will be accessible on the home page of My Portal. Members can access certificates for attendance at live web events and certificates for completion of on-demand professional learning in their CPD Diary.

Our resources can be found by selecting the Professional Development tab on the ATA website home page.
The professional development library is organised according to topic area. Once you have selected your topic of interest, for example, Additional Needs and Neurodiversity, you will be able to view all related resources. You will need to move from page to page to view the full resource list for each topic of interest. If you know the name of a resource (or a keyword), you can also use the search feature on our website. Look for the magnifying glass icon in the right hand corner of the main menu.

Note: Level of access to our Professional Development library is dependent on your membership plan type.

Absolutely! We are a national professional learning organisation and because our professional development resources are all online, they are accessible to everyone, regardless of location. We also deliver live web events every month. Our members are from all over Australia, including many regional and remote areas.

Yes! Our professional development is based on the Australian Curriculum and evidence based teaching and learning practices.

For information or tips on becoming a teacher aide, please view this page: Becoming a Teacher Aide

Australian Teacher Aide is predominantly a professional learning organisation. However, we have created a page to help with some of the more frequently asked questions outside of our scope. We have workplace information, including links to certified agreements for most states and territories, which address pay levels and progression requirements. You can access this information on the page, Workplace Information.

Currently there are no mandated qualifications required to become a teacher aide in Australia. If you are planning on doing further study, the relevant qualifications are Certificate III and Certificate IV in School Based Education Support. You can find out more about the Education Support Qualifications on our website.