The affordances and constraints of the Turn to Teaching (TTT) program: Strategies to strengthen the effectiveness of mid-career change teacher preparation

Loraine McKay; Eunjae Park; Senka Henderson; Mallihai Tambyah; Renee Morrison; Lana McCarthy; Wendy Boyd

doi:10.25904/1912/5899

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The affordances and constraints of the Turn to Teaching (TTT) program: Strategies to strengthen the effectiveness of mid-career change teacher preparation

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The affordances and constraints of the Turn to Teaching (TTT) program: Strategies to strengthen the effectiveness of mid-career change teacher preparation

Loraine McKay, Eunjae Park, Senka Henderson, Mallihai Tambyah, Renee Morrison, Lana McCarthy and Wendy Boyd

Griffith University

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/5899

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/10072/440886

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Turn to Teaching (TTT) is an employment based initial teacher education pathway delivered in partnership with the Queensland Department of Education. It is designed to strengthen teacher supply while maintaining a strong focus on classroom readiness and teaching quality. The program is designed with the understanding that learning to become a teacher is complex and requires input from schools and universities. Aligned with Strong Beginnings workforce priorities, the program attracts midcareer professionals and industry experienced graduates into teaching, particularly in priority subjects and locations. Participants are employed part time in schools in the second year of their two- year degree. While completing their teaching qualification, the TTT program enables participants to integrate theory and practice and build professional capability in authentic school contexts.

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Title: The affordances and constraints of the Turn to Teaching (TTT) program: Strategies to strengthen the effectiveness of mid-career change teacher preparation
Authors: Loraine McKay - Griffith University
Eunjae Park - Griffith University
Senka Henderson
Mallihai Tambyah
Renee Morrison - University of the Sunshine Coast
Lana McCarthy
Wendy Boyd
Publication details: 81 pages
Publisher: Griffith University
Date published: 2026
DOI: 10.25904/1912/5899
Handle: 10072/440886
Copyright note: © Griffith University, released March 2026. This report is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License: www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5. You are free to copy, distribute, or display this report on condition that: you attribute the work to the authors; the work is not used for commercial purposes; and you do not alter, transform, or add to this report.
Grant note: This research was made possible through the support of the Queensland Department of Education, funded under the Education Horizon research grant scheme.
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991230229202621
Output Type: Report

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