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Item Maldives national professional standards for teachers(National Institute of Education, 2023) Rizwan، Shuhudha; ޝުހުދާ ރިޟްވާންThe Maldives National Professional Standards for Teachers (MNPST) define teacher quality in the Maldives by explicitly fostering knowledge, skills and attributes required to achieve high levels of professional competence. These standards describe the expectations of teachers’ knowledge, skills, attributes and required levels of performance at various stages of their professional career. MNPST promotes reflective practices among teachers through self-assessment as they aspire for sustained professional growth. The standards will lead teacher professional development and continuous improvement of teacher quality, contributing positively to the public standing of the teaching profession. MNPST envisages to be the foundation for developing and retaining a highly motivated quality teacher force, who will ensure high quality, contemporary education to the needs of 21st century students. The MNPST articulates teacher quality within a framework of seven standards, based on 3 different domains of teaching; Professional Knowledge and Understanding, Professional Practice and Professional Engagement and Attributes. The standards will ensure both quality pre-service teacher education and systematic professional development of in-service teachers. Each of the 7 standards are divided into focus areas, which are separated into 4 competency level descriptors of career stages; Graduate Teacher, Proficient Teacher, Accomplished Teacher and Distinguished Teacher. The competency level descriptors across the career stages are designed to stand as a continuum with gradual progression in professional development, classroom practices and professional engagement. For the purpose of easy assessment of teacher progress from one career stage to the other, a recommended list of performance indicators and sources of evidence to look for is included under each competency level descriptor.