the opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the organisation or of the governments of its member countries in turn effective appraisal and feedback for teachers is essential to increase the focus on teaching quality and teachers professional learning teacher appraisal can also support the effective organisation of schools by allowing teachers to progress in their career and take on new roles and responsibilities based on a solid evaluation of their performance this chapter describes the approaches that countries take to appraise individual teachers