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Brunel Secondary Partnership Twilight session Monday 4 th November 2013 Welcome!
Brunel Secondary Partnership Twilight session
Monday 4th November 2013
Welcome!
Outcomes for the session:
Understand the changing landscape of Initial Teacher Education (ITE), the nature of partnership and our roles within current and likely future arrangements.
Develop your skills as Mentors and Professional Co-ordinating Mentors (PCMs).
Understand Brunel’s new secondary partnership documentation to support the professional learning of our student teachers.
Improving Outcomes for Student Teachers
Partnership Priorities Use of data across the partnership to support student outcomes; Documentation and processes; Integration of university and school provision; Enhanced provision required for Student Teachers:
Meeting the needs of gifted and talented pupils, EAL pupils and those from ethnic minority backgrounds (TS1, TS5);
Pupil attainment, progress and outcomes (TS2, TS5, TS6, TS7); Communication with parents (TS8); Reflecting systematically on the effectiveness and approaches to teaching
(TS3, TS4, TS5, TS6); Unit and lesson planning (TS1, TS4); Monitoring, assessment and reporting (TS2, TS6, TS8); Working with support staff (TS8); The use of ICT (TS4); Safeguarding, e-safety (Part Two); National Curriculum (TS3, TS4); Subject knowledge (TS3); Literacy and numeracy (TS3).
Effective target setting - a Brunel Secondary ITE Partnership development priority area
Students, PCMs, mentors and departmental colleagues understanding and using the Profile level descriptions effectively and consistently
Aspirations for all student teachers to meet the high level descriptions for the Teachers’ Standards
Designing professional learning experiences that support student teachers meeting these aspirations
Effective feedback – verbal and written Effective target setting – SMART and supports student
teachers in meeting the high level descriptions A continuous process of professional learning
The Professional Learning Process
Course Preparation
Foundation Phase
Development Phase
Consolidation Phase
First Post/Induction
The Professional Learning ProcessIdentified Professional Learning Needs
(Foundation Initial Needs Analysis or Development/Consolidation Action Plan)
Professional Learning Activities and Timetable
Weekly Professional Learning Targets(Weekly Professional Learning Record: Meeting)
Weekly Professional Learning: teaching/other activities(*Lesson Feedback Record and Professional Learning Activities)
Interim profile
Weekly Professional Learning: teaching/other activities*
End of Phase Profile
Planning Professional Learning NeedsThe following documents provide key information which identifies professional learning needs at the start of the three phases of the course.
The Overview Profile (PGCert p4)Foundation phase background information including details about pre-course school and other experiences.
Foundation Phase Initial Needs Analysis (PGCert p20) Development Phase Action Plan (PGCert p38-39/UG p13-16)Consolidation Phase Action Plan (PGCert p55-56/UG School Experience Handbook p122)Informs the student teacher’s learning priorities for the phase. This is completed following discussions with the university tutor and school mentor.
A Student Teacher Case Study(Foundation Phase Example)
PGCert Overview Profile and Initial Needs Analysis
Pre-course school experience
CV
Interview and application data
Subject knowledge
Specific areas of strength and development
Areas of interest
Overview Profile and
Initial Needs Analysis
Activity 1 – Target setting and designing for initial needs
Review the information you have gathered from the Overview Profile and Initial Needs Analysis for Student Teacher X.
Use this to complete the ‘Action and Support’ column of the Initial Needs Analysis document.
Weekly Professional Learning Record (WPLR) (PGCert p21/UG p25)
In preparation for the weekly timetabled meeting:The Student Teacher reflects on the week’s professional learning and collates evidence against targets that were set for the week;The reflective process includes considering targets met and possible targets for the following week;The Student Teacher completes most sections of the WPLR in advance of the meeting.
In the meeting:Professional learning and evidence for the week is discussed, using the record as a focus;Focussed targets are set in relation to the Teachers’ Standards for the following week;Some of these targets feed into the Lesson Feedback Record (LFR);The content of the meeting is recorded on the WPLR.
Brunel Lesson Feedback Record (PGCert appendix/ UG p57-63)
Number of Lesson Feedback Records (LFRs) required: Foundation phase: 2 x LFRs per week or 4 x per fortnight. Development and consolidation phase: 3 x LFRs per week or 6 x per
fortnight. Transition phase into first post/end of consolidation phase: total of 3 x
transition LFRs, which use Ofsted grading of lessons. Provided for the observer by student for targeted lessons: blank LFR; copy of
lesson plan; Teachers’ Standards laminate; other info i.e. seating plan, resources etc.
Completed LFR accompanied by annotations on the student’s actual lesson plan. (Annotate lesson plans for lessons without LFRs).
Weekly TS targets included by student in advance on LFR. Lesson specific TS targets drawn from last LFR and again included in advance
on LFR. Comments on pupil progress and achievement against intentions for the lesson. Strengths and targets using TS and TS evidence outside of these targets too. Descriptors which set aspirations for high quality lessons mapped to TS.
Professional Learning Activities (PGCert appendix/UG p17)
Meeting student teacher’s individual learning needs Addressing partnership priority areas (which include
national priority areas) Cross referenced to Teachers’ Standards – evidence of
learning Facilitate learning outside of class teaching
Activity 2 – Target setting and designing for ongoing weekly learning needs
Consider the WPLR and associated evidence for Student Teacher X for two consecutive weeks. In preparation for week 3 for this student please complete the following:
Complete the Teachers’ Standard related targets section at the end of week 2’s WPLR in preparation for week 3;
Identify which of these targets would appear in the LFRs for week 3.
Recap of the Professional Learning Process so far…
Weekly Professional Learning: teaching and other activities
Interim profile
Weekly Professional Learning: teaching and other activities
End of Phase Profile
The Interim and end of phase Profile (PGCert p29/UG p27)
Consistent descriptors based on nationally agreed criteriaGrading system is:
H - HighG - GoodM - MinimumU - Unsatisfactory
Specified dates for PGCert and UG interim and end of phase Profiles
Profile processes for all phases
Activity 3 – Target setting and designing for next learning phase needs
Review the end of phase profile for Student Teacher X.
Use the information to set targets for the Development Phase for 3 of the Teachers’ Standards.
Look at the Professional Learning Action Plan (PGCert p38/UG p13) to see how the profile document is used to agree and set targets for the next phase.
What next?
Contacts and Website Sunita Babbar (PGCert Mathematics): [email protected] Anne Chappell (PGCert Physical Education):
[email protected] Cathy Gower (BSc Secondary Education and Physical Education):
[email protected] Sarmin Hossain (PGCert Computer Science and Information
Communication Technology: [email protected] Rob Toplis (PGCert Science): [email protected]
Partnership Development Unit: [email protected] Michelle Evans (PDU Manager): [email protected]
Partnership website: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/sse/education/partnerships/secondary
PGCert only - Timetable WeightingFoundation:
Normal teacher teaches approximately 80-85% of full timetable;
Trainees should plan units and lessons for approximately 33% of this 80-85%;
A further 33% of this 80-85% is for training activities;
Remaining non-contact time is for planning and assignment writing.
Development and Consolidation:
Normal teacher teaches approximately 80-85 % of full timetable
Trainees should plan units and lessons for approximately 60-65% of this 80-85 %;
A further 10%-15% of this 80-85 % is for training activities
Remaining non-contact time is for planning and assignment writing.
PGCert only - Timetable Weighting: Foundation Phase
School Timetable
100%
Main Scale Teacher80-85%
Teaching33% *
Other Training Activities
33%
Total ‘Contact’
66%
Research, and
Preparation34%
20 16 6 6 12 4
25 20 7 7 14 6
30 24 8 8 16 8
* Please note: percentages and periods indicated are approximate and may be adjusted slightly where appropriate or necessary.
PGCert only Timetable Weighting: Development and Consolidation Phases
* Please note: percentages and periods indicated are approximate and may be adjusted slightly where appropriate or necessary.
School Timetable
100%
Main Scale Teacher
80%
Teaching60%*
Training Activities
15%
Total ‘Contact’
75%
Planning and
Preparation25%
20 16 10 2 12 4
25 20 12 3 15 5
30 24 14 4 18 6
