Essex Primary SCITT

1. Essex Primary SCITT Pre Induction Days 3rd/4th July 2014

2. Overview of the day • Welcome and introduction • Outline of the programme • Evidencing the Teachers’ standards • Working together • Top tips from this year’s trainees • Key messages from your English and maths tutors • Pre-course tasks • Q&A

3. Who/ what are there to guide and support you • Programme manager and administrator • Handbook guidance • Training timetable • Mentors (HTs and other staff) • Core tutors • Lead mentor/External mentors • Resources • Website

4. Training Programme • Training timetable-be flexible to meet need • 2 contrasting placements • Foundation stage and KS3 experience • Review the Training programme for the first 3-4 weeks with your mentor

5. Using the website effectively www.essexprimaryscitt.co.uk • Click on login • Select not registered and follow instructions • You will be able to login once your registration has been approved

6. External Mentor visits • Autumn term – initial needs visit- making the most of your placement, mentor training. • Autumn term – observation of teaching, moderation of files, monitoring progress, target setting. • Spring term – moderation of files, dialogue on preparation for second placement. • Summer term/Second placement – observation of teaching, monitoring progress, target setting, moderation of files. • Final teaching practice – observation of teaching, monitoring progress, moderation of files.

7. The Programme How we assess you • Subject Audits • Termly observations • Mentors/ external mentors • Head teachers • Core tutors • Programme manager/ external moderator • Evidence for Teachers’ Standards (including all tasks) • Progress reports • Assignments- 2 written, 1 group presentation

8. Your Professional Portfolio Your portfolio should be organised in the following sections: • Subject knowledge audits and action plans • Evidence for Teachers’ Standards (in numerical order) • Additional reflective logs including KS3 and FS to evidence meeting requirement C2.2 • Progress reports • Additional formal lesson observations • Additional tasks

9. Teachers’ Standards • For part 1 of the Teachers’ Standards (1-8) all trainees are required to build an evidence folder. All tasks, assignments, progress reports and observations form part of this evidence. • For each standard you will set termly targets for development with those in the final term carried forwards into your NQT year. • Evidence will be checked and signed off by mentor and external mentor

10. Subsidiary Files You should also have a well organised planning file with all your lesson plans and evaluations You may also wish to keep additional files e.g.: • Assessment file • Subject files • A separate second placement file

11. Teachers’ Standards Part 1 • Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge • Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils • Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge • Plan and teach well structured lessons • Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils • Make accurate and productive use of assessment • Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment • Fulfill wider professional responsibilities

12. Part 2 • Teachers uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school • Teachers must have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which they teach, and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality. • Teachers must have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks that set out their professional duties and responsibilities.

13. Subject audits – Developing your subject knowledge for teaching Maths, English, science, ICT (download from website) Complete audits follow the guidance in your pack • Go through them identifying strengths and areas for development and share outcomes with your mentor also identify any foundation subjects where you feel you will need to gain more experience • Discuss outcomes with your external mentor during their first visit • Add to the training programme any additional tasks that need to be completed • Update regularly to show your progress • Some tasks relate to audits

14. National Priorities • Teaching of early reading- systematic synthetic phonics 3d: If teaching early reading, demonstrate a clear understanding of systematic synthetic phonics • Teaching of mathematics 3e: If teaching early mathematics, demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies. • Behaviour management • Inclusion- provision for SEND and EAL

15. Next steps – Induction DaysGroup 1 &3 Monday 1st SeptemberGroup 2 – Tuesday 2nd Septemberat Moulsham Infants School • Working together/Team building • More on understanding the paperwork • Planning lessons • Compiling your portfolio of evidence • Writing assignments

16. Tuition Fees • If you havea tuition fee loan from SLC your fees will paid directly to us in instalments • Any trainee who withdraws from the programme will be liable for the following tuition fees: • Withdrawal between 1 September 2014 to 31 December 2014 total tuition fee of £2125 • Withdrawal between 1 January 2015 to 31 March 2015 total tuition fee of £4250 • Withdrawal between 1April 2015 to 16 July 2015 total tuition fee of £8500 These conditions are set out in the Tuition Fee Agreement you need to sign

17. Degree related bursaries • Bursary payments will be paid to you in 10 equal monthly from October 2014 to July 2015. These payments are not taxable. • However they may be treated as capital income for the purposes of assessing income for trainees in receipt of state benefits, as with student maintenance loans. • Trainees who withdraw are entitled to be paid the training bursary for each month up to and including the month they withdraw if still on the course at the time payment was made.

18. Pre-course Tasks To develop your understanding of SEND and child development • Complete Module 1.1 Understanding the child: development and difficulties Level B • www.education.gov.uk/complexneeds/ The other modules will be useful in supporting you with your first assignment

19. Pre-course tasks Please make sure you are aware of the following guidance regarding your professional role in school: • Working together to safeguard children 2013 • Keeping children safe in education (April 2014) • School Teachers Pay and Conditions 2013 • Preventing and tackling bullying (March 2014) • Use of reasonable force ( July 2103 advice from DfE) Copies are available on our website You will need to complete a reflective log outlining how you developed your understanding of the statutory frameworks that set out the professional duties and responsibilities of a teacher as evidence for TS 9,10,11

20. Pre-course Reading • Reading list • Lots of children’s books

21. Plenary What are your expectations of what this programme will give you to enable you to be a successful teacher? OR Write your own school report – what will pupils say about you as a teacher by the end of your training year?

22. A closing thought… ‘A teacher affects eternity; she/he can never tell where his influence stops.’ Henry Brooks Adams