Teacher Advisor/Assessor Training Workshop

1. Teacher Advisor/Assessor Training Workshop Workforce Capability and Development Unit

2. The TAA Scheme Consists of 2 components: • TAA 1 Activity • Permanent Teachers • Temporary Teachers • TAA 2 Activity • Permanent Teachers

3. Purpose • TAA 1 – Feedback on teaching, advice and assistance with teaching, preparation for TAA2 • TAA 2 – Confirmation of permanency

4. The TAA Scheme fosters: • Consultation • Advice • Support • Guidance • Transparency

5. Outcomes of the Scheme • Improve the delivery quality of new teachers • Enhance new teacher effectiveness • Develop new teacher potential • Provide career development advice

6. Components • Pre-activity • Observation • Post Observation Discussion • Action Plan

7. Timing • TAA1 – 8 to 12 weeks • TAA2 – 8 to 12 months

8. Who is involved? Roles and responsibilities • Human Resources Unit Responsible for implementation and coordination of the TAA Scheme. • Institute Teacher Education Coordinator Supports Teachers, Advisers, Assessors and Managers • Organising Manager (SEO Teaching and Learning) • Coordinates the activity to ensure successful completion • Reviews documentation to ensure correct completion • Forwards completed documentation to ITEC • Adviser • TAA 1 - Supports teacher preparing for the activity, conducts the activity and assists in the completion of the action plan • TAA2 – Provides support for TAA2 and comments on results

9. Who is involved? (cont) • Reviewing Manager In consultation with assessors and organising manager • reviews documentation to ensure completed correctly • ensures that the ACTION PLAN is completed to the required standard • provides feedback to all parties involved and forwards completed documentation to Institute Teacher Education Coordinator. • Assessors • Conduct the assessment • Provides feedback through documentation • Teacher Prepares for, undertakes and actively participates in the activity.

10. Process • Notification • A pre-activity meeting • Observation • post activity discussions • ACTION PLAN Key aspects: AREA TO BE DEVELOPEDACTION STRATEGIES PROGRESS REVIEW

11. Additional Support Rationale • Provide comprehensive support to all new permanent and temporary teachers • Feedback, monitoring, mentoring • Head Teacher • Teaching and Learning Manager

12. Additional Support Observations • Minimum of 2 prior to TAA1 • Compulsory for permanent and Temporary teachers • Carried out by T&L manager, HT or nominated person from section/Faculty Observations • Minimum of 2 prior to TAA2 • Compulsory for permanent teachers • Carried out by T&L manager, HT or nominated person from section/Faculty

13. Additional Support Mentoring Available for all new permanent full time teachers • College based • Meet on a regular basis to provide support and guidance • Work in conjunction with T&L manager and HT • Links to ILP and TAA process.

14. Workshops Available to all new teachers • Content contextualised to SWSI • Build support networks • Allow sharing and collaboration across Faculties • Build in RPL mechanisms to allow upgrade of CIV in Training and Assessment qualification.

15. Summary and Review Questions