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BA Year 2 SBT Briefing for
Class MentorsWednesday, 29th April 2015
Ben Wye Year 2 Cohort Leader - [email protected]. 0161 247 5076
Archana Hinduja Year 2 SBT Cohort Leader – [email protected]
Tel. 0161 247 2159
Other contacts
• Your student• Their University SBT Tutor (student will provide their contact
details)• Placement Office – [email protected]
• 0161 247 5070
All documentation is available from the Partnership website• http://www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk/partnerships/primary
Your students
• Year 1 students will have had experience across the primary age ranges and in their final placements will have taught up to 50% whole class or group sessions.
• Students may have been in groups or pairs within a class and will bring varied experiences. They will share their targets from their year 1 SBT reports with you.
Overview of Placement
Key dates: Handbook page 6• Planning and Preparation 1 – week beg. 20th April 2015• Planning and Preparation 2 (not in school) – week beg.
27th April• 7 week block – 5th May - 26th June • Interim Report Visit – week beg. 18th May• Students return to university for PDR – Friday, 5th June • Senior Moderator Visits – week beg. 15th June• Final Report Visit – week beg. 22nd June
What did your mentor do that was most helpful when you were a student?
What do you see as your role as a mentor now?
Role of class mentor: To assess, support & challenge the teachers of the future.
• The class mentor is the teacher of the class in which the student is undertaking their placement.
• You are the student’s first point of contact and support. You are also central in assessing and setting targets.
• For further guidance on completing the reports and lesson observations see the primary partnership website
• http://www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk/partnerships/resources/primary/• This includes a film about the report forms:• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ceU-uz4fJM
Overview of Student RequirementsPlanning and Preparation Weeks (Handbook p11) Example activities• Agreeing timetable, visits to other classes and activities• Negotiate student activities and role • Negotiate immediate targets and actions with student Block placement (Handbook p12) • Students teach 50% by interim and 60% by final report• Regular verbal and written assessments• Provide opportunities to teach group and whole class• Organise visits to other year groups, for example to teach
phonics.
Assessment of student progress by class or professional mentor
• Regular verbal feedback to support the weekly review• A lesson observation at least once per week, recorded on
the Record of Lesson Observation (RoLO)• Written feedback using the weekly Meeting Record• Grading in 6 key areas at Interim and Final Reports(Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, At Risk / Fail)• Make strengths and targets explicit and link to the Standards• Evidence from above is used by students to identify targets
for their final year.
SBT Report
• Context section to provide tutors with information for reference writing next year and to assist in allocating students to placements for their final year (breadth of experience etc)
• Indicate highlight colour used for each assessment point, interim and final
• Targets need to have Standards referenced • Early maths=primary age
An example of the reportYellow- interim; Purple- final
Interim visit •University Tutor visit w/b 18th May 2015
• Joint observation by the University SBT Tutor and the Class Mentor (class teacher) or Professional Mentor – usually about 20 mins of the lesson followed by a discussion between the observers
• Review of the student’s files, Professional Training and Development Handbooks and tasks
• Discussion of the draft Interim Report• Agreeing grades for the student• Feedback to the student by the Mentor and SBT tutor
NB: Please ensure that the agreed Interim Report is emailed to the SBT Tutor and the Placements Office as soon as possible after the Interim visit but no later than 22nd May 2015
Final visit• University Tutor visit w/b 22nd June 2015
• No observation at this visit• Review of the student’s files, Professional Training
and Development Handbooks and tasks, with particular note of progress and evidence of progression since the Interim
• Discussion of the draft Final Report• Agreeing grades for the student• Feedback to the student by the Mentor & SBT tutor• If student has not progressed in a section leave
interim colour.
NB: Please ensure that the agreed Final Report is emailed to the SBT tutor and the Placements Office as soon as possible after the Final visit but no later than 26th June 2015
Requires improvement: Grade 3
• Proforma to be used (found on Partnership website) to support students. Written by University Tutor and Mentor(s) at interim stage
• Clear SMART targets needed to indicate how the student will be supported with improvement.
• If Grade 3 at final report students will be offered targeted support at University
• The aim is for all MMU students to complete the BA programme at Good and Outstanding
Students At Risk (grade 4)
• Confirmed at the Interim Report stage after full discussion involving Student, Class Mentor (you), University Tutor, Professional Mentor / Headteacher (as appropriate).
• An audit trail leading up to the interim report, documenting concerns and discussions (and involving the student)
• Completion of At Risk proforma with clearly defined targets – (proforma and an example on Partnership website)
• Additional support visit from a/the University Tutor• Senior Moderator visit in penultimate week of
placement
Paired Placement timetabling
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Session 1 Student A Lead Teacher
Student B Lead Teacher
Student A Lead TeacherB – Group Teacher
Student B Lead TeacherA – Group Teacher
Team Teaching
2 Student B Lead Teacher
Student A Lead TeacherB – Group Teacher
Student B Lead TeacherA – Group Teacher
Student A Lead TeacherB – Group Teacher
Student B Lead TeacherA – Group Teacher
3 Team Teaching Student A Lead Teacher
Student B Lead Teacher
Student A Lead Teacher
4
Student B Lead Teacher
Student A Lead Teacher
If there are 20 teaching sessions per week, students must teach 60%, or 12 sessions per week. For example only:
7 sessions – Lead Teacher2 sessions – Team Teaching3 sessions – Group teaching (having planned for this group)
Professional Development Time and PPA
Students will use their Professional Development Time and the sessions when they are not the lead teacher to:
•Offer support to class mentor and student colleague•Work as teaching assistant/learning support•Observe experienced teachers•Engage in wider professional activities•Complete tasks and workbooks•Engage in peer observation against the standards
And finally…
Please complete electronic evaluation of SBT towards the end of the last week and return to our Placements Office. (The link will be emailed to you nearer the time.) Completion of the evaluation releases the payment for placement to school!
