• UPTO2-YEARTRAININGANDSUPPORTPROGRAMME

• 1DAYOFTEACHERTRAININGTOKEYSTAFF

• 3DAYSOFIN-CLASSSUPPORT(PLUSPLANNINGSUPPORT)

• 1DAYOFTPDTRAININGFORWHOLESTAFF

• SUPPORTTOICTCO-ORDINA-TOR

• ONGOINGTECHNICALSUP-PORTANDASSISTANCE

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PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW

NerveCentre|7-8MagazineStreet|Derry~Londonderry|BT486HJTel:+(44)02871260562|Fax:+(44)02871371738

www.nervecentre.org

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NERVECENTRECREATIVELEARNINGCENTRETheNerveCentre’sCreativeLearningCentre(CLC)isoneofthreeinNorthernIreland.AlongsideNerveBelfastandtheAmmACentre(Armagh),wearefundedbytheDepartmentofCulture,ArtsandLeisure(managedthroughNIScreen).Weexisttoinnovateandprovidesupportaroundusingcreativetechnologieswithconfidenceandwithpurposeforyoungpeople,teachersandcommunityleaders.

“TheNerveCentrehavedeliveredfantasticsupporttoanexcellentstandard.

(Principal,PartnershipSchool2012/13)

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Tofindoutmorevisit:www.nervecentre.org/education

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Ilearnedandhonednewskillswhichwillfacilitatenewtoolsinthelearningprocess.

(Teacher,PartnershipSchool2013)

Wewelcomeapplicationsfromanypost-primaryschoolswithintheWELBandNEELBareas.Wearelookingforvibrant,forward-thinkingschoolswithsupportiveseniormanagement,enthusi-asticandmotivatedteachers,andICTequipment/planssuitabletoachieveaimsandgoalssetout.FinalapplicationsmustbesubmittedbytheprincipalAND(lead)HoDofproposeddepartment(s).

WHOCANAPPLY?

PARTNERSHIPOUTLINEOurPost-PrimaryPartnershipProgrammeoffersschoolsanexcitingcustomisedpro-grammeofuptotwoyears’trainingandsupport.Theaimofthepartnershipistohelpschoolsincreasetheiruseofcreativedigitalmediaandtechnologies,beginningbyfocus-ingtrainingandsupportoneither:(i) onekeydepartmentor(ii) keystafffromanareaoflearningwitha sharedfocusor(iii) keystaffcollaboratingonanagreed cross-curricularproposalTosupportdevelopmentofICTstrategyandpractice,partnerschoolshaveaccesstofocuseddepartmentalstafftraining,in-classsupportsessionsandtargetedteacherprofes-sionaldevelopment,aswellastechnicalsup-portandassistancetokeystaffthroughout.Wewillworkstrategicallywithseniorman-agement,viatheschool’sdevelopmentplan,

andICTCo-ordinatorsandsupportkeystaffthroughimplementation.Weaskschoolstoputforwardaclearpro-posal(tobecompletedby(lead)HoD)attheapplicationstagefromeither:(i) onekeydepartmentor(ii) keystafffromanareaoflearningwitha sharedfocusor(iii) keystaffcollaboratingonanagreed cross-curricularproposal[Pleasenote:finalapplicationistobesubmit-tedbyprincipaland(lead)HoDofproposeddepartment(s).]ThepartnershipprogrammeisatthecoreofwhatwedointheCLCandrepresentsthelargestinvestmentofourtime,capitalandresources.SuccessfulpartnershipschoolswillbeexpectedtosubmitexamplesofupdatestotheirICTstrategies,schemesofwork,lessonplans,UICTtasksandotherpositiveoutcomes.Whereappropriate,thesemaybesharedwiththewidereducationcommunityasexamplesofgoodpractice.

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ITSTOTALCOSTTOPARTNERSCHOOLSISMETBYUS(UPTO£8000PERSCHOOL),WITHSCHOOLSPROVIDINGONLYTEACHERCOVERCOSTSASNECESSARY.

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PHASE1:Information&Application(Apr-May2014)Shortlisting&SiteVisit(May–Jun2014)

PHASE2:Preparation/Planning(June–Sep2014)InitialAll-StaffTrainingDay(Aug–Sep2014)

Tofindoutmorevisit:www.nervecentre.org/education

Principal&keystaffcompleteapplication(Principalsubmits)

1xmeetingwithPrincipal&keystaff(ifshortlisted)

Applicantschoolsshouldincludethefollowingintheirform:•OverviewofSDPandcurrentICTstrategy(wewanttoknowwhereyouareandwhereyouwouldliketobe)•Short,singleagreedprojectproposal:-onekeydepartmentor-keystafffromanareaoflearningwithasharedfocusor-keystaffcollaboratingonanagreedcross-curricularproposal

Ifshortlisted:applicantstaffmeetCLCstaffatsitevisittoschool

Applicationsareassessedbyanindependentpanel

Sitevisitswillbearrangedwithshortlistedschoolsbeforesuc-cessfulschoolsaretheninvitedtoparticipateinthepartnership.

OURCOMMITMENTYOURCOMMITMENT

NerveCentreCLCwillmeetkeystaffmemberstoagreeprogrammecontent:includingidentifyingoveralltrainingneeds,potentialsolutionsandspecificcontentforinitialtrainingsessions.

1xmeeting(duringschoolortwilight)&follow-upcontact

KeystaffworkwithCLCtodesignsupportappropriatetomeetprioritiesidentifiedinapplication

Workinpartnershipwithyoutode-velop implementation programmeof CLC support, training and*equipment(*subjecttoavailability)

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PHASE3:Training&SupporttoKeyTeachers(Aug2014–Mar2015)

[4daysbetweenkeyteachers]

Keyteacherswillattendplannedtrainingsessions,leadsupportedin-classsessionsandattendanyotherscheduledprogrammeevents.(**NBPrincipals:keystaffwillneedtobereleasedforagreedtimestofulfillthepartnership&makethemostofthesupportofferedtoyourschool.)

1dayxteachertrain-ing

Planningsupport

Upto3days’in-classsupport

SupporttoICTCo-ordinator

Teachercoverrequired

e.g.twilightsessiontoplanclassroomdeliverywithCLChelp

Dependingonagreedprogramme/keystage,youmayneedtocollapsethetimetable/arrangeteachercovere.g.1fulldaygamemakingperyear9classOR½dayeachto2classesforfilmpre-productionplus1fulldayeachto2classesforvideoproduction/post-produc-tion

Teachercoverifrequired/timetabledavailabilityoravail-abilityfortwilightsupportsession(s)

Training and resources tailored toyourschool’sneeds

Helpfromexperiencedstafftode-visepracticalplanofwhatandhowyouwilldelivertopupils

Fullsupportfromprofessionalcrea-tivedigitalmedia trainers / accessto *equipment (*if required/avail-able) in your classroom as you tryoutnewskillswithpupils

Support to consolidate planning/useofICTtodeliverschooldevel-opment

OURCOMMITMENTYOURCOMMITMENTTRAINING&SUPPORTTOKEYTEACHERS(AUG2014–MAR2015)

Tofindoutmorevisit:www.nervecentre.org/education

PHASE4:KeyTeachersLeadTrainingInSchool(Jan–Apr2015)Keyteachers&ICTCoordinatorsaresupportedthroughcollatingacase-studyoftheirplanninganddeliv-eringtrainingtodisseminatetootherstaffICTskillsdevelopedthroughthepartnership.

1xplanningsession&follow-upsupport

Upto1fulldayxTeacher-ledin-schoolTPD(flexible)

Availabilityfortwilightsupportsession(s)(orteachercoverifschoolwishes)

AllocatedINSET/TPDtimeforkeystaff(followingpupildelivery&casestudydevelopment/planning)totraincol-leagues/embednewskills

Helpfromexperiencedstaffto:•Collatedigitalskillscasestudyforuseintrainingsession(&schoolusebeyond)•Devisepracticalplanofwhatandhowyouwilldelivertocolleagues

Fullsupportfromprofessionalcrea-tivedigitalmediatrainers/accessto*equipment/resources(*ifrequired/available)inyourschoolaskeystaffdisseminatenewskillstocolleagues

OURCOMMITMENTYOURCOMMITMENT

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Pleaseemailyourcompletedapplicationformsto:m.mckee@nervecentre.orgby5pmonMonday12thMay2014.

**WeexpectsitevisitstoshortlistedschoolstocommenceinlateMaywithfinalconfirmationtosuccessfulschoolsinJune2014.

HOWTOAPPLY

Evidence-CaseStudy&Review(ongoing)Throughoutthepartnership,NerveCentreCLCandpartnerschoolswillgatherphotographic/videoevidencetosupportreviewandevaluation,alsotosharegoodworkbeingdoneinsuccessfulschools.

PHASE5:Evaluation&FutureDirections(Apr–Jun2015)Partnershipschoolswillcompleteanendofyearevaluationtoincludeevidencedocumentingtheintegra-tionoftraining&supportintofutureteachingandlearning(e.g.updatedschemesofwork,ICTstrategy,actionplans,resources…).

Ongoing

½dayevaluationses-sion@NCCLC

Collectingevidence(photos/planning)duringpartnership

½dayteachercoverforkeystaff

Collecting evidence (photos/plan-ning)throughoutpartnership

Showcase of best practice frompartnerships&opportunity forkeyteachers to share good practiceandideasforfuturedirectionswithcolleagues from other partnershipschools.

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*REFRESHERTRAININGSESSION(DATETBC)Afollow-uptrainingsessionmaybemadeavailabletopartnershipteachersaftertheirpartnershiphasended,giv-ingthemanopportunitytomeetupwithcolleaguesfromotherpartnershipschoolsaswellasrefreshtheirskills.