WelcomeWelcome

PGCE Secondary REPGCE Secondary RE

Key StaffKey Staff

• Imelda O’Grady Imelda O’Grady QN221 QN221

• Keither Parker Keither Parker QN123 QN123

• Kate Chapman Education OfficeKate Chapman Education Office

• Shayna Holloway and Christine Weeks Shayna Holloway and Christine Weeks in the School Partnership Officein the School Partnership Office

Key aims of the courseKey aims of the course

To .......To .......

• Meet professional standards for QTSMeet professional standards for QTS

• Become excellent RE teachers who Become excellent RE teachers who demonstrate a passion for the subjectdemonstrate a passion for the subject

• Maintain a sense of humourMaintain a sense of humour

• Secure a teaching post for next yearSecure a teaching post for next year

• Enjoy the journey!!Enjoy the journey!!

PartnershipPartnership

My personalityMy personality

• Choose an adjective that begins with the Choose an adjective that begins with the first letter of your name which really first letter of your name which really matches your personality.matches your personality.

• Write it down.Write it down.

• Form a circle – each person introduces Form a circle – each person introduces themselves to the rest of the group just as themselves to the rest of the group just as they wrote it down i.e. Ingenious Imelda.they wrote it down i.e. Ingenious Imelda.

Personal and Professional Personal and Professional ValuesValuesAs individuals:As individuals:

•Consider what your own personal values are – try and write Consider what your own personal values are – try and write down up to 6 of your valuesdown up to 6 of your values

•Next, consider how these personal values might influence your Next, consider how these personal values might influence your professional valuesprofessional values

As a small group:As a small group:

•Discuss your values in relation to the Professional Attributes Discuss your values in relation to the Professional Attributes section of the TDA Standards for QTSsection of the TDA Standards for QTS

•Each group should aim to feedback 1 key point from their Each group should aim to feedback 1 key point from their discussions to the whole groupdiscussions to the whole group

•Prepare a statement of 500 words on your personal values to Prepare a statement of 500 words on your personal values to bring with you on 19bring with you on 19thth September September

QTS StandardsQTS Standards

• Professional Professional AttributesAttributes

• Professional Professional knowledge and knowledge and UnderstandingUnderstanding

• Professional SkillsProfessional Skills

QTS StandardsQTS Standards

Professional Attributes:Professional Attributes:

Emphasis on trainee taking Emphasis on trainee taking increasing responsibility for their own increasing responsibility for their own professional development and being professional development and being open to coaching and mentoringopen to coaching and mentoring

Professional Knowledge and Professional Knowledge and Understanding:Understanding:

Emphasis on developing subject Emphasis on developing subject knowledge and teaching and learning knowledge and teaching and learning strategiesstrategies

Professional Skills:Professional Skills:

Emphasis on developing the Emphasis on developing the necessary skills to plan, teach and necessary skills to plan, teach and assess effectively and work assess effectively and work collaboratively with otherscollaboratively with others

Skills testsSkills tests

• Passing all three tests successfully (numeracy, Passing all three tests successfully (numeracy, literacy, ICT), is a requirement before a trainee literacy, ICT), is a requirement before a trainee can be recommended for QTScan be recommended for QTS

• You can retake these. TDA figures show a handful You can retake these. TDA figures show a handful of people had to sit them several timesof people had to sit them several times

• Online support for skills tests can be found on Online support for skills tests can be found on TDA website TDA website www.TDA.gov.uk

• Support materials available in the librarySupport materials available in the library

Structure of the courseStructure of the course• 60 University days – Professional 60 University days – Professional

Studies and subject studiesStudies and subject studies

• University work includes tutor contact University work includes tutor contact time, Supported Open Learning, time, Supported Open Learning, independent study and readingindependent study and reading

• 120 days spent in school placements120 days spent in school placements

• Two end points to the course: Two end points to the course: Graduate Diploma and PGCE (all Graduate Diploma and PGCE (all heading for PGCE!)heading for PGCE!)

School PlacementsSchool Placements• 120 School days 120 School days • Two block experiences in Secondary Two block experiences in Secondary

Schools and Diversity week Schools and Diversity week • Involves structured observations and an Involves structured observations and an

increasing responsibility for lessonsincreasing responsibility for lessons• Two mentors in school - PS and SubjectTwo mentors in school - PS and Subject• Training continues on school placementTraining continues on school placement• Trainee has professional responsibilityTrainee has professional responsibility(and there is also the primary placement (and there is also the primary placement

which contributes to the 120 days)which contributes to the 120 days)

Dates of secondary school Dates of secondary school placementsplacements

• SE2 – 4SE2 – 4thth, 6, 6thth, 11, 11thth, 13, 13thth, 14, 14thth Oct Oct preliminary visitspreliminary visits

• SE2 Placement – 31SE2 Placement – 31stst Oct to 9 Oct to 9thth Dec. Dec.

• Diversity week - 16Diversity week - 16thth to 20 to 20thth Jan. Jan.

• SE3 – 6SE3 – 6thth Feb preliminary week visit. Feb preliminary week visit.

• SE3 Placement – 27SE3 Placement – 27thth Feb – 22 Feb – 22ndnd June June if all goes well!if all goes well!

Criteria for placing trainees Criteria for placing trainees

• Organised by Organised by Steering Group – Steering Group – no of criteria used no of criteria used not primarily not primarily geographygeography

• Have to be Have to be prepared to travelprepared to travel

Steering GroupSteering Group

• Chair – local Headteacher Chair – local Headteacher

• School representatives from 7 schoolsSchool representatives from 7 schools

• Education Advisor from the Diocese of Education Advisor from the Diocese of YorkYork

• YSJ – Dean, HoP, Subect tutor, YSJ – Dean, HoP, Subect tutor, Partnership Development Managers, Partnership Development Managers, School Partnership OfficeSchool Partnership Office

Support during Placements Support during Placements

• Two mentors in school Two mentors in school • Training continues on Training continues on

school placementschool placement• Regular mentor Regular mentor

meetings.meetings.• Trainee profile to Trainee profile to

completecomplete• RE and Professional RE and Professional

Studies school Studies school checklistschecklists

• Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Appraisal visit by Appraisal visit by universityuniversity

DocumentationDocumentation

• Trainee has Trainee has professional professional responsibility for responsibility for documentation and documentation and sending completed sending completed documentation to documentation to universityuniversity

Trainee ProfileTrainee Profile

• This is a record and evidence of This is a record and evidence of progress towards standardsprogress towards standards

• It is supplemented by the ICT audit It is supplemented by the ICT audit and subject auditand subject audit

• Handbook which accompanies QTS Handbook which accompanies QTS standardsstandards

• Website Website www.TDA.gov.uk/qualifyingtoteach

Attendance requirementsAttendance requirements

• Legal requirement to complete 180 Legal requirement to complete 180 daysdays

• Attendance Record – see section 3 of Attendance Record – see section 3 of course documentation folder course documentation folder

• Importance of communication – Importance of communication – Section 2 ‘General Programme Section 2 ‘General Programme guidelines and regulations’guidelines and regulations’

Assignments Assignments

• Part of evidence of Part of evidence of meeting standardsmeeting standards

• Professional Professional developmentdevelopment

• Practical emphasisPractical emphasis

• Assignment details Assignment details and procedures are and procedures are in the course in the course documentation documentation folderfolder

• Essential readingEssential reading

The NQTThe NQT

• Placement ends – 22Placement ends – 22ndnd June if all goes June if all goes well!well!

• Legal attendance requirements must Legal attendance requirements must be metbe met

Course CompletionCourse Completion

• Monday 29Monday 29thth June if June if all goes well!all goes well!

Based on Current Based on Current Experience Experience • What are your expectations of the What are your expectations of the

course?course?

• What are your apprehensions about What are your apprehensions about the course?the course?

• What are the implications of what has What are the implications of what has just been discussed for your just been discussed for your preparations for the course? preparations for the course?

Open discussion with Open discussion with current trainees and tutorscurrent trainees and tutors

• What key questions have you got for What key questions have you got for us?us?