THE TRAINING PROGRAMME gives you:
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A focus on developing your personal and professional skills and attitudes, National Curriculum subject knowledge and
commitment to continuing professional development.
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The elements of the course are taught jointly
through the programme of centralised training days and through the
school-based experience.
Ÿ Regular support from a school based mentor
and external mentor.
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Visits from core subject tutors for maths and
English during the spring and summer terms.
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Induction before you start.
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A professional studies programme which includes training days on National Curriculum subjects, inclusion, behaviour
management and assessment.
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Opportunities to meet regularly with other trainees.
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Access to a lending library of resources.
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Opportunities to observe and work alongside experienced teachers, gradually taking more responsibility for group and
class teaching.
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An assurance that, as you increase your teaching commitment, you will not teach for more than 80% in any week.
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Teaching experience in two consecutive key stages.
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Teaching experience in two schools.
ASSESSMENT
All trainees must demonstrate that they have met the Standards for Qualifying to Teach (QTS) by the end of the programme.
Trainees on the Essex Primary Schools Training Group, (SCITT) do this by:
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Demonstrating progress in class teaching during regular mentor and external tutor classroom observations. Evidence
builds towards completing all the standards by the end of the course.
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Completing three assignments
, two written and one presentation.
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Completing ongoing self review and reflective logs/tasks.
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Contributing to a termly assessment report by the school.
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Passing the TDA skills tests in literacy, numeracy and ICT.
A formal graduation ceremony is held
in July to celebrate trainees’ achievement in gaining QTS.
FINANCE (FOR SCHOOLS)
School resource allocation is agreed annually by the Management Group.
Currently schools can claim for:
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supply cover for mentoring
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supply cover for mentors attending training
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mileage allowance to attend meetings
Detailed claim forms are available from the ITT Team at Harlow, please phone Karen Law (01279) 400139 for more information.
