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1. School of Education New Co tutor TrainingStephanie Oswald: Partnership and TrainingPhil Wood: Geography TutorLesley Paris: Science TutorLouise Miller: Programme Administrator www.le.ac.uk Sarah Page: Partnership Officer

2. Experienced Co tutors here this evening: Tracey Johnson, Newbridge High School Elizabeth Meillon, Stonehill High School Gaston Ouedraogo St Paul’s Gill Macey Soar Valley Coordinator Sophie Williams, Ibstock High School

3. PGCE Course Structure • Preliminary attachment (10 days in primary & linked secondary school) • University weeks (A1 & B1) • Placement induction visits (2 x 2 days during A1 & B1 weeks) • Block attachments (A2 & B2/B3) • 24/ 36 weeks in schools

4. TDR (Teacher Development Record) • Trainee is responsible for it • Directory of evidence that the Standards have been met • Contains Standards Record, Phase Reports, Assignments, reflective journal, attendance record etc • Submitted to the examiners at the end of the course

5. Reflective Journal • Weekly in Phase A and at key points during the rest of the course • Prompts given for points for reflection • Available for co tutors and coordinators to read.

6. Role of a co tutor: Mentor and Assessor (support and challenge)

7. A mentor is a facilitator who empowers practitioners and draws them to learn for themselves by reflecting on practice. (Fletcher, 1995)

8. Co Tutor’s responsibilities: Sort out teaching timetable Weekly meetings IAPs Observations Monitor lesson planning and evaluations Liaise with other staff who might have an input Write end of Phase Report

9. Assessment of student teachers; Writing the Phase Report • Teachers’ Standards 2012 • 3 areas: Preamble, Teaching 1-8, PPC • 5 Level Descriptors, E, H, Q, P, L • ‘best fit’ model • Use formatively with trainees, focus on what do do to achieve higher Level. • Exemplars to guide you in Handbook

10. To support you: • Course Handbook • Subject Handbook • Website https://swww2.le.ac.uk/departments/education/pgce/secondary/secpgcehandbooks12-13 • Co Tutor Folder • Co ordinator • University Tutor

11. Co ordinator’s responsibilities:; • Oversee the training of all the student teachers, ensures deadlines are met • Whole school induction • Provide support for Professional Foci • Moderate the judgements of the co tutors (as registered assessor) • Contributes to and countersigns the Phase Report • Emails report to secondary office

12. Stages of development in trainee teachers - • Early idealism - Often pre-teaching ideals. Identify realistically with the students and often hostile to the class teacher. Hold a clear image of what sort of teacher they want to be. Terrified of ending up like that ‘miserable old cynic in the corner of the staffroom’. • Survival -Once trainee has started idealism fades. They become obsessed with their own survival. Frequently refer to the problem of ‘not being able to see’. They often express the need for quick fixes and hints and tips, and being told what to do to survive. • Recognising difficulties -Keen to give an impressive performance. Confidence shaken, the issue of assessment often starts to predominate. Trainees also begin to focus on the issue of teaching methods and materials. • Hitting the plateau -They have found a way to keep behaviour under control and found a way of teaching that seems to work and they are going to stick to it! • Moving on -Trainees may eventually go on to experiment and show concern for pupils learning. Reflection still likely to be shallow and ineffective in promoting professional learning. McIntyre,Hagger & Wilkin (1994)

13. Small group discussions • Prompt questions