1 / 18

Teacher Training in England

Teacher Training in England. Dr Peter Johnston-Wilder. Routes into teaching in England. Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Usually 1 year full-time course, based at a university, with about 6 months spent in schools Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP)

raine
Download Presentation

Teacher Training in England

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Teacher Training in England Dr Peter Johnston-Wilder

  2. Routes into teaching in England • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) • Usually 1 year full-time course, based at a university, with about 6 months spent in schools • Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) • Similar length but all the time is in a school

  3. Qualified Teacher Status • To become a teacher in England, you have to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). • This means that you have to meet standards laid down by the Teach Development Agency (TDA) on behalf of the government. • Both the PGCE and the GTP include QTS.

  4. Ages of pupils • Typically, teachers in England are trained to teach either • Primary (ages 5-11) or • Secondary (ages 11-16 or 11-18) • A few courses train teachers for middle years (ages 9-14) • But having qualified with QTS, you are able to choose to teach pupils in school at any age.

  5. The Secondary PGCE Course structure • Phase 1 - Professional Orientation • September to December • Phase 2 - Developing Competence • January to March • Phase 3 - From Competence to Excellence • April to June Progression

  6. The Secondary PGCE Year at Warwick

  7. Secondary teachers specialise in a subject • Subjects offered in the Secondary PGCE course at Warwick:

  8. The Warwick Secondary PGCE • A one-year, full time course leading to the award of Qualified Teacher Status plus 60 Masters level credits • Secondary 11 – 18 years of age (14 - 19 for Business Education and Diplomas) • Full time, 9am – 5pm everyday (can be until 6pm). Half terms are designated reading and writing weeks and attendance may be required.

  9. University-based parts of the course address: • Subject studies – all aspects of how you teach your subject – including planning, assessment and class management • Core professional studies programmes – focus on working in the classroom and schools, including the broader context of teaching today

  10. The Secondary PGCE Course structure • Subject work • Core Professional Studies work • School Placements Professional placements and visits Subject studies Core Professional Studies

  11. To gain a PGCE you need to: • have an enhanced CRB disclosure • pass the school experience • attend school and university as required • meet the QTS Standards, • pass Masters assignments and completion tasks in Core and Subject • pass the 3 TDA Skills tests • complete a Career Entry Development Profile

  12. Becoming a Teacher The elements below are interrelated and involve experiences both in school and at University, both subject and core. • Professional Attributes • Professional Knowledge and Understanding • Professional Skills

  13. The National Standards for Qualified Teacher Status • Professional Attributes - being • Professional Knowledge - knowing • Professional Skills - doing • 33 standards in total • These were new in 2007

  14. A closer look at Standards • Some are broad while others are self-contained • Some Standards cut across the others. For example, Q1: Have high expectations of children and young people including a commitment to ensuring that they can achieve their full educational potential and to establishing fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with them.

  15. How do you learn to teach? • Observation • Practice • Discussion • Independent study • Reading and research

  16. Warwick’s special features • One of the best providers of Teacher Education in England.  • 2008 Smithers Table ranks us 4th. • High quality training in partnership with schools & colleges across Midlands. • Exceptionally diverse range of schools. • One of the largest centres for ITT and CPD in UK • Ofsted inspection 2007 – top grade: outstanding • An excellent record of successful trainees.

  17. National Curriculum in England • Covers pupils aged 5-16. • School years 1 to 11 • Organised in 4 Key Stages: • Key Stage 1: ages 5-7, Years 1-2 • Key Stage 2: ages 7-11, Years 3-6 • Key Stage 3: ages 11-14, Years 7-9 • Key Stage 4: ages 14-16, Years 10-11

  18. National Curriculum in England • Pupil progress assessed on an 8 level scale at end of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. • Each level represents 2 years’ progress for an average pupil. • Expected attainment by end of Key Stage: • Key Stage 1: level 2 • Key Stage 2: level 4 • Key Stage 3: level 5-6

More Related