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“ Sorry, too busy !”; a study of staff development provision for widening participation

“ Sorry, too busy !”; a study of staff development provision for widening participation. Helen Rowland Deputy Director. Rationale …anecdotal. A measure of success of widening participation? “ The falling rate of rejection emails from academics”. Rationale …Area-wide.

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“ Sorry, too busy !”; a study of staff development provision for widening participation

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  1. “Sorry, too busy!”; a study of staff development provision for widening participation Helen RowlandDeputy Director

  2. Rationale…anecdotal A measure of success of widening participation? “The falling rate of rejection emails from academics”

  3. Rationale…Area-wide • “Are the Aimhigher students normally bright?” Lecturer at a university in the south • Aimhigher Hampshire & IOW evaluation: What do you know about Aimhigher? Nothing: 29% Very little: 59%

  4. Rationale… • …Regional • …National Raising Young People’s Higher Education Aspirations: Teachers’ Attitudes DIUS Research Report

  5. Exploratory • The sharing of good practice among partnerships by documenting alternative models of staff development for widening participation as part of ongoing research. Conclusion: The Way Forward

  6. Scope and Method • Teachers: Training and CPD • Academics: Staff Development • Desk Research; Literature Review • Interviews • Case Studies

  7. Teachers & Initial Teacher Training • Teacher Development Agency (TDA) Professional Attributes Professional Knowledge and Understanding Professional Skills

  8. Teachers & Initial Teacher Training • Aimhigher = 0; Widening Participation = 0 • Opportunities in 7(30) and Q18, Q19 ‘needs of minority groups’…’diversity’… socio-economic-background of the learner’… ‘barriers to learning and progress…’

  9. Teachers and Initial Teacher Training • Trainee teachers engaging in Aimhigher Activities • Development of a broad skills base • Importance of background, experience and future plans • Time factor • Opportunities for Mutual Benefit

  10. Teachers and CPD • Aimhigher = 0; Widening Participation = 0 • Induction • Opportunities for Mutual Benefit Induction Local Authorities National Providers Centralised Local Providers HEIs School based …

  11. Staff Development in HEIs • A university in the south… • Induction:intro to Aimhigher • Collaborative Enhancement of Teaching: lunch on widening participation • Funding Research in Teaching and Learning: WP related projects • Central Staff Development Policy: collaboration with Aimhigher

  12. Staff Development in HEIs • An Aimhigher Partnership in the north… • Staff development needs for practitioners with a non-education and/or non WP background • Context of the work of Aimhigher • Need for accreditation • BTEC level 4 qualification in Widening Participation • Region-wide to Nationwide • 7 in H&IOW

  13. Some Practical Ways forward • If you don’t ask you don’t get • Find out • about Teacher Training Providers in your Area • about how CPD, including NQT induction is organised in your Area • about the Staff Development policy and opportunities in your own HEI? • …and create opportunities • Further Research: Lifelong Learning Sector • Share good practice

  14. “Sorry, too busy!”; a study of staff development provision for widening participation What are you doing? Helen Rowland

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