becoming a master teacher

Becoming a Master TeacherSimon Humphreys

June 2013

Phase 1 £200k seed finding Sept 2012 Over 600 schools 70 universities 120+ Lead Schools 28 CAS Master Teachers 250+ teachers CPD courses 700+ hours of CPD delivered

Phase 2 £2 million (2 years – but 5 year project) 600 Master Teachers Primary and secondary Each MT supporting 40 schools Universities support with SKE courses Stability of GCSE numbers Development of classroom ready

resources Towards a self-sustaining model

The Grant To release the MT from the equivalent of

one afternoon a week Seed funding to:

Receive training Build community links Run initial events

The Master Teacher Find, recruit and train existing

experienced teachers to work with other teachers in their local community.

Expert point of contact for advice, guidance and support

Run regular CPD Partnership with employers, universities

and professional bodies. Modest ‘set-up’ grant Aim to be self-sustaining.

Issues Teachers' confidence and experience: Many teachers are scared or overwhelmed. Some lack skills in relevant technologies Large demand for CPD Where do they go for guidance? The CAS MT provides local support and training to

raise the confidence and experience level of teachers.

Subject knowledge is important but the focus is using the expertise and experience of the MT to answer the question ‘How do I teach this in my classroom?’

Three stages

Stage ID Description DfE Grant Duration1 MT1 Teacher without

sufficient computer science knowledge

£2800 2 years

2 MT2 Teacher with sufficient computer science knowledge

£2000 1 year

3 MT3 Full Master Teacher N/A N/A

Appointment Schedule (Projected) September 1 2013

30 secondary (MT2) 15 primary (MT2)

January 1 2014 30 secondary (MT1) 15 primary (MT2)

April 1 2014 30 primary (MT1)

July 1 2014 50 primary (MT2) 50 primary (MT1)

October 1 2014 20 secondary (MT2) 20 secondary (MT1) 50 primary (MT2) 50 primary (MT1)

What do you need? Passionate, proactive

Desire to support others Take opportunities

Experience, expertise Teaching Computer science Effective classroom teachers CPD training

See opportunities Career progression

Regional Coordinator

Network of Excellence Schools

Being in the network

Open to allSchool

commitmentCS at KS3 and

GCSECAS Membership

Lead Schools Take a lead! 250 (?) in Y1 Geographically

spread ~10% with CAS

master teachers Existing track

record with CS Centres of

Excellence

Important reference material Teaching Agency

All CPD to be mapped to this and the Programme of Study (when published)

Becoming self-sustaining Information Pack

Any Questions