University of Sussex School Direct University of Sussex School Direct Briefing Meeting for Professional Tutors and Briefing Meeting for Professional Tutors and

Mentors in Lead and Partnership SchoolsMentors in Lead and Partnership Schools

Tuesday July 16th and Thursday Tuesday July 16th and Thursday September 5September 5thth 2013 2013

This afternoon…….This afternoon…….

You will have a clearer idea of how SD You will have a clearer idea of how SD will work at Sussex this year.will work at Sussex this year.

You will understand some of the You will understand some of the differences and similarities with GTP differences and similarities with GTP and PGCEand PGCE

Some key decisions to be made e.g. Some key decisions to be made e.g. second school placements and taught second school placements and taught course attendance will have been course attendance will have been discussed and exploreddiscussed and explored

School Direct?School Direct?

So what’s all the fuss about?So what’s all the fuss about?

………….Its very much like the PGCE .Its very much like the PGCE and the GTP!……and the GTP!……

Basic concept – school led – Basic concept – school led – responding to success of employment responding to success of employment based route to teachingbased route to teaching

Emphasis on high quality applicants and Emphasis on high quality applicants and degree quality (2:1 or above)degree quality (2:1 or above)

Captures best practice from GTP high Captures best practice from GTP high trainee performance outcomes and trainee performance outcomes and retention rates and merges with academic retention rates and merges with academic high standards of Sussex PGCEhigh standards of Sussex PGCE

Intended to enable schools to select and Intended to enable schools to select and train their own staff ‘grow your own train their own staff ‘grow your own teacher’ teacher’

Target is that half all teachers trained will Target is that half all teachers trained will have undertaken School Directhave undertaken School Direct

Clusters of schools become Clusters of schools become ‘ITE providers’‘ITE providers’ leading the recruitment process in leading the recruitment process in

partnership with universitiespartnership with universities making decisions about how, when and making decisions about how, when and

where training is deliveredwhere training is delivered negociating the kind of training they want negociating the kind of training they want

for their trainees from a mix of HEI for their trainees from a mix of HEI providers (universities)providers (universities)

Developing their own training character Developing their own training character and entity and enjoying greater and entity and enjoying greater ‘ownership’ over trainees who are fully ‘ownership’ over trainees who are fully immersed in school lifeimmersed in school life

UniversitiesUniversities

Provide support and guidance in the Provide support and guidance in the ITE recruitment and selection ITE recruitment and selection process new to many schoolsprocess new to many schools

Offer various training and support Offer various training and support packagespackages

Remain responsible for quality Remain responsible for quality assurance and assessment and assurance and assessment and award a PGCEaward a PGCE

Are still accountable re OfSTED at Are still accountable re OfSTED at least in the short termleast in the short term

As with PGCE and GTP As with PGCE and GTP partnership is key!partnership is key!

BEST PRACTICE – strong and BEST PRACTICE – strong and clear partnership should run right clear partnership should run right

the way through School Direct the way through School Direct from the recruitment to the from the recruitment to the

assessment stage like letters in a assessment stage like letters in a stick of Brighton rock…..stick of Brighton rock…..

Types of Place - 1. SD Training Types of Place - 1. SD Training Place – leads to a Sussex PGCEPlace – leads to a Sussex PGCE

Trainee recruited by schoolTrainee recruited by school Funded by trainee Sussex tuition fee of Funded by trainee Sussex tuition fee of

£9,000 (as with PGCE). Sussex £9,000 (as with PGCE). Sussex University receives £6,000 from the fee, University receives £6,000 from the fee, school receives £3000school receives £3000

School paid in 3 termly instalments of School paid in 3 termly instalments of £1000 by university£1000 by university

Any subject possible at Sussex as Any subject possible at Sussex as funded by tuition fee as long as funded by tuition fee as long as appropriate training programme can be appropriate training programme can be provided.provided.

SD training places cont…..SD training places cont…..

Trainee attends Sussex university Trainee attends Sussex university taught course. Or a training programme taught course. Or a training programme is devised where the subject is not is devised where the subject is not taught at Sussextaught at Sussex

At Sussex the course leads to a PGCE At Sussex the course leads to a PGCE with 60 M Level Credits and an optional with 60 M Level Credits and an optional further 30 credits for a fee of £912.further 30 credits for a fee of £912.

Start on first day of school autumn term Start on first day of school autumn term and finish with PGCE trainees in Juneand finish with PGCE trainees in June

Training Bursaries for SD training Training Bursaries for SD training placesplaces

* Other priority secondary subjects include English, geography, , * Other priority secondary subjects include English, geography, , Latin, Greek, music, biology PE, computer science, history. All other Latin, Greek, music, biology PE, computer science, history. All other subjects attract no bursary.subjects attract no bursary.

Maintenance grants and student loans available.Maintenance grants and student loans available. Tuition fee: £9000 supported by student loan. Tuition fee: £9000 supported by student loan. once employed and earning £2100 repayable. once employed and earning £2100 repayable.

Bursaries 2013/14

Physics, chemistry, maths

Modern foreign languages

Other priority subjects and Primary

1st class £20,000 £20,000 £9,000

2:1 £15,000 £15,000 £4,000

2:2 £12,000 £12,000 £0

Types of place cont…Types of place cont…2. SD Salary place – leads to QTS2. SD Salary place – leads to QTS

Trainee employed as unqualified teacher Trainee employed as unqualified teacher for 1 year (as with GTP) - aimed at for 1 year (as with GTP) - aimed at career changerscareer changers

Must have equivalent of 3 years work Must have equivalent of 3 years work experience (not necessarily in experience (not necessarily in education)education)

No supernumerary requirement unlike No supernumerary requirement unlike GTP and can have up to 80% timetable GTP and can have up to 80% timetable however most schools in partnership however most schools in partnership ensuring largely supernumerary at the ensuring largely supernumerary at the beginning based on GTP good practicebeginning based on GTP good practice

Salary places cont.....Salary places cont.....

Salary grant from NCTL funding £19,000 for Maths, Salary grant from NCTL funding £19,000 for Maths, Chemistry, Physics, MFL Chemistry, Physics, MFL

Salary funding £14,000 from NCTL for Primary, Salary funding £14,000 from NCTL for Primary, English, Music, History, Latin, Greek, Biology, PE, English, Music, History, Latin, Greek, Biology, PE, Geography, Computer ScienceGeography, Computer Science

Enhancement of nearly 2k for schools with more Enhancement of nearly 2k for schools with more than 35% free school mealsthan 35% free school meals

Must be paid as an unqualified teacher (recommend Must be paid as an unqualified teacher (recommend bottom point) or academies are free to set pay. bottom point) or academies are free to set pay. Schools meets on costs and any shortfall between Schools meets on costs and any shortfall between grant and paygrant and pay

Schools responsible for contract as unqualified Schools responsible for contract as unqualified teacher, DBS (CRB) and health checksteacher, DBS (CRB) and health checks

Salary places cont…..Salary places cont…..

Most schools sending salaried trainees to full Most schools sending salaried trainees to full university training course however there is more university training course however there is more flexibility for some of this training to be flexibility for some of this training to be provided in schoolprovided in school

60 day training requirement - schools 60 day training requirement - schools responsible for ensuring compliancy through a responsible for ensuring compliancy through a training plan training plan

School pays the university £3000 course fee. School pays the university £3000 course fee. This will be invoiced in three termly instalments This will be invoiced in three termly instalments of £1000 of £1000

Starts first day of term in September finishes on Starts first day of term in September finishes on last day of school term in Julylast day of school term in July

3. Self funded places………3. Self funded places………

Schools can take trainees on the Schools can take trainees on the employment based version in any employment based version in any subject if they are able to pay salary subject if they are able to pay salary costs plus university tuition fee of £3000costs plus university tuition fee of £3000

Subjects suitable for this type of place Subjects suitable for this type of place include any subject not covered by a include any subject not covered by a salary grant, and may be tailored to an salary grant, and may be tailored to an individual with prior teaching experience individual with prior teaching experience

No PGCE awarded – QTS onlyNo PGCE awarded – QTS only Also suitable for independent schoolsAlso suitable for independent schools

Some further key features Some further key features

Salaried trainees are subject to contract with school Salaried trainees are subject to contract with school under employment lawunder employment law

Headteacher is line-manager and should set out Headteacher is line-manager and should set out expectations for both salaried and training place expectations for both salaried and training place SDsSDs

Salaried trainee is member of teaching staff and Salaried trainee is member of teaching staff and training place trainee seen as such and should training place trainee seen as such and should adhere to professional values and culture and ethos adhere to professional values and culture and ethos of school e.g. time keeping, dress. of school e.g. time keeping, dress.

Follows school procedures and policiesFollows school procedures and policies Attend all staff meetings, school INSET (training Attend all staff meetings, school INSET (training

days for teachers within school), planning and days for teachers within school), planning and preparation, involved in extra curricular activitiespreparation, involved in extra curricular activities

PGCE Pedagogy and Practice PGCE Pedagogy and Practice (PGCE PP)(PGCE PP) Sussex award available for those on QTS Sussex award available for those on QTS

only route to take a 60 M level credit PGCE only route to take a 60 M level credit PGCE (PP)(PP)

Cost to individual trainee £1825Cost to individual trainee £1825 Comprises curriculum essay and final Comprises curriculum essay and final

assessment but can opt for an additional assessment but can opt for an additional module at a cost of £912 to gain 90 credits module at a cost of £912 to gain 90 credits towards the Masters.towards the Masters.

Supports future Progression onto MEd and Supports future Progression onto MEd and teaching abroad (non EU)teaching abroad (non EU)

Also appropriate for other self funded places, Also appropriate for other self funded places, non HEI SD providers and ex GTPs/SDsnon HEI SD providers and ex GTPs/SDs

School Training and SupportSchool Training and Support

Induction including trainees already on the Induction including trainees already on the staffstaff

Session once a week for an hour with Session once a week for an hour with mentor Trainees to keep a log. Training mentor Trainees to keep a log. Training input, regular review of progress and target input, regular review of progress and target settingsetting

Professional studies delivered once a week, Professional studies delivered once a week, Combination of PGCE and NQT sessionsCombination of PGCE and NQT sessions

Weekly observations by mentor PT or Weekly observations by mentor PT or classteacher (training required where not the classteacher (training required where not the mentor)mentor)

School training and support School training and support cont..cont..

A training plan showing how and A training plan showing how and when the topics missed will be when the topics missed will be covered should be developed by the covered should be developed by the school for any salaried trainees not school for any salaried trainees not attending the university course.attending the university course.

Day to day support and advice from Day to day support and advice from other colleaguesother colleagues

Planning and department meetings, Planning and department meetings, courses, staff meetings, INSETcourses, staff meetings, INSET

University Training and University Training and Support on offerSupport on offer Induction Weeks Fri 6th 12Induction Weeks Fri 6th 12thth- Fri 27- Fri 27thth

September 2013September 2013 Taught sessions Fridays until February Taught sessions Fridays until February

halfterm (more sporadic thereafter) , halfterm (more sporadic thereafter) , lectures, seminars, workshops, school visitslectures, seminars, workshops, school visits

Partnership tutor visit to school to discuss Partnership tutor visit to school to discuss training and review progress with mentor, training and review progress with mentor, PT and traineePT and trainee

Curriculum subject tutor visit once per Curriculum subject tutor visit once per placement each term to observe lessons placement each term to observe lessons jointly with mentorjointly with mentor

University training cont......University training cont......

Telephone/email supportTelephone/email support Academic support with Academic support with

assignmentsassignments Review tutorial once per term on Review tutorial once per term on

campus with tutorcampus with tutor Clear cause for concern Clear cause for concern

procedures (in handbook)procedures (in handbook)

Teaching Load – secondary Teaching Load – secondary training placetraining place Initially observe and support, team teach Initially observe and support, team teach

across the department. across the department. By mid October trainees should have taught By mid October trainees should have taught

at least one whole class lesson and thereafter at least one whole class lesson and thereafter will build up to 8-9 hours of whole class will build up to 8-9 hours of whole class teaching per week by Christmas. teaching per week by Christmas.

Formal weekly observations begin after Formal weekly observations begin after halfterm (or before informally)halfterm (or before informally)

By half term in spring12 hours teachingBy half term in spring12 hours teaching By half term in summer three 14-16 hours By half term in summer three 14-16 hours

teachingteaching Teaching must be across the two given key Teaching must be across the two given key

stages from term one.stages from term one.

Reports; see handbook for Reports; see handbook for dates and detailsdates and details

Weekly graded lesson Weekly graded lesson observation from halftermobservation from halfterm

Two brief Progress Update Two brief Progress Update reports (PUR) reports (PUR)

Two detailed Professional Two detailed Professional Practice Profiles (PPPs) Practice Profiles (PPPs)

One complementary school One complementary school placement report placement report

Teaching load secondary Teaching load secondary salaried placesalaried place Can have up to a 80% timetable but will Can have up to a 80% timetable but will

need sufficient time for training (60 days need sufficient time for training (60 days including university element)including university element)

Advisable to keep as supernumerary as Advisable to keep as supernumerary as possible for the first half of the year possible for the first half of the year depending on prior depending on prior teachingteaching experience experience and build teaching load gradually.and build teaching load gradually.

Teaching should be in their specialist Teaching should be in their specialist subject and across their chosen key subject and across their chosen key stages.stages.

Teaching load – primary Teaching load – primary (see sample timetable)(see sample timetable) Assign one class in one of chosen key stages Assign one class in one of chosen key stages

but also observe and assist across school but also observe and assist across school gaining experience in each year groupgaining experience in each year group

Whole class teaching and weekly formal Whole class teaching and weekly formal observations begins at the beginning of observations begins at the beginning of NovemberNovember

Undertake shared planning, plan for small Undertake shared planning, plan for small group work, teach parts of full class lessons group work, teach parts of full class lessons

By early December be teaching approximately By early December be teaching approximately 4 lessons a week4 lessons a week

Teaching Load primary cont...Teaching Load primary cont...

January-Mid February 8 hours a January-Mid February 8 hours a week week

March – early April building to 14 March – early April building to 14 hours a week whole class teaching hours a week whole class teaching before moving to second placement before moving to second placement after Easter after Easter

In second placement trainee is In second placement trainee is assigned class in other key stageassigned class in other key stage

Complementary school Complementary school placement options - placement options - Minimum 20 days 1. Primary style - after Easter for 1. Primary style - after Easter for

5 weeks (all primaries go here)5 weeks (all primaries go here) 2. GTP style - for 4, 5 or 6 weeks 2. GTP style - for 4, 5 or 6 weeks

after spring halftermafter spring halfterm 3. PGCE style – long second 3. PGCE style – long second

placement from Spring halfterm placement from Spring halfterm to Summer halftermto Summer halfterm

4. Serial Style – one day a week 4. Serial Style – one day a week for 20 days minumumfor 20 days minumum

Focus of Complementary School Focus of Complementary School Placement Placement Experience of another school, organisation Experience of another school, organisation

and ethosand ethos To gain experience of teaching in another To gain experience of teaching in another

environment and catchment areaenvironment and catchment area To use the time to look at aspects of teaching To use the time to look at aspects of teaching

or their secondary subject or cover standards or their secondary subject or cover standards not yet achieved, for primary subjects not yet not yet achieved, for primary subjects not yet taught (e.e. Humanities taught in blocks)taught (e.e. Humanities taught in blocks)

School responsible for arranging – Sussex School responsible for arranging – Sussex can help – advise swops if possible. See can help – advise swops if possible. See trainee and school list.trainee and school list.

Training plans for those not Training plans for those not attending the full taught courseattending the full taught course

Training plan for each trainee drawn Training plan for each trainee drawn up from initial needs assessment, up from initial needs assessment, subject audit and based on generic subject audit and based on generic plan showing what should be plan showing what should be covered over the yearcovered over the year

PT/mentor and trainee write training PT/mentor and trainee write training plan together. Trainee to take plan together. Trainee to take responsibility for typing updatesresponsibility for typing updates

Copies for SD tutor termlyCopies for SD tutor termly Plan includes development of Plan includes development of

subject knowledgesubject knowledge

Training plans cont…Training plans cont…

Training plan must show 60 days training Training plan must show 60 days training activity requirement and can include; activity requirement and can include; mentor meetings, prof studies, INSET, mentor meetings, prof studies, INSET, feedback from observations, visits to other feedback from observations, visits to other schools, focussed observations, directed schools, focussed observations, directed tasks, work on assignments other trainingtasks, work on assignments other training

Needs to show how curriculum studies Needs to show how curriculum studies sessions not attended will be delivered and sessions not attended will be delivered and good practice visits/input from other good practice visits/input from other schools/tutorsschools/tutors

Should be up and running by autumn Should be up and running by autumn halftermhalfterm

More information, training and More information, training and supportsupport PGCE and School Direct launch day 19PGCE and School Direct launch day 19thth

September – training for all involved – please September – training for all involved – please see separate flyer – see separate flyer –

Course handbooks for primary and Course handbooks for primary and secondary available on launch daysecondary available on launch day

Training meeting in January for all mentorsTraining meeting in January for all mentors Briefing meeting for mentors in second Briefing meeting for mentors in second

schools who are not part of our partnership schools who are not part of our partnership also in Januaryalso in January

Please put all dates in your diary when you Please put all dates in your diary when you receive your handbook!receive your handbook!

Please contact us at any time Please contact us at any time

SD 2014-2015SD 2014-2015

Further expansion including additional Further expansion including additional primary placesprimary places

Registration still open for new schools but Registration still open for new schools but hurry!hurry!

Bidding round started last weekBidding round started last week Schools can request subject/primary places Schools can request subject/primary places

process open until 23process open until 23rdrd September 2014 September 2014 Allocations during OctoberAllocations during October Please talk to us re subjects/training delivery Please talk to us re subjects/training delivery

– we can accommodate most modes– we can accommodate most modes

Applications 2014-2015……..Applications 2014-2015……..

New UCAS application system opens 1New UCAS application system opens 1stst November – November –

First applications expected to arrive at lead First applications expected to arrive at lead schools late Nov/early Dec (with 2 schools late Nov/early Dec (with 2 references attached)references attached)

Apply 1=Apply 1= 1 1stst Nov onwards – applications Nov onwards – applications are sent to three destinations concurrently are sent to three destinations concurrently e.g. 1 PGCE, 2 x SD schoolse.g. 1 PGCE, 2 x SD schools

Schools have 40 business days from Schools have 40 business days from application to make decision or candidate application to make decision or candidate automatically rejectedautomatically rejected

Applications cont…Applications cont…

Apply 2 Apply 2 = 1= 1stst Jan onwards and is for those not Jan onwards and is for those not successful in apply 1, Applications get sent to successful in apply 1, Applications get sent to one destination at a timeone destination at a time

Schools may wish to consider Autumn Schools may wish to consider Autumn recruitment events Mid October – could recruitment events Mid October – could organise joint oneorganise joint one

Suggested Suggested process – a) Apps to lead schools process – a) Apps to lead schools for first screening b) those with potential sent to for first screening b) those with potential sent to university for screening, subject interview and university for screening, subject interview and compliancy checks c) compliancy checks c) ALLALL paperwork for paperwork for ALLALL candidates returned to school and candidates returned to school and SCHOOLSCHOOL makes decision whether not to proceed with makes decision whether not to proceed with school interview for each applicantschool interview for each applicant

SD Contacts at SussexSD Contacts at Sussex

Sally Dudley – SD Leader Sally Dudley – SD Leader s.e.dudley@sussex.ac.uk

Simon Thompson – ITE DirectorSimon Thompson – ITE Director

S.j.thompson@sussex.ac.uk Greg Harris – SD Admissions Greg Harris – SD Admissions G.harris@sussex.ac.uk Curriculum tutors – a subject specialist will Curriculum tutors – a subject specialist will

be tutoring your trainee and can be be tutoring your trainee and can be contacted for issues of progress/concern.contacted for issues of progress/concern.