1. Route for successful completion of the course to
attain QTS/PGCE status.
To ensure successful completion of the course all
trainees must have successfully completed the following
stages.
- Minimum grade C GCSE (or equivalent) in English
and Maths.
- A degree that closely relates to the chosen
subject area of study
- Acceptance by the interview panel.
- Two supporting references.
- An approved Medical.
- Police check and clearance.
- Successful completion of each teaching placement
with a 90% attendance rate. Two Professional Studies
assignments completed and passed.
- A minimum of 90% attendance on the Subject
Studies, Professional Studies and ICT studies
sessions with all tasks completed.
- Successful completion of the National QTS Skills
Tests in Numeracy, Literacy and ICT.
- A good standard of professional conduct
throughout the course.
- ICT portfolio completed and passed.
- Standards signed off and dated by school based
tutor on the forms provided by the Partnership.
Standards cannot be ‘signed off’ by the trainee
teacher.
- Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) agreed with Lead Subject Mentor - one per placement.
- Attendance with files, as per calendar at
meeting with Programme Co-ordinator.
- Detailed lesson plans and evaluation for every
lesson taught.
- If any stage is not completed, the Trainee will
be considered non-compliant and will not be able to
pass the course.
2. Formal Observation of Lessons
The formal assessment of teaching, the scrutiny of
lesson plans and schemes of work will be undertaken by
school based tutors. Assessment will be supported by
Professional Tutors and sampled by external subject
specific teachers. Assessment is as follows:
- By the trainee’s designated school based tutor
on a weekly one to one basis during the school
placement period
- By the Professional Tutor towards the end of
each school placement period
- By the Lead Subject Mentor on one occasion
during each school experience period
- By a subject tutor from the University of
Leicester on one occasion during the second
placement
- A sample selection of trainees visited by the University of Leicester to validate our Quality Assurance procedures
- By OFSTED
- By the external examiner during the second
placement
Teacher Trainee Progress in school placements will be
monitored closely by the school based tutor. Any
indication of under performance will result in the
following support measures being put into place. The
trainee teacher should be informed, by the school, of
any causes for concern as they arise in connection with
his/her performance as a teacher.
(a) Tracking and monitoring of COMPLIANT Trainees
(will meet the standards with support).
- trainee will be given specific targets for
improvement
- trainee will have timelines for meeting these
targets
- trainee will have support from professional
tutor in placement school
- all targets and discussions should be written
down
(b) Tracking of potentially NON-COMPLIANT trainees (please also see Code of Conduct, Fitness to teach and disciplinary arrangements).
- above support system is already in place
- professional tutor alerts programme co-ordinator
- co-ordinator meets trainee
- co-ordinator / external subject trainer observes
lessons
- further system of target setting and time lines
- co-ordinator checks file
- Partnership alerts OFSTED, University of
Leicester and external examiner
(c) In respect of misconduct normal disciplinary
procedures will apply.
School based tutors will be responsible for reviewing
and recording the progress of each trainee against the
standards for QTS. Professional Tutors will oversee this
process and support the development of the school based
tutor’s competence in making judgements.
Trainees will be introduced to,
and regularly assessed by means of, a single lesson
planning and evidence record form, which will make
specific references to the standards for QTS. The form
will be used by trainees and their mentors as a routine
part of planning and teaching. |
