Becoming a Master Teacher Simon 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 StageIDDescriptionDfE GrantDuration 1MT1Teacher without sufficient computer science knowledge £28002 years 2MT2Teacher with sufficient computer science knowledge £20001 year 3MT3Full Master TeacherN/A

Appointment Schedule (Projected)  September secondary (MT2) 15 primary (MT2)  January secondary (MT1) 15 primary (MT2)  April primary (MT1)  July primary (MT2) 50 primary (MT1)  October 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 all  School commitment  CS at KS3 and GCSE  CAS 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 Teaching Agency All CPD to be mapped to this and the Programme of Study (when published)  Becoming self-sustaining Becoming self-sustaining  Information Pack Information Pack

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