1. Developing an HEI Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education in a School-Led System
Frances Child
The University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham School

2. National Challenges for Teacher Education Policy – June 2016
Growing teacher shortage
Weaknesses in Teacher Supply Model (TSM)
Short-term approach to allocations
Focus on recruitment not retention
Plethora of routes into teaching
‘Challenges of efficiency’ in a fragmented system
Is teaching an all-master’s qualified profession?
‘Cold spots’

3. How might an HEI address some of the challenges?
A new approach to teacher recruitment across the HEI;
Engagement of school partners in high-level, strategic leadership of our Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education;
Development of strongly-branded ‘Master Teacher’ three year route for all beginning teachers in partner schools;
Significant new programmes of CPD and research drawing on expertise of departments of the School of Ed and of subject departments across the University;
HEI support for SCITT development in ‘cold spots’.

4. 1. Recruitment From this To this All students Final year students
Recruitment events
Advertising
Benefits of programme
Academics as sales team
School of Education
All students
Opportunity to change lives
Teachers and pupils as sales team
UTS

5. 2. Strategic Leadership of Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education
Partnership strategic leadership group to include:
Headteachers (inc UTS), MATs, TSAs
HEI Department of Teacher Education
Other depts of the School of Education
HEI Careers dept
Academic departments of the HEI
Regional Ofsted and Schools Commissioner etc.

6. 3. Programme Structure: the Master Teacher Route (continuum from ITE to MA)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
ITE
NQT
NQT+
NQT++
PGCE (60 credits) or PGDipEd (120 credits)
QTS(?) award
PGDip (+60 credits)
MA (+60 credits)
Engaged with research
Research generating
Supported research linked to school improvement

7. 4. Continuing Professional Development and Research
NQT programmes;
Network of subject groups;
Sharing of research from within and beyond School of Education;
Generation/creation of new knowledge;
Translation of research into action;
UTS as regional centre.