1. Emerging…. The story of Cambridge Early Years Teaching School …
Emerging…..The story of Cambridge Early Years Teaching School …..3 years on
Welcome & Introductions
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2. Our Story……. ITT Set-up (CEYTSA / CREC / Birmingham City University)
Marketing & Recruitment of trainees
Partnership Schools / Mentoring / Moderation
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3. Engaging….. Course content and overview
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4. Strengths & Challenges…..
Strengths: The Activity EY specialism input/facilitation Key practitioners (including Prof Chris Pascal & Helen Moylett QTS & Masters Credits 40 face-to-face academic days(include research & enhancement days) Leads on to supporting NQTs Challenges: The Problem Academic ownership/less flexibility Distance – Cambridge to Birmingham/minibus Finance pressures (course facilitators paid at SLE rate) Securing partnerships/timescales Trainee well-being /support
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5. Securing Outcomes – Year 1….
Ofsted Inspection June 2017 – Good
Action: SEND Support mentoring
Reception experience
100% ITT’s obtained teaching positions (1 trainee Masters) The Impact
HT/schools positive feedback as NQT’s
CEYTS provides an NQT package of support
confidence to challenge and change course programme
small profit - £5000
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6. Sustainability and on from here…….
Accreditation / National Recruitment landscape
Partnering with local Teaching schools to continue ITT delivery (local level)
Working in partnership with the Faculty of Education and what this means?
Teacher Apprenticeships – is this the way forward?
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7. Future funding streams….. Emerging – engaging – securing- sustaining
SSIF bids
Cambridgeshire climate
SEND / Local authority partnership (60k) Output/Impact
STEP – finding the funding route (Mental Health) Output
Small scale local bids (Literacy 10k) Output/Impact
EY Audit bid– knowing your local area – opportunity area funded (12k) Output – Impact – Next steps
Joint TS SSIF bids – where CEYTS has provider status
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8. Where are we now….. considerations
Impact on leadership and how to expand our capacity to deliver CPD/ITT/S2S
Problem Tension between Nursery schools financial survival and teaching school development
Problem The national climate (without QTS in Nursery schools there can be no ITT programme)
Activity Representing and promoting the importance of EY as a priority to other teaching schools to get included in their bids
Having the courage to take the next steps
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9. Thinking strategically……
Activity CEYTSA strategic moves towards partnering with other local TS (Ipswich)
CEYTSA and local heads – so close but yet so far
Our current Problem….Teacher Apprenticeship?
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10. Working with data…. On going….Activity
Accessing Early Years Data (Local Authority)
Trends, evidence based and research
GLDs for opportunity areas and Primary school exclusion data
CEYTSA creating own data sets for future bidding to meet timescale deadlines
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11. Our vision and aspirations…..
Quality Early Years education for all (On the job/relevant School-to- school and setting support.
CPD EY focused programmes
To raise the profile of Early Years, ensuring other sectors understand this as an integral part of our society
Government ‘buy-in’ of EY as a national priority
CEYTSA creating an outstanding commodity that is valued at local authority level to ensure the sustainability of the nursery schools
Kay Blayney

12. Let’s hear from the delegates…
Any Questions?
Come and visit us in Cambridge
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