1. UG3 CLASS TEACHER AND TRAINEE TEACHER BRIEFING WELCOME November 11 th 2014

2. Outline of Afternoon Registration and lunch Welcome Primary Centre Priorities Assessment and Grading Reflective Portfolio Professional Research in Subject Specialism Phonics and Mathematics forms to be completed Teacher and trainee Professional Development workshop Career entry profile Close of Session and evaluations

3. Professional support for students Weekly observation (two by supervisory tutor, weekly by school staff) Joint observation between school and supervisory tutor Oral and written feedback following observation (on new observation form) Weekly review meeting with class teacher (to review and set targets in line with TS standards for forthcoming week) Plenty of informal feedback and encouragement!

4. School Experience expectations Week one: Teach approximately 40% of the timetable including one or two whole class lessons each day. Clear lesson plans for all planned teaching sessions. Support the class teacher with the teaching of groups or individuals. Start to gather data for Professional Research in Specialist Subject (PRiSS). Trainees should be allowed half a day a week for this. Set up assessment opportunities

5. SE expectations Week two  Teach approximately 75% of the timetable. Teaching to include at least 2 whole class teaching sessions each day including core subjects (or EYFS equivalent) together with some group work (e.g. 2 whole class teaching sessions and 1 group teaching session).  Plan the display of children’s work  Continue with assessment work

6. SE expectations Weeks three – seven Teach for around 80% across the curriculum Teach the whole class including core subjects for approximately 80% of the timetable (allowing 10% for PPA and 10% for PRiSS research) Where feasible gain experience of teaching all non-core subjects by the end of the SE Complete mid-point review by end of week four and e-mail it to PSE@worc.ac.uk PSE@worc.ac.uk Take responsibility for the day to day running of the class.

7. SE expectations Week Eight: All previous expectations apply with addition of : Discuss the SE report with the teacher and/or Lead Mentor. This should be completed using a Word document and word- processed. E-mail to PSE@worc.ac.uk by Monday March 16 th 2014.PSE@worc.ac.uk Ensure that all children’s work is concluded and that displays, marking and assessment records are completed. Return resources Complete and return SE evaluation online.

8. Grading Structure TS1 Outstanding TS2 Good TS3 Pass Emerging UG3 Flow diagram

9. External Examiner Visits Approximately 10% of students are visited during the final week of the placement. Examiners will need to see a cross-section of students. Schools and students will be informed in good time if selected. This is a formal visit by a colleague from a partner institution commenting on the effectiveness of our course and how it is established in school. It cannot affect the student’s grades! Moderation Visits Approximately 10% of students are visited during the final placement by UW moderators. These are tutors / Headteachers who are moderating the grading to ensure consistency across the Partnership.

10. Attendance Attendance is compulsory throughout all school experiences. All absence must be reported to the school by telephone, to the SE Tutor and to Liz Davies at PSE@worc.ac.uk.PSE@worc.ac.uk Compliancy – you must have completed 120 days in school by the end of SE3. Interview Dates 2 days may be taken to attend interviews providing there has been full attendance in SE1 and SE2. All absence MUST be reported to Liz Davies and you will be contacted if you are not compliant and need to make any days up. Trainees should not expect to view schools advertising a teaching post during the school day.

11. Useful information for class teachers and lead mentors- only 3 clicks away! http://www.worcester.ac.uk Click on Academic Departments towards bottom of page Click Institute of Education Final click: Partnership working Brings you to the Partnership webpage (Or you can go directly to http://www.worcester.ac.uk/departments/14615.html ) http://www.worcester.ac.uk/departments/14615.html

12. Thank you !