Q32 Work as a team member and identify opportunities for working with colleagues, sharing the development of effective practice with them

Preparing Teachers for Management and Leadership of Multi-agency Assessment of Vulnerability: building capacity in ITT

This is a report of a Research and Development project to develop practice based learning materials to support multi-agency working. A third round of Research and Development projects was supported by TDA funding to develop the knowledge base in ITT & CPD and focused on Special Educational Needs (SEN). The projects featured innovative, exploratory and developmental research.

24.06.10

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Using coaching for new teachers

This chapter is taken from "The Coaching Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Your School" (Allison & Harbour, 2009), published by Sage. It takes the form of an extended case study of coaching practice within a single secondary school, and considers the value of collaborative or 'co-coaching' (in this case, peer to peer coaching) with NQTs. It also considers the use of more general coaching...

15.06.10

What is mentoring?

This chapter by Sue Callan from "Mentoring in the Early Years" (Robins (ed), 2006), published by Sage, outlines the role of the mentor in the specific context of early years settings. The chapter aims to identify a framework for mentoring in the context of current early years practice and policy, and to enable mentors in this context to reflect on the nature of their role.

03.06.10

Literature review: analysis of current research, theory and practice in partnership working to identify constituent components of effective ITT partnerships

This literature review was commissioned by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). It presents a summary and analysis of existing research into ITT partnership published between 2004 and 2009.

01.06.10

Teacher Evaluation: Current Practices in OECD Countries and a Literature Review

This resource is one of a series of OECD Education Working papers disseminating the results of studies to a wider readership. Here the focus is on analysing current practices regarding teacher evaluation together with a review of recent literature. The field examined covers both primary and secondary sectors. The study begins with a survey of the key features of teacher evaluation schemes in use...

26.05.10

Engaging public support for eradicating UK poverty

This publication is one of a series of review articles (or ‘Round-ups’) for public consumption for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Written in September 2009, it examines various aspects of attitudes to poverty in the UK, drawing upon a range of findings from the JRF ‘Public Interest in Poverty Issues’ Programme, for which the author is Programme Advisor. This review examines public...

12.05.10

Without the Golden Handcuffs: Identity and belonging in challenging schools

This paper was first presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference in 2009. The paper is part of the doctoral research conducted by Jo McIntyre at the University of Nottingham. The research was based in three schools in the Midlands which are within socially deprived areas, exploring the reasons why twenty teachers within challenging areas and schools have chosen to...

23.04.10

“If You Could Wave a Magic Wand…” - Special Educational Needs in London: Diversity, Complexity and Context

This source is a paper given at the British Educational research Association Conference in 2009, written up as a chapter as part of a larger study. The chapter focuses on the difficulties encountered by SENCOs, TAs and teachers in their work with children with SEN in London. In particular, the paper gives a clear voice to these professionals about the issues of paperwork, time, parents, behaviour...

15.04.10

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Preparing for Transfer

This is a 30 minute Teachers TV programme, which follows the work of two junior schools in Brighton and Hove as they prepare their Year 6 pupils for transfer to secondary school. The programme sets out to address some of the problems associated with the transfer of pupils from KS2 to KS3. These issues are explored through interviews with parents, children and teachers, and given a broader context...

02.04.10

What Money Means - for primary schools

The Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg) is an independent charity helping schools to plan and teach personal finance relevant to students' lives and needs. Their philosophy is underpinned by both government policy and independent reviews affirming the need for personal finance education. This link directs readers to the ‘What Money Means’ micro-site, which presents an overview of pfeg’s...

26.03.10

Research and Development in SEN: Movement (R&DA Awards on TTV)

This Teachers TV programme examines three research projects that focus on different aspects of movement and learning. These projects were funded by the TDA research awards. The first project at Canterbury Christ Church University looks into the importance of good posture and its impact on learning. It involves a partnership between teacher educators and occupational therapists. The second project...

18.03.10

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Sci-tutors: Working with Adults

This is a unit from the Sci-tutors website that considers the role of adults other than teachers in the science classroom from the perspective of teacher education.

13.03.10

Change Engagement Comparative Study: Final Report

This resource is a research study into how schools engage with change. The study explores the nature of change management and factors which promote or hinder effective change management within the school sector from the perspective of teachers, teaching assistants and school leadership teams. It also compares the school sector with the health, local government and police sector with regards to...

03.03.10

Music-ITE: Cross curricular teaching and learning at KS3

This resource on the Music-ITE website provides an example of a whole day session for Music and History students on an 11-18 PGCE programme which was devised to promote effective cross-curricular, collaborative teaching and learning.

31.01.10

DCSF Funding for Dyslexia Training

Over the next two years the DCSF will be funding the course fees for up to 4,000 places on specialist teacher training courses in Dyslexia-SpLD. These will be aimed at eligible teachers wishing to study in January 2010 for an Approved Teacher Status (ATS) of the Associate Membership of the British Dyslexia Association (AMBDA) qualification in dyslexia, accredited by the British Dyslexia...

23.11.09

Article published to TTRB Special Educational Needs

Every Child Matters - Newdale Campus

This is a 15 minute Teachers TV film showing how Newdale school has affiliated with a children’s centre and engaged the community in learning and development. The film is set in the school campus, and profiles a range of extended services from the perspectives of the service leaders and parents of children at the school.

19.11.09

Partnerships in Language and Culture: A Toolkit for complementary and mainstream schools working in collaboration, CILT 2009.

A Toolkit aimed at mainstream Schools and Complementary Schools that want to work in partnership. Published by CILT, 2009 as part of the Our Languages project.

18.11.09

Article published to Multiverse

citizED: The MACI (Music, Art, Citizenship, ICT) Project – An example of a Cross Curricula Citizenship in Action

The MACI project is an example of a cross-curricular citizenship project. It challenges students to work in groups and over thirteen weeks to use citizenship, music, art and ICT to produce a video about ‘A problem in the school or community that concerns them most’. This word document includes the pupils' work book as well as briefing notes for teachers.

08.11.09

PGCE Primary: Children Learning English as an Additional Language (7th Edition) - R. Sneddon (2009)

The 2009/20010 (seventh) edition of this task file is designed to be used by student teachers/trainees to link their college based input on EAL with their experience in school.

30.10.09

Article published to Multiverse

Secondary ITE Task File: Children Learning English as an Additional Language (7th Edition) - R. Sneddon (2009)

This task file is designed to be used by student teachers and trainees in the secondary phase, to link their college based input on EAL with their experience in school.

30.10.09

Article published to Multiverse