Summary of “Training Our Next Generation of Outstanding Teachers” – The New ITT Strategy
27th June 2011
A Twitter feed of key points from the government’s new ITT strategy. Read from bottom up (sorry!)
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& here’s the “Have Your Say” bit www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment #ITT
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“We are also committed to tackling bullying in schools, especially homophobic bullying” >> Nice one! #ITT
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(not that I have any particular problem w/ them- I don’t know enough about them to do so but what an obsession!) #ITT
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Bloody systematic synthetic phonics rear their head again #ITT
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(this strategy gets a bit juicier as you move through it)
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Best HEIs to be encouraged to form University Training Schools as per Finland #ITT
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Case study of University of Manchester and Altrincham Grammar School for Girls who have created a joint mathematics post #ITT
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ooh – shared staff between school and HEI + representatives of HEI on governing bodies to be applauded in inspection regime #ITT
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Quality of partnership with schools to be a larger part of inspection of #ITT
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“There is an important role for universities in any future ITT system” #ITT
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500 ITT places in 2012/13 on new “Schools Direct” scheme #ITT
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Think that extra bursary to train in high FSM schools is the first BIG thing in this (page 15, point 12) #ITT bit.ly/mSCrd7
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Trainees recruited&selected by schools w/ high FSM could receive a larger bursary than other trainees #ITT
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“Will become easier 4 schools not accredited as SCITTs to recruit&select teachers&partner w/ an HEI to provide training&accreditation” #ITT
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More of “THE BEST” schools should participate in SCITTs and GTP #ITT
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“over next 5 to 10 yrs…rather than govt. managing much of the ITT system centrally, schls should increasingly take on this resp.ty” #ITT
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“Schools shld play greater role in recruitment&selection of new teachers&…take on greater responsibility for managing the system” #ITT
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Pretty fair and balanced treatment of the quality of HE providers and their collaboration with schools #ITT
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Case study of Lampton School (Hounslow) as e.g. of good teacher training #ITT
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School’s involvement in ITT can improve the school #ITT
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ITT best when “linked to specific school needs, especially to activities based on demonstration& peer review, they are more effective” #ITT
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TDA GTP application portal to be “enhanced” #ITT
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Sounds like with GTP they want to expand it but with increased employer contribution in return for an end to supernumerary requirement #ITT
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GTP funding to be reconsidered #ITT
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Allocation of funded ITT places to take into account attrition rate (in NQT year or over longer? that wldn’t be so gd for @TeachFirst)
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Not getting rid of undergrad courses. (which I thought they might) – but trainees must be “at least the same quality” as post grad #ITT
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“Universities will not receive grant funding for undergraduate teacher trainees who start their studies from September 2012 onwards” #ITT
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Trainee allocations for satisfactory providers to be reduced & increased for outstanding as at present #ITT
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Providers cld broadly expect potential income, per trainee, from combination of grant&tuition charges to remain stable between 2011-13 #ITT
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Teaching Agency will provide grant funding to protect courses which can’t be paid for by tuition fees where in the public interest #ITT
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Trainees to be classified as “outstanding”, “good” or “satisfactory” potential and get a bursary based on this #ITT
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“Trainees will have access to living cost loans and grant” #ITT
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“No trainee will need to pay upfront for the costs of their teacher trainings” #ITT
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“The principle that those who benefit from HE shld contribute more to cost shld apply to ITT just as it applies to other uni courses” #ITT
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Flavour of “TeachNext” has changed- now young professionals with a few years experience rather than older career switchers #ITT
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Whole page on expanding @TeachFirst (which, excluding introduction etc equals 20% of the strategy)
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“Ofsted inspection of ITT providers will assess the appropriateness of the selection arrangements” #ITT
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Interpersonal skills to be tested for as part of selection for #ITT
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Random little case study of Emily Rae, South Holderness Technology College. #AhhBless #ITT
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“we will strengthen the assessment of literacy and numeracy” (during teacher selection) #ITT
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Effective teachers have: “strong interpersonal &communication skills, a willingness to learn and a motivation to teach” #ITT
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Effective teachers have “Sustained commitment, resilience, perseverance&motivation…high overall levels of literacy and numeracy”… #ITT
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“&able to think, communicate&plan systematically… Teachers with good subject knowledge are more effective”#ITT
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“There are identifiable talents which can reliably be used to select teachers” … “effective teachers are intellectually capable…” #ITT
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Lessons to be learned for @TeachFirst (high bar&selection according to academic and personal qualities) #ITT
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Less teachers to be trained- currently more trained than needed to compensate for wastage. wastage 2be reduced through better selection #ITT
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Decisions on ITT later this year, changes in place for courses starting in 2012 #ITT
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Nice shift in lang from making Teaching “a high status profession” to “an EVEN highER status profession” #
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