Induction 2014 Introduction for: NQTs and SBMs Chris Cherry EAS Senior Challenge Adviser Approriate Body Induction Co-ordinator Lorraine Hunter Professional Programme Coordinator

Purpose of Induction (NQT) Year Ensure that every teacher meets a minimum professional standard by the end of that year Provide additional support to teachers in the first year of their career

Overview of the Induction Year

Agenda Purpose of Induction Statutory requirements – Timescales (Sessions / Terms / Eligibility) – Funding – Release time Key Responsibilities Practising Teacher Standards Outline of GTCW Processes Outline of Induction Profile Processes Guidance Handbook The MEP

Induction Year (Revised 1 st September 2012) Statutory requirement for newly qualified teachers in Wales who gain qualified teacher status after 1st April Usually over 3 full terms or the equivalent Flexibility to work part time / take breaks Work on a short term supply basis (STS) In order for a period of employment to count towards statutory Induction, a newly qualified teacher must: – have qualified teacher status (QTS); – must be registered with the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) and; – must be employed in a maintained school or non-maintained special school;

Outline of Induction Year – Detail Later 3 school terms if on a full time contract 380 sessions (190 days) for P/T, temporary or STS For supply teachers ALL sessions can be accrued Assessed against Practicing Teacher Standard (PTS) Required to reference evidence in an ‘Induction Profile’, but not mandatory to collate in a portfolio Support carried out through partnership between: – School – “Appropriate body” (LA) – management delegated to EAS – External Mentor (teacher appointed by Welsh Government (WG) & allocated by GTCW) An optional Masters in Educational Practice (MEP) running concurrently and extending into year 2 and 3 of career

Overview of Induction Year Programme of professional development activities designed to support the start of your career as a teacher Set objectives arising from reflection on your practice during Initial Teacher Training (ITT) These will evolve as the Induction period continues in meetings with School Based Mentor Aim - meet “Practising Teacher Standard” (PTS) Induction Profile – Describes how you meet the PTS This and professional dialogue assist the Headteacher and the External Mentor in reporting on progress and deciding whether to recommend that you have met the PTS

NQT - Key Responsibilities Make Career Entry Profile (CEP) available to the school and work with School Based Mentor to use CEP and Practising Teacher Standards as a basis for setting professional development objectives and action planning; Take an active part in planning “your” Induction programme, identifying and reviewing objectives; Engage fully in the programme of monitoring, support and assessment, taking increasing responsibility for their professional development; Know and understand the elements of the Practising Teacher Standards, monitor their own progress and collect evidence for use in formal assessment; Record progress using the ‘Induction Profile’ Raise any concerns about the Induction programme, initially using the schools’ internal procedures, but with the Induction Co-ordinator at the EAS if necessary.

School - Key Responsibilities Allocate a School Based Mentor to help provide support for each NQT Work with the NQT, using the CEP and as a basis for setting professional development objectives and action planning in order to meet the Practising Teacher Standard; Plan an Induction programme, identifying and reviewing objectives; Provide statutory release time from teaching commitments; Arrange a programme of support and monitoring; Monitor progress towards meeting Professional Teacher Standard, advising the NQT on evidence to collect; If necessary raise any concerns about an NQT’s progress with the local authority, at the earliest opportunity, so that additional support may be provided. Liaise with the External Mentor.

Local Authority (EAS) - Key Responsibilities Liaise with the External Mentor (EM), appointed by GTCW in order to provide support AND assess progress Work with the EMs to quality assure the support given by schools If necessary discuss any concerns about an NQT’s progress with the school and NQT, so that additional support may be provided Liaise with the EM and moderate their work Administration of progress documentation Making FINAL decision on recommendation of school and EM on Pass / Fail / Extension

Funding and its use Funding document aimed at schools, not NQTs £2,100 per NQT To fund: – additional 10% - (10% of 90% = 9%) - non-contact time – Cost of training courses – Supply cover

Support time Additional 10% time over normal teaching time In addition to PPA time Can be: – regularly timetabled – in blocks – time to attend specific courses – to view excellent practice elsewhere – time to attend training in school or support meetings with your school based mentor / external mentor

Limits to use of the funding All teachers undertaking Induction will be expected to focus their professional development activities on the following core priorities: – Literacy – Numeracy – Reducing the impact of poverty on attainment – Additional Learning Needs – Behaviour management – Reflective practice – Knowledge of and rates of progress of pupil minority groups

GTCW Role

GTCW Role in Induction Allocation of external mentor (EM) Maintaining a register of completed Terms / Sessions Maintaining register of supply sessions for STS Facilitate online record of statutory induction Distributing funding to schools Issuing NQT certificate upon completion Acting as an ‘Appeals’ body

English: fessional-development Guidance from GTCW Cymraeg: essional-development

SCHOOL ACTION – Send to GTCW TitleSent toCompeted / Sent by When Induction/MEP Notification Form GTCWSchoolWithin 10 working days of commencement of induction Induction Funding Claim FormGTCWSchoolAt end of each calendar term. Date stipulated by GTCW in direct correspondence with each school.

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Guidance on GTCW Processes Full details in this document:

The Induction Profile OVERVIEW

Induction Profile Used to manage the induction process Plan objectives and describe support to be provided Describe progress Tool to provide pointers to evidence that you are meeting each of the Practising Teacher Standards

GTCW Online Facility A new GTCW Online Induction Profile and External Mentor Record facility has been introduced for NQTs starting induction from September All documentation contained in the Induction Profile and the External Mentor Record will be completed and stored securely online meaning that all relevant parties will have instant access to the documentation and there will no longer be a requirement to the documentation to relevant parities, including the Appropriate Body. Further information about this facility is available via the Induction, MEP and EPD section of GTCW’s website.

SCHOOL ACTION – upload to GTCW SectionTitleSent toCompeted / Sent by When 1Personal DetailsEASSBM with NQTWithin 3 weeks of start of induction 2:Part AInduction Priorities: Planning EASSBM with NQTWithin 3 weeks of start of induction 2:Part BInduction Priorities: Progress Review EASSBM with NQT (and EM when appointed) Termly OR after 140 / 270 / 380 Sessions 3Evidence of meeting PTS EASNQT (supervised by SBM and EM) With above – as a work in progress 4Record of Induction Period GTCWNQT – signed by schools After each period of employment

EAS Website & Access to further Professional Learning Opportunities

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The Induction Profile

Induction Handbook

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Masters In Educational Practice

Eligibility for the Masters in Educational Practice The criteria for entry to the MEP in January 2014 are that the NQT Has a recognised degree at pass level or above Has QTS and is employed as an NQT in their first year of teaching in a maintained school in Wales in a role that can count toward induction Be registered with GTCW Be employed until at least the end of Spring term 2014 in one or more maintained schools in Wales equivalent to at least 0.4 contract Has an agreement from the HT

Summary Based around the every-day classroom practice and outcomes for learners Provided with high quality resources and mentoring support, covering behaviour management, ALN, literacy, numeracy and reducing the impact of poverty on attainment Apply via initial notification to GTCW Based on classroom experiences, schools asked to release at times, but will require some of your own time, in line with any Masters programme Final Action Enquiry Project rather than dissertation Funded by WG, apart from teacher release time

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Contact Details

AreaWho to Contact Contact Details All ADMINISTRATIVE QUERIES, requests for and submission of documentation Business Support (Llanwern Office) Concerns about INDUCTION PROGRAMME or Individual NQT Chris Cherry MEP and MENTOR MANAGEMENT / NQT-EM Allocation Lorraine Hunter