What’s your experience? Bridging the GPS Gap Links between school-based GPS and subject training programmes What’s your experience?

Key Principles: Organisation Communication Participation

Organisation: Opportunities in school Provide school calendar for trainees so they have all the key dates. Comprehensive Induction timetable Tutor group outside subject area Look at what else is going on: Citizenship lessons, Health lessons / tutorials, Information, Advice and Guidance, Citizenship, Assemblies, Interventions, ESOL classes, extra-curricular clubs, transition meetings, options, parental engagement opportunities, exam provision, access arrangements, revision classes, shadowing support staff eg. admin staff, premises.

Communication GIVE mentors a copy of the Professional studies programme TELL them which lesson(s) to keep free on trainee timetables PROMPT mentors to follow-up key sessions in their weekly meetings REMIND mentors of other opportunities in school for trainees to work on the GPS PROVIDE additional support for mentors to ensure trainees get the most out of GPS opportunities. Eg. parents’ evenings. CREATE a sense of TEAM between the 3 parties:– eg. Induction lunch

Eg. Communication about Parents’ evenings: Example email: If trainees are taking parents’ evening, please make sure you are sitting with them and that you brief them about: Preparing comments beforehand Having relevant data to hand Keeping to time The right tone and approach to take with parents eg. ask if they have any comments or questions to begin with Keep it as positive as possible – think:  WWW – what works well (what’s she’s doing well) Explain without using jargon if she is making progress Identify 1 target – EBI – even better if . . .

Participation: Consortium across schools The Leicester City Consortium is a group of schools who organise the programme for the wider professional standards for all the ITT students on placement in their establishments. We aim to cover most of the general professional topics on the programme.

A typical programme looks like this: Date Day Session Venue Time Staff 26/10/16 Wednesday Introduction CHCC 1:45-3:15 All ITT co-ordinators 02/11/16 EAL and SEND SJNCC 12:00-3:00 09/11/16 Disability Awareness Ashfield 16/11/16 Creativity in the classroom St Pauls 23/11/16 Writing Applications TCOLC Tina Searle 30/11/16 Visit to Millgate Millgate/ Keyham 07/12/16 Communicating with Parents Lancaster Boys 1:45 – 3:15 09/12/15 Friday DEADLINE FOR MOCK APPLICATIONS Various 4pm 14/12/16 Mock interviews All ITT Co-ordinators

Date Session March 8th Introduction March 15th 14-19 Curriculum March 22nd Special Education Provider March 29th TeachMeet April 5th Millgate – Behaviour for Learning April 26th Human Resources May 3rd Moving Forward

Bridging the GPS Gap Participation Organisation Communication