Plymouth SAS Consortium

Welcome and introductions...  Cherry Dodwell  Wendy Roderick

What is the purpose of the SAS ? Plymouth Local Authority and Plymouth University are licensed for a cohort of 325+ Student Associates  It should prepare students for entry into ITT  It should maximise recruitment to priority subjects  It should maximise added value to pupils and school staff  It should focus on Widening Participation students who live in most disadvantaged areas  It should encourage students to consider a career in the children’s workforce

When will you go into schools ?  Student Associates will be in Plymouth, Torbay, Somerset schools and schools from further afield in June and July 2011 in the first instance  Each Student Associate will spend 15 days in a school  Some Student Associates will spend some of their time in a Special School

Some activities that a Student Associate might be expected to participate in : *Supporting in the classroom *Teaching small groups *Helping individuals within the classroom *Organising resources * Helping with clubs *Delivering an Assembly *Preparation of a classroom *Informal and formal assessment *Supporting school visits *Encouraging understanding of Higher Education *Particular activities – subject related

First of all... Turn to the people sitting nearby you - and tell them why you think working with children and young people is valuable...

Secondly... Think of a teacher who you respect... who might have inspired you even... In groups of 3 – share your experiences of that teacher So – what is a good teacher ?

Thirdly... What exactly do teachers do ? In groups of threes, discuss... Which part of the teacher’s role is the most important ?

Every Child Matters  Stay safe  Healthy  Enjoy and Achieve  Economic awareness  Positive contribution

The beginning... How do you plan a lesson ? Many schools promote a 4 part approach to planning a lesson :  Starter activity  Introductory activity  Main activity – with perhaps a developmental activity too  Plenary

How many words can you make out of the letters in the following word ? Amphitheatre Remember – you can only use each letter once.

What can we tell about this country from these photographs ?

What is happening here ?  Write down key words that you can think of that describe what you think is happening in the scene

A Starter Activity...  Objective : to develop listening skills and working as a team (Music)

Complete the quote … … standards in writing and maths are declining because young people are spending too much time… …listening to the gramophone. The Times 1912

PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION KNOWLEDGE POOR KNOWLEDGE RICH 2000s Informed professional judgement 1970s Uninformed professional judgement 1990s Informed prescription 1980s Uninformed prescription

Current Policy drivers Redefining the purpose and role of schools as autonomous organisations Redefining learning :  Personalisation – individualised learning  Neuroscience discoveries  Thinking and learning skills  Creativity and entrepreneurship  The English Baccalaureate : Eng / Maths / Sci. / Lang. / Hums.  Saving the nation some money!

Learning and thinking skills  team working  independent enquiry  self-management  reflective learning  effective participation  creative thinking Together with functional English, mathematics, and ICT, these are the areas of competence that are most often demanded by employers :

What might schools look like if …  Students weren’t grouped in uniformly sized ‘classes’?  Students did not move from one standard-sized room to another every hour?  Study spaces were designed and furnished for collaborative and individual work?  Older students were not always required to be physically present in order to be ‘attending’?  ICT infrastructure & portable devices everywhere?  Research was as important as ‘traditional’ teaching?