1. PROFESSIONAL TUTORS’ PARTNERSHIP MEETING 21 ST March 2013 5-7pm Fulton 214

2. Updates from your clusters?

3. Being a Professional Tutor… Sharing joys and anxieties…. Two stars and two wishes….. How do you do it?

4. Reviews Your Mid Year Evaluation of the Sussex PGCE Partnership 2012-13?........

5. Reviews Sussex PGCE students’ reviews of first school experience. Any feedback for us?

6. UPDATES FROM US Schools Direct and the future of teacher supply -single application system -models of Sussex SD partnership (mainstream, bespoke, QTS only) PGCE (PQ) incl for SD QTS only Teaching Schools

7. NEW OFSTED ITE FRAMEWORK NQTs may be observed Questions for PT: how do trainees impact on the achievement of pupils? Questions for mentors: how do they think they have contributed to making the trainee a better teacher? TIMESCALE: Thursday call; Friday school notification FOR ‘OUTSTANDING’ all trainees must be judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’

8. Sussex PGCE 2013-14? Year structure and start date of 1 st practice? Second placement model? Specialist strands (SEND and Behaviour) ? Professional Studies programme (so far) SEND: Ros Blackburn – 15 th November Behaviour Management: Paul Dix- 6 th December Collaborative work, differentiation: Paul Ginnis – 7 th February Subject knowledge conferences School based interviews and curriculum sessions incl w/b 30 th September?

9. CPD for 2013-14? NQT Saturday support programme (accredited M Ed and non-accredited). Free to Sussex PGCE. M Ed (NQT, Mentor and Apel pathways; advance standing) TLC support and external impact evaluation Twilight seminars and programmes Subject knowledge conferences ‘CPD Leadership’ and ‘Researching Schools’ Quality Mark

10. Moving trainees beyond behaviour Our External Examiners’ comments. Support mentors with prompt sheets to move focus beyond behaviour management. Your suggestions?

11. Reminders: Over Easter: 2013-14 Placement and CPD mailing What you can do with US: invitation to your head teacher for 24 th April 4.30-6.30pm Jubilee Building (155), University of Sussex Annual Partnership Conference: Friday 21 st June 9.00-1.00pm,

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