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Pauline Chisholm IfL Connections Advisor North West Success North
IfL – the roads to ATLS and QTLS Pauline Chisholm IfL Connections Advisor North West Success North Institute for Learning
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REfLECT Equipping practitioners for the future IfL
Institute for Learning
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IfL IfL strategic priorities
Raise the status and professional standing of teachers, trainers and assessors Increase the voice and influence of members on national policies Offer a range of benefits that will support members in their professional roles Institute for Learning
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IfL What is REfLECT? Institute for Learning
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Launched in April 2008 Secure personal online learning space for members Promotes peer to peer interaction Enables the sharing and recording of CPD and reflective practice Supports individual and organisational development IfL Institute for Learning
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IfL Who is using it? Currently over 29,000 users
Teachers,tutors,trainers and student teachers Staff development managers Whole organisations Institute for Learning
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IfL Case Study: City of Wolverhampton College
‘I’m not a natural reflector, but I feel that the way it is presented scaffolds thought, making it easy for all staff to record the impact of CPD on their practice. The use of REfLECT will be developed in line with the staff development database.’ Sandi Bates REfLECT Champion Institute for Learning
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Professional Formation Teaching Qualification
IfL membership Membership M Level or Equivalent Fellow Professional Formation QTLS ATLS Teaching Qualification Member Associate Affiliate Registration Institute for Learning
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IfL ATLS Associate Teacher Learning Skills QTLS
IfL Professional formation ATLS Associate Teacher Learning Skills QTLS Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills Institute for Learning
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IfL CPD and regulations
For teachers who qualified pre – September 2007 Register with the Institute for Learning Demonstrate Commitment to CPD Choose whether or not to apply for A/QTLS For teachers who qualified post – September 2007 Register with the IfL within 6 months of appointment Complete Certificate or Diploma within 5 years Achieve A/QTLS within 5 years of appointment Demonstrate commitment to CPD Institute for Learning
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What do you know about IfL?
True or False Task Institute for Learning
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IfL REfLECT: demonstration Institute for Learning www.ifl.ac.uk
Institute for Learning
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IfL REfLECT: demonstration Institute for Learning www.ifl.ac.uk
Institute for Learning
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IfL IfL Connections IfL Connections are members who can play a pivotal role in supporting peers and colleagues in the effective use of REfLECT as part of their CPD. Institute for Learning
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REfLECT embedded in organisation Training peers and colleagues
IfL IfL Connections IfL Feed back to IfL Training the Connections CPD CPD REfLECT embedded in organisation Peers and Colleagues IfL Connection Training peers and colleagues Institute for Learning
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IfL IfL Institute for Learning www.ifl.ac.uk
IfL Connections Proposed Dissemination, Specialist Connections, 2009 IfL Additional Groups HR Managers, Staff Development Managers, Stakeholders, Teacher Educators, Trainers National Advisers eCPD, SLCs, SFL, Becta, ALP, 14-19, e-guides, LSN, URs CETTs Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training RSCs Regional support coordinators Volunteer Connections Funding Programme Advisers in FE, AL, WBL Teacher Trainers, Trainees, Practitioners Managers Colleagues & Peers Staff, Practitioners, Trainees, Ofsted Institute for Learning
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IfL IfL Connections – Professional Formation Professional formation allows teachers to describe how standards are evidenced in their teaching practice, along with aspects of subject currency, teaching and learning, reflective practice and planning for continuing professional development. Professional formation is not limited to time, other than the requirement to achieve QTLS or ATLS status within five years of employment in the sector. Institute for Learning
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IfL IfL Professional formation elements
Two forms of evidence required: Mandatory Qualification QTLS (level 5) ATLS (level 3 or 4) Numeracy and literacy at or above level 2 Supporting testimony Declaration of suitability Personal Subject currency Teaching and learning Self evaluation Professional development planning Reflective practice Institute for Learning
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IfL Mobile Learning Project: CPD in action Future developments
Institute for Learning
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IfL Toolkit to enable the uploading of files to REfLECT
Latest developments Toolkit to enable the uploading of files to REfLECT Institute for Learning
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IfL Feedback What are the benefits of REfLECT?
What are the challenges in using REfLECT? Is there anything we could do to improve REfLECT? Institute for Learning
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pauline.chisholm@ncl-coll.ac.uk 0191-2004491
IfL Thank you for listening If you would like me to talk to a group of people about IfL/CPD/Reflect/Professional Formation come and see me or if you would like to be a volunteer connection let me know or contact me: Institute for Learning
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